Lesson 51
Right Turn
Assignment
This lesson is based on information in the following text selections and video. Read the text carefully, watch the video, and study all material.
Texts: Chapter 33 in its entirety is covered in this
lesson. The chapter number is the same in both
texts.
A. Brinkley, American History: A Survey,
Volume II, 12th edition
A. Brinkley, The Unfinished Nation, Volume II,
5th edition
Video: Episode 51, “Right Turn”
Overview
After the end of the Vietnam War and in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, Americans looked
for stability in government and relief from the economic problems that continued to trouble the nation. Gerald Ford assumed the presidency hoping
to revive the faith of Americans in their government, but his pardon of Richard Nixon disappointed many. His opposition to regulation in favor of
voluntary efforts to curb inflation did little to slow
rising prices, which soared even higher after OPEC
raised oil prices. His foreign and domestic policies
angered both liberal and conservative Republicans,
leading to a fierce primary challenge from former
California governor Ronald Reagan. Although
Ford won his party nomination for president in
1976, he lost the general election to Democratic
candidate Jimmy Carter.
Carter campaigned as an outsider, but his
unwillingness to work closely with powerful members of Congress led to the defeat of much of his
domestic agenda. Interest rates and inflation continued to climb, as OPEC steadily raised oil prices.
Carter claimed some successes in foreign policy,
particularly in his efforts to secure peace between
Egypt and Israel, but backlash from his arms agreements with the Soviets and the return of the Panama Canal to Panama tempered his successes with
the public. The seizure of the United States
embassy in Iran and the capture of fifty-three
American hostages by Iranian militants damaged
his popularity even further.
The economic and political troubles facing the
nation in the 1970s helped strengthen a growing
conservative movement throughout the country.
As Americans continued to migrate from the industrial cities of the North and Northeast to the Sunbelt, their politics became increasingly conservative
and hostile to government. Leaders of the Sagebrush Rebellion in the West complained of growing government regulation and interference in their
lives. Evangelical Christians attacked the increasing
permissiveness of society and Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortion and prohibited prayer.
Others protested the ever-increasing taxes taken
from their pockets to pay for social programs.
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These groups united politically to elect candidates
sympathetic to their cause. They found a leader in
Ronald Reagan, who easily defeated Jimmy Carter
in the 1980 presidential election.
Reagan brought a marked change in domestic
and foreign policy to the White House. He planned
to restore the ailing economy through “supplyside” economics, which would cut taxes, particularly on the wealthy and corporations, to promote
investment and economic growth and reduce federal spending. Reagan also increased the pace of
deregulation, freeing industry from the constrictions of numerous federal regulations. Despite his
program, in 1982 the nation entered the worst
recession since the Great Depression, but by late
1983 the recession had given way to an economic
expansion that would continue with only short
interruptions throughout the remainder of the
1980s and the 1990s. Still, the federal deficit continued to grow as defense and entitlement spending increased. Cuts in discretionary spending did
little to reduce the deficit and hurt many of the
politically weakest Americans.
In foreign policy, Reagan turned from the policies of détente to take a firmer stance against communism around the world. He increased pressure
on the Soviet Union through his proposal for the
Strategic Defense Initiative, and slowed arms control initiatives undertaken by earlier administrations, which served to escalate Cold War tensions.
Through the Reagan Doctrine, he engaged the
United States in struggles against communism in
Latin American and the Caribbean. Within a matter
of only a few years, however, the Cold War would
end as the nations of Eastern Europe installed democratic governments and the Soviet Union itself
dissolved following the reforms instituted by
Mikhail Gorbachev. The dramatic changes in world
politics brought Reagan tremendous praise, but
also diverted attention from a series of scandals
including an “arms-for-hostages” deal that could
have severely damaged his presidency.
After winning the presidency in 1988,
Reagan’s former vice president, George Bush, continued to win successes in international affairs but
often failed in domestic policy as the federal deficit
continued to grow. After the short and successful
Persian Gulf War in 1991, Bush enjoyed tremendous popularity with American voters, but a recession that began in late 1990 intensified through the
election year of 1992. His resulting decline in the
polls led to the victory of former Arkansas governor
Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential election, and a
return of Democratic control to the White House.
Focus Points
Learning Objectives
Once you have read the assigned pages in the text
and watched the video, you should be able to:
✓ Summarize the domestic and foreign policy
achievements of the Ford and Carter administrations.
