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1 point
In what month and year did the first Earth Day take place?
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10 Conflict and Social Change Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 10 Conflict and Social Change, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
After the 1969 Stonewall uprising, gay and lesbian activism became more visible and organized.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Choose one
1 point
Which change did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 make?
- A
It prohibited sex discrimination in federally funded education programs.
- B
It prohibited discriminatory voting practices and authorized stronger federal enforcement.
- C
It transferred combat responsibility in Vietnam to South Vietnamese forces.
- D
It established limits on presidential power following Watergate.
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
The scale of the Tet Offensive contradicted official assurances that victory was .
05
Written response
1 point
In what year was Title IX enacted?
06
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1 point
What did President Nixon mean by “Vietnamization”?
- A
A plan to end voting discrimination through stronger federal enforcement.
- B
A policy of increasing U.S. combat responsibility while withdrawing South Vietnamese forces.
- C
A gradual transfer of combat responsibility to South Vietnamese forces.
- D
A peace agreement that immediately ended all fighting in Vietnam.
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces captured .
08
True or false
1 point
The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 ended the fighting between Vietnamese forces.
- A
True
- B
False
09
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1 point
Which event exemplified a direct clash between protestors and police during the turbulent year of 1968?
- A
National Guard troops shot four students during an antiwar demonstration at Kent State.
- B
Police clashed with demonstrