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HIST 105 US History II UNIT 4 CHALLENGE 1 Choose the true statement about the consequences of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization. a.) President Nixon claimed he was limiting the war... in Vietnam, but he secretly escalated it. b.) The number of young men drafted into military service increased. c.) Congress passed a resolution supporting the bombing of Cambodia. d.) President Nixon announced the removal of American ground troops from Cambodia. Choose the true statement about the consequences of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization. a.) Vietnamese Americans were threatened with internment in government-run camps. b.) The United States launched a full-scale invasion of North Vietnam. c.) American troops were fully withdrawn from Vietnam by 1971. d.) . Antiwar protests intensified with President Nixon’s announcement that he was bombing Cambodia Determine the true statement about the American economy during the 1970s. a.) The United States continued to export more goods than it imported. b.) Unemployment began to fall after rising steadily in the 1960s. c.) Stagnant wages and higher prices restricted American consumers' purchasing power. d.) The Nixon administration curtailed deficit spending in an effort to stabilize the economy. Determine the true statement about the American economy during the 1970s. a.) A general rise in prices along with declining wages meant Americans consumed less. b.) The effects of deindustrialization were most visible in the Sun Belt region of the U.S. c.) Americans continued to share broadly in the post-war prosperity experienced after World War II. d.) Social programs associated with the Great Society faced enormous cuts in funding. Match the 1970s court case Roe v. Wade with the quotation that voices a reaction to it. a.) “This is an important victory for women and their family planning choices.” b.) "Finally, women will be provided with equal rights under the law." c.) "This decision is necessary because the state has taken too long to implement school integration." d.) "If this decision stands, I am moving my family to the suburbs." Match the court system with its role in uncovering the Watergate scandal. a.) Using information collected by the FBI, a district judge convicted five Watergate burglars, as well as two of the “plumbers” associated with the break-in. b.) Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein continued to publish their findings on Watergate despite their colleagues' focus on the presidential election and the war in Vietnam. c.) A low-ranking member of the Nixon administration testified that private Oval Office meetings between the President and his Chief of Staff had been recorded. d.) Watergate “plumbers” attempted to discredit Daniel Ellsberg, who had leaked the Pentagon Papers, by breaking into his psychiatrist’s office. Match the press with its role in uncovering the Watergate scandal. a.) Hearings held by a Senate committee led several former members of the administration to confess their roles in the scandal. b.) The Committee to Re-elect the President leaked a forged letter, supposedly written by presidential hopeful Edmund Muskie. c.) A district judge pressured the burglars to identify other participants in the Watergate break-in by threatening them with harsh sentences. d.) The White House was implicated in the Watergate scandal by information provided by an anonymous government source to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Arab members of OPEC imposed an oil embargo on the United States in response to American support of which country? a.) China b.) Israel c.) Egypt d.) Syria In 1971, President Nixon announced that he would travel to which country to establish relations with its government and work towards implementing trade agreements and full diplomatic relations? a.) The Soviet Union b.) Israel c.) Iran d.) China Match the statement "The EPA must be empowered to regulate and reduce the impact of carbon monoxide and other pollutants on our national health" with the 1970s environmental legislation it represents. a.) The Energy Policy and Conservation Act b.) The National Environmental Policy Act c.) The ban on DDT d.) The Clean Air Act Match the statement “Before the federal government can begin a project, it has to consider possible environmental impacts and write up a report,” with the 1970s environmental legislation it represents. a.) The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) b.) The Clean Water Act c.) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) d.) The Energy Policy and Conservation Act [Show More]

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