✓ Explain the rise of the new American right, its
origins, the various groups that constituted the
new right, and the issues that drove the movement.
✓ Assess the Reagan presidency, including his economic and foreign policies, some of the scandals
of his administration, and his approach to the
Cold War and the Soviet Union.
✓ Discuss the end of the Cold War and list some of
the factors that led to the dissolution of the
Soviet Union.
✓ Discuss the Bush presidency, including the 1990
recession, the Persian Gulf War, and the election
of 1992.
Key Terms and Concepts
After reading the assigned pages in your text and
watching the video, you should be able to identify
and explain the significance of the following.
George H.W. Bush
Camp David accords
Jimmy Carter
Christian Coalition
Bill Clinton
contras
deregulation
evangelicalism
Geraldine Ferraro
Gerald Ford
Mikhail Gorbachev
Saddam Hussein
Iran-Contra scandal
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Nelson Mandela
Walter Mondale
Moral Majority
neo-conservatives
Oliver North
Ross Perot
Persian Gulf War
populist conservatives
Proposition 13
Ronald Reagan
Reagan Doctrine
Reaganomics
Sagebrush Rebellion
SALT II
Sandinistas
savings and loan crisis
General Norman Schwarzkopf
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Sunbelt
Tiananmen Square
Text Focus Points
These text focus points are the main ideas presented in the reading assignment for this lesson.
Read these points carefully before reading the text.
You may want to take notes for future reference
and study.
✓ Following the resignation of President Nixon,
Gerald Ford hoped to renew faith in government
and restore the economy. Yet, inflation continued its course as voluntary efforts failed to bring
relief and OPEC raised the price of oil. After
defeating a challenge for the Republican presidential nomination from Ronald Reagan, Ford
lost the presidential election of 1976 to former
Georgia governor Jimmy Carter.
✓ Jimmy Carter entered the White House with an
ambitious legislative agenda, but his disputes
with Congress led to the rejection of most of his
program. Inflation and interest rates continued
to spiral. His popularity fell dramatically with
ongoing domestic problems and the seizure of
the American embassy in Iran, even though he
had helped to negotiate peace between Egypt
and Israel.
✓ Political conservatives gained strength in the
1970s as more Americans migrated to the Sunbelt, the religious right increased its political
influence, and Americans grew weary of taxes.
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Conservatives found a leader in former California governor Ronald Reagan, who easily
defeated the unpopular President Carter in the
1980 presidential election.
✓ Reagan hoped to cure the ailing economy
through a major tax cut, which supply-side economics maintained would stimulate growth. The
national debt increased, however, as tax revenues
declined and spending increased, inspiring cuts
in discretionary spending. The United States suffered a serious economic recession in 1982, but
by late 1983 the economy recovered, leading the
nation into a period of tremendous economic
expansion.
✓ Reagan pursued a more aggressive policy toward
communism than did his three predecessors. He
proposed new military programs, most notably
the Strategic Defense Initiative, and slowed arms
control initiatives. He also established the
Reagan Doctrine, which proclaimed support for
opponents of communism around the world.
The United States increased its military presence
in Latin America, and in the Middle East during
the Reagan administration.
✓ Mikhail Gorbachev assumed leadership of the
Soviet Union in 1985 and instituted reforms
designed to help the ailing Soviet economy,
restructure the government, and alter the direction of foreign policy. As the Soviet Union
reduced its influence in Eastern Europe, many
nations in the region established democratic
governments. With the Soviet commitment to
reform, Reagan and Gorbachev signed important arms control agreements eliminating entire
categories of nuclear weapons. By 1991 the
Soviet Union itself dissolved and the Cold War
ended.
✓ The dramatic changes in world politics during
the Reagan administration helped deflect public
attention from scandals within several government agencies. Most damaging was the sale of
weapons to Iran, the profits from which were
used to fund the Contras in Nicaragua in violation of federal law.
✓ In 1988 Vice President George Bush defeated
Democratic challenger Michael Dukakis for the
presidency. Bush proved unable to work well
with the Democratic Congress and accomplished little in domestic affairs. The quick
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United States victory in the Persian Gulf War
brought Bush tremendous public approval, but a
deepening recession allowed Democratic challenger Bill Clinton to win the White House in
1992.
Video Focus Points
These video focus points are designed to help you
understand and get the most out of the video for
this section. Read these points carefully before
watching the video. You may want to take notes
for future reference and study.
