1970s US Quiz - Statistics

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What was the main urban problem during the Urban Crisis All of the above
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What developing movement was newly media oriented and used the term Red Power? American Indian Movement
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Which book argued that the United States needed to recognize limits on its vast political and military power? Arrogance of Power
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What term came from a frustrated SNCC Leader Stokely Carmichael? Black Power
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There were many other protests specifically attacking the Selective Service system. As the war expanded on and on, the administration tried to hold the allegiance of the middle class finding ways to exempt their sons from the service in Vietnam. As a result of this, most of the draftees were most of the upper class and rich guys. False
100%
Which program invited residents to poor neighborhoods to write their own plans for using Federal funds to create better housing, education, health services and job opportunities? Model Cities Program
100%
Johnson ordered a full-scale air offensive code-named _________ Rolling Thunder
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Which movie showed a Los Angeles driven mad by corporate violence and isolation. Blade Runner
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The US strategy on the ground was to search and destroy. As concieved by Westmoreland, it used sophisticated surveillance and heavily armed patrols to locate enemy detachments, which could then be destroyed by randomly placed landmines and nukes. False
50%
What movement was made to protest limitations on political activities on campus? Free Speech Movement
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Which 2 movies took moviegoers through the twilight world of prostitution? Klute and Taxi Driver
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Which group/organization thought of itself as the "New Left"? Students for a Democratic Society
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Which movie followed a drug dealer from Fifth avenue to empty and menacing warehouses? The French Connection
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Lyndon Johnson faced limited options during Vietnam. They failed to understand the extent of popular opposition to the official government in Saigon and the willingness of North Vietnam to sacrifice to achieve national unity. True
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The popular media also portrayed the conflicting visions of Vietnam War. Barry McGuire's "Eye of Destruction." climbed the charts. Folksinger Phil Ochs sang "I Ain't Marching Anymore." Supporters countered with an aging John Wayne in the movie The Green Berets. True
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The Stonewall Rebellion was a catalyst for homosexuals to assert themselves as a political force. During the rebellion, patrons fought back when police raided the gay Stonewall Inn in New York. Soon after, they staged "gay pride" days and marches. The American Psychiatric Association decided to make homosexuality become part of the list of mental disorders. False
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Which book compared the American Military to big-game trophy hunters? Why Are We in Vietnam?
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