Transcript iClicker Questions for America`s History, Seventh Edition and America

Chapter 29: The Search for Order in an Era of
Limits, 1973–1980
iClicker Questions for America’s History,
Seventh Edition and America: A Concise
History, Fifth Edition
1.
Which of the following decades represented the
worst economic decade of the postwar period?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2. The Supreme Court decision in Bakke v.
University of California was
A. a victory for conservative opposition to affirmative
action.
B. a victory for proponents of affirmative action.
C. a victory for women’s rights activists.
D. both a victory and a defeat for opponents of
affirmative action.
3.
The reason for the OPEC oil embargo on the
United States in 1973 was to
A. raise prices and maximize profits for the oilproducing nations in the cartel.
B. punish the United States for supporting Israel in the
Yom Kippur War.
C. help the Soviet Union in its Cold War expansion to
Third World nations.
D. reduce U.S. consumption in order to avoid an oil
shortage.
4.
Watergate affected American politics in which of
the following ways?
A. Popular disdain for politicians increased.
B. The Republican Party was in disarray and damaged.
C. The Democratic Party was given another
opportunity to recapture its base of support.
D. All of the above.
5. President Jimmy Carter’s big domestic
challenge was managing the
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ku Klux Klan.
federal response to resistance against the Iraq War.
wave of labor strikes in the auto industry.
economy.
6.
The 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade
A. provided for abortion on demand.
B. said that states could not prohibit abortion in the
first trimester.
C. gave states the authority to decide whether women
could have abortions.
D. prohibited the use of federal funds for abortions.
7.
The purpose of affirmative action was to
A. establish hiring quotas for minorities and women.
B. force companies to hire women and minorities.
C. expand access to employment to minorities and
women.
D. engage in reverse discrimination against white
males.
8. The U.S. economy experienced
“stagflation” in the 1970s when
A.
B.
C.
D.
consumer prices dropped suddenly.
unemployment and inflation rates rose dramatically.
the level of consumer borrowing declined suddenly.
banks lowered their interest rates unexpectedly.
9.
The economic decline of the 1970s affected
organized labor by
A. encouraging more workers to join labor unions in
order to fight for higher wages.
B. decreasing the number of union jobs but increasing
wages.
C. decreasing the number of union jobs, which would
lower union membership and labor union power in
order to control wages.
D. encouraging stronger cooperation with management.
10. In 1960, women gained control over reproduction
through the development of
A.
B.
C.
D.
the birth control pill.
access to legal divorce.
the atomic bomb.
the rise of the evangelic Protestant movement.
Answer Key for Chapter 29
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Answer is B
Answer is D
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Answer is D
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Answer is B
Answer is C
Answer is B
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Answer is A