✓ Gerald Ford assumed the presidency hoping to
restore the nation to economic health, but with a
Democratic majority in Congress he found little
success in controlling federal spending. Ford also
followed Nixon’s lead in foreign policy pursuing
a course of détente with the Soviets. By 1976 he
faced a growing challenge from conservatives in
his party, barely winning his party’s nomination
for president after a challenge from former California governor Ronald Reagan. Ford lost the
election, however, to Democrat Jimmy Carter.
✓ Jimmy Carter entered the White House with no
experience in national politics and soon found
himself at odds with Congress. Inflation continued to plague the nation. Even though Carter
helped secure a peace treaty between Israel and
Egypt, other foreign policy difficulties in the
Middle East and with the Soviets troubled his
administration.
✓ The growth of the political and religious right in
the 1970s helped Ronald Reagan win the presidency in 1980. Even though the country still
faced an economic crisis when he took office,
Reagan planned to bring recovery through supply-side economics, which would lower tax rates
and encourage investment. Despite his program,
the nation entered a deep recession in 1982 and
budget deficits persisted, but the economy soon
recovered.
✓ Reagan also increased defense spending in a
move to win the arms race with the Soviet
Union. Still, Reagan worked with Soviet Premier
Mikhail Gorbachev to reduce the nuclear arsenal
of both nations. Gorbachev also instituted political reforms that would eventually lead to the
independence of Eastern Europe and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Reagan’s diplomatic
victories deflected public attention from a series
of scandals that could have destroyed his presidency.
✓ Soon after George Bush won the presidency in
1988, the Cold War ended, leaving the United
States the only superpower in the world. Bush
led the United States to a decisive victory in the
Persian Gulf War, but a deep recession following
the war helped former Arkansas governor Bill
Clinton win the presidential election of 1990.
Critical Analysis
These activities are designed to help you examine
the material in this lesson in greater depth. It may
be necessary for you to conduct some additional
research (the Internet is an excellent resource).
Armed with what you have learned in this lesson
and your own research, carefully respond to each
of the following activities.
1. Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter entered the
White House in the aftermath of Watergate
and as Americans continued to struggle with
economic hardships. Both left office facing
tough criticisms for their policies and the
ongoing problems facing the nation. Do you
think Ford and Carter could have done more
to restore faith in government and help the
economy, or were they facing an impossible
task?
2. The appearance of the New Left in the 1960s
and the rise of the New Right in the 1970s
demonstrated how the political and cultural
mood of the nation can fluctuate through
time. Can you list other times when Americans
as a nation have become more conservative or
liberal? Do you think such a shift is occurring
now?
3. What role, if any, did American policy play in
the dissolution of the Soviet Union, or were
the political reforms in Russia simply a result
of Mikhail Gorbachev’s efforts?
Practice Quiz
This quiz is designed to give you an idea of how
well you learned the material. Choose the correct
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answers for each question and review any question
that you missed.
12. By 1980, the population of the states known
as _______ exceeded that of the North and
East.
Matching – Match options a through e with items
1 through 5 below.
13. The first woman to run for vice president was
_______.
_____1. Moral Majority
14. Chinese officials crushed growing demand for
democracy with a bloody massacre at _______.
_____2. Proposition 13
_____3. Teflon President
_____4. Neo-conservatives
_____5. Sandinistas
a. Intellectuals who sought to “win back the
culture”
b. Leaders of the anti-American government in
Nicaragua
c. Group led by fundamentalist minister Jerry
Falwell
d. Helped fuel a nationwide tax revolt
e. Term used to describe Ronald Reagan, who
seemed to be able to avoid being blamed for
what went wrong during his presidency
True/False – Determine whether each of the following statements is true or false.
_____6. The Ford administration had ongoing
problems with inflation.
_____7. Jimmy Carter entered the White House
with more experience in the federal government
than any president since Herbert Hoover.
_____8. Jimmy Carter’s support of the SALT II
agreement earned him rare praise from American
conservatives.
_____9. Despite his strong ideals, George H.W.
Bush was open to compromise with a Democratic
Congress.
___ 10. George Bush showed much more
interest in foreign affairs than in domestic issues.
Fill in the Blank – Complete the following sentences with the missing word, concept, or person.
11. In an attempt to solve some of the economic
problems facing the United States, President
Carter named _______ to the position of
“inflation czar.”
Multiple Choice – Select the correct answer.
