Chapter 39 Flashcards
one reaseon for the decline of American workers’ productivity during the 1970s was
the general shift in the economy from manufacturing to services or could be a drastic decline in workers productivity
By the early 1970s, the post-WWII economic boom had crested as a result of all of the following except
the economic recovery of Japan and Germany
The high inflation rate of the 1970s stemmed primarily from
LBJs refusal to raise taxes for spending on social welfare programs and the Vietnam war
The Nixon Doctrine proclaimed that the US would
honor its existing defense commitment, but that in the future its allies would have to fight their own wars without large numbers of American troops
Perhaps Nixon most valuable asset as he began his presidency in 1969 was his
expertise in foreign affairs
President Nixon’s policy of “Vietnamization” of the war in Vietnam called for
A gradual handover of the ground war to the South Vietnamese
Richard Nixon’s Vietnam policy included all of the following EXCEPT
increased American troop commitments
The American armed forces in Vietnam were composed largely of
the least privileged young Americans
The __ Amendment lowered the voting age to __
26th; 18
The Pentagon Papers, published in 1971
exposed the deception that had led the US into the Vietnam War
President Nixon’s chief foreign-policy adviser was
Henry Kissinger
Richard Nixon’s policy of detente
ushered in an era of relaxed tensions between the US and the two leading communist powers, China and Soviet Union
The decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren reflected its
deep concern for the individual
In Griswold vs Connecticut, the Supreme Court upheld a married couple’s right to use contraceptives based on
the right to privacy
When it came to welfare programs, Richard Nixon
supported significant expansionin many areas
Richard Nixon’s Philadelphia Plan
required construction trade unions to establish timetables and goals for hiring black apprentices
The difference between Lyndon Johnson’s affirmative action programs and those of Richard Nixon was
that Johnson intended to help indiviudals, but Nixon conferred privileges on groups
All of the following are legacies of Richard Nixon’s presidency EXCEPT
the Food Stamp program
To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s, President Nixon
imposed a ninety day wage and price freeze
George McGovern, the Democratics nominee for the presidency in 1972, alienated the traditional working class backbone of the Democratic party
by appealing to racial minorities, feminists, and youth
George McGovern, the Democratic party’s presidential nominee in 1972, apealed most strongly to the
antiwar movement
The Watergate scandals caused by the actions of Richard Nixon’s staff in the 1972 presidential campaign involved all of the following EXCEPT
ballot stuffing
The term “second wave feminism” refers to
those like Betty Friedan who revived feminism in the 1960s and 1970s as a broad movement for women’t rights and opportunities
Arrange the following events in chronological order: A) Arab oil embargo, B) Iranian hostage crisis, C) fall of Saigon, D) invasion of Afghanistan
Arab oil embargo, fall of Saigon, Iranian hostage crisis, invasion of Afghanistan