15. Proponents of supply-side economics claimed
that
a. most of the problems in the American
economy were the product of excess
taxation.
b. government should play a stronger role in
regulating the economy.
c. corporations and wealthy Americans did not
pay their fair share of taxes.
d. inflation was not as serious a problem as
some critics believed.
16. George Bush’s popularity faded quickly after
the Persian Gulf War
a. as American casualties continued to mount.
b. when his involvement in the Iran-Contra
affair came to light.
c. when the recession of 1991 worsened.
d. when he refused to raise taxes to stop the
rising budget deficit.
Essay – These questions are designed to help you
think about all you have learned. Consider them
carefully and then write your responses.
17. Jimmy Carter campaigned promising to bring
honesty to the White House and to restore
faith in government in the aftermath of the
Watergate scandal, yet he left office as one of
the least popular presidents of the century.
Discuss the Carter presidency including the
domestic and foreign difficulties he faced.
What were some of his major accomplishments? Why did many Americans lose faith in
Carter as a leader?
18. Throughout the 1970s conservatives continued to gain political strength. What economic,
political, religious, and social developments
contributed to the rise of the right in the
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1970s? What groups were included in the
Reagan Coalition and what were their goals?
19. Discuss the involvement of the United States
in world affairs during the Reagan and Bush
administrations. In what ways did the role of
the United States in world affairs change as the
Soviet Union disintegrated and the Cold War
drew to a close?
Answer Key
for the Practice Test
Lesson 25: What Price Freedom
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d scandal during the Grant administration
c refers to the purchase of Alaska
e required an Ironclad Oath
b response to the Black Codes
a opposed the gold standard
True Text
False Video
True Text
True Text
reuniting the country, emancipation and
freedom; Video
Freedmen’s Bureau; Video
Fifteenth; Video
sharecropping; Text
Grantism; Text
a Video
d Text
Lesson 26: Tattered Remains
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d Republican Party
c Perpetual debt
a Atlanta compromise
b Enforcement Acts
True Video
True Video
True Video
True Video
Landowners or merchants; Video and Text
leave in the middle of the night; Video
black women; Video
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KKK; Video and Text
Samuel Tilden; Text
c Text
b Video
Lesson 27: The Gathering Ground
1. b A huge silver deposit
2. e indentured servants whose condition was
close to slavery
3. d Hispanic residents of California
4. c Led a raid on a Brownsville jail
5. a tried to establish a government in New
Mexico
6. False; Video
7. True; Video
8. False; Text
9. True; Text
10. Anaconda copper mine; Text
11. California Gold Rush; Video
12. Foreign miners tax; Video
13. Workingmen’s Party of California; Text
14. Range wars; Text
15. c Video
16. a Text
Lesson 28: The Legendary Frontier
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The Virginian
“Significance of the Frontier”
Nevada
Kansas
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False; Video
True; Video
True; Video
True; Video
Chief Joseph; Video
Assimilation; Text or Video
Dawes Act; Text or Video
Great American Desert; Video
Sod houses; Video
a Text
b Text
Lesson 29: A New Corporate Order
1. c Perfected the trust
2. d Radical critic of monopolies
3. a Industrialist who founded Standard Oil
Company
4. e Led the American Railway Union
5. b President of the Knights of Labor
6. True; Video
7. True; Text
8. False; Video
9. False; Video
10. Taylorism; Text
11. Moving assembly line; Text
12. Social Darwinism; Text
13. American Federation of Labor; Video
14. railroad strike of 1877; Video
15. c Text
16. a Video
Lesson 30: The Age of the City
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d We cannot all live in cities
a Settled in Milwaukee
c Settled in East Harlem
b Italian immigrant men
True; Video
False; Video
True; Video
True; Video
Middle to Upper Class; Video
Good Roads Movement; Video
Fire, 1871; Video or Text
City Water; Video
Linda Gordon; Video
a Video
a Text
Lesson 31: Political Stalemate
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Populist orator
Leader of the Stalwarts
Republican gold-standard advocate
Served two non-consecutive terms as
president
b Head of the New York Customs House
False; Video
False; Video
False; Video
True; Text
True; Text
Postmaster; Video
New York Customs House; Video
Half Breeds; Video
Grange; Text
b Video
d Text
Lesson 32: Imperial Ambition
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d Railroad baron; Video
a Closing the western frontier; Video
c Venezuela boundary dispute; Video
b Cuba; Video
True; Video
True; Video
False; Video
False; Video
Teller amendment; Video
John Hay; Video and Text
African American soldiers; Video and Text
Rudyard Kipling; Video and Text
Platt amendment; Video and Text
a Video and Text
b Video and Text
Lesson 33: The Progressive Era
1. c
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Published an influential study of Standard
Oil
d Wrote How the Other Half Lives
e Exposed political corruption
b Believed scientists could solve society’s
problems
a Wrote of the “curse of bigness”
False; Video
A NSWER K EY FOR THE P RACTICE T EST
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True; Text
False; Video
False; Video
Muckrakers; Text
Social Gospel; Text
City manager plan; Text
Wobblies; Video
National Association of Colored Women;
Video
15. b Video
16. d Text
Lesson 34: Warrior to Priest...
Presidents of the Early 1900s
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c National Forest Service
a Man and Nature
b San Francisco
d J.P. Morgan
True; Video
True; Video
True; Video
False; Video
Literacy Test Law; Video
Woodrow Wilson; Video
John Hay; Video and Text
Dollar Diplomacy; Video and Text
Veracruz; Video and Text
c Video
d Video and Text
Lesson 35 – The Road to War
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
France, Great Britain, and Russia
Led to the digging of a system of trenches
Pushed German troops back toward their
border
a Arrested and tried for teaching evolution
in a public school
False; Video
False; Video
False; Video
True; Video
Gavrilo Princip; Video
War Industries Board; Video
Selective Service Act; Text
American Expeditionary Force; Text
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14. General John Pershing; Text
15. b Video
16. a Text
Lesson 36: To End All Wars?
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c Bolshevik Revolution
a American commander in World War I
d Citizens Protective League
b 14 Points
True; Video
True; Video
True; Video
False; Video
Safe for democracy; Video
League of Nations; Video
Clemenceau; Video
Self-determination; Video
Henry Cabot Lodge; Video
b Video
d Video
Lesson 37: The 1920s...Beyond the
Glitter
1. c Union leader who fought for civil rights
2. e Discovered the theory of modulation,
which led to the development of radio
3. d Pioneer of the birth-control movement
4. b Proponent of welfare capitalism
5. a Flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean
6. False; Video
7. True; Video
8. False; Text
9. True; Video
10. False; Text
11. McNary-Haugen Bill; Text
12. debunkers; Text
13. Fundamentalists; Text
14. Ohio Gang; Text
15. c Video
16. b Video
Lesson 38: Hard Times
1. d Stock market crash
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a Banks
b Soil Reclamation Service
c Hollywood Film Director
False; Video
True; Video
False; Video
True; Video
Reconstruction Finance Corporation; Video
and Text
Declare a bank holiday; Video
FDIC; Video
Chemicals, electronics; Video
OK, MS, AL; Video
c Text
a Text and Video
Lesson 39: A Chaos of
Experimentation
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Increased government authority over
banks
d Required employers to negotiate with
unions
e Established the minimum wage
a Hired unemployed writers and artists
b Established to regulate the stock market
False; Video
True; Text
True; Video
False; Video
Fireside chats; Video and Text
Brain Trust; Video
American Liberty League; Text
Share-Our-Wealth Plan; Text
Black Cabinet; Text
b Video
a Text
Lesson 40: Between the Wars
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d Naval conference, 1921
a Outlawed war
b Hawley-Smoot tariff
c Manchukuo
True; Video
True; Video
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True; Video
True; Video
Munich conference; Text and Video
Cash-Carry; Text and Video
Wendell Wilkie; Text and Video
Lend-Lease; Text and Video
Tripartite Pact; Text and Video
a Text
d Text
Lesson 41: A Nation at War
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b Symbolized women working in industry
e Built major industry in the West
d Women serving in the navy
a Women who enlisted in the army
c Nominee for vice president in 1944
False; Video
True; Video
False; Video
False; Video
True; Text
Battle of Kursk; Video
Wildcat strikes; Video
St. Louis; Text
Congress of Racial Equality; Text
b Video
a Text
Lesson 42: Taking the Offensive
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d Roosevelt’s Vice President
a Republican candidate in 1944
b Normandy
c Battle of the Bulge
True; Video
True; Video
True; Video
True; Video
Leo Zolard; Video
Manhattan Project; Video and Text
Iwo Jima; Video
Firebombings; Video
Stalin or Soviet Union; Video
c Text
a Text and Video
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Lesson 43: The Collapse of Peace
1. d Leader of the Chinese communists
2. b Leader of the Chinese nationalists
3. e Where Stalin agreed to enter the Pacific
war
4. a Truman agreed to changes in the PolishGerman border
5. c An alliance of communist governments
6. False; Video
7. False; Video
8. False; Video
9. True; Video
10. General Assembly, Security Council; Text
11. Truman Doctrine; Text
12. NSC-68; Video
13. NATO; Video
14. Fair Deal; Video
15. b Video
16. c Video
Lesson 44: Fallout
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c Democratic civil rights activist
a Dixiecrats
b 1948 Republican presidential candidate
d Israel’s prime minister, 1948
True; Video
True; Video
False; Video
False; Video
Blast shelters; Video
Director of Reactor Safety; Video
38th parallel; Text and Video
United Nations police action; Text and Video
MacArthur; Text and Video
a Text
d Text
Lesson 45: The Way We Were?
1. d Used to treat streptococcal blood
infections
2. c Used to prevent polio
3. e President of the Teamsters
4. b Authored an influential book on child care
5. a First American in space
6. True; Video
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True; Text
False; Video
False; Video
AFL and CIO; Text
Sputnik; Video
UNIVAC; Text
Beats; Text
Suburbs, automobiles, television; Video
c Video
a Text
Lesson 46: The Other America
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c Brown decision
a Little Rock, AR
b M.L. King, Jr.
d massive retaliation
True; Video
True; Video
False; Video
True; Video
New Orleans, LA; Video
Rosa Parks; Video or Text
Black women; Video
World War II; Video or Text
Civil Rights Act; Video or Text
d Text
c Text
Lesson 47: Restless Society
1. e First black cabinet member
2. d A member of the Nation of Islam who
called for separation of the races
3. a First black student at the University of
Mississippi
4. c Radical leader of SNCC
5. b Police chief of Birmingham, Alabama
6. False; Video
7. True; Video
8. False; Video
9. True; Video
10. New Frontier; Video
11. Warren Commission; Text
12. Student Non-Violent Coordinating
Committee; Text
13. Freedom summer; Text
14. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; Text
15. d Text
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16. d Video
Lesson 48: A Nation Torn
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c Peace Corps
a Attempted overthrow of Castro
d Executive Committee of NSC
b Dien Bien Phu
False; Video
True; Video
True; Video
True; Video
Henry C. Lodge; Video and Text
Gulf of Tonkin resolution; Video and Text
500,000; Video and Text
Marvin Kalb; Video
Vietnam War; Video and Text
a Video and Text
a Video and Text
Lesson 49: Determined to be Heard
1. e Wrote The Feminine Mystique, which gave
voice to the feminist movement
2. d Famous rock festival
3. b Helped launch the environmental
movement
4. a Failed in 1982
5. c Founder of Students for a Democratic
Society
6. True; Text
7. True; Video
8. False; Video
9. True; Video
10. New Left; Text
11. Weathermen; Text
12. United Farm Workers; Video
13. Title VII; Video
14. National Organization for Women; Video
15. b Text
16. c Text
Lesson 50: Crisis of Authority
1. d Nixon’s bombing of Cambodia/Laos
2. a Henry Kissinger
3. b South Vietnam
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c Communist China
True; Video
False; Video
False; Video
True; Video
Turner thesis; Video
Soviet Union; Video
China; Video
Egypt and Syria; Video or Text
Shuttle Diplomacy; Video
b Text
c Text
Lesson 51: Right Turn
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Group led by fundamentalist minister
Jerry Falwell
d Helped fuel a nationwide tax revolt
e Term used to describe Ronald Reagan,
who seemed to be able to avoid being
blamed for what went wrong during his
presidency
a Intellectuals who sought to “win back the
culture”
b Leaders of the anti-American government
in Nicaragua
True; Text
False; Video
False; Text
False; Text
True; Video
Alfred Kahn; Video
The Sunbelt; Text
Geraldine Ferraro; Video
Tiananmen Square; Text
a Text
c Video
Lesson 52: World of Uncertainty
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c Mexico
a Hillary Clinton
b “Contract With America”
d Election of 2000
True; Video
True; Video
True; Video
True; Video
Monica Lewinsky; Video and Text
A NSWER K EY FOR THE P RACTICE T EST
10. Florida; Video and Text
11. Alan Greenspan; Video
12. Wealthy class, middle class, lower class; Video
13. American Association of Retired People;
Video
14. c Video
15. a Video and Text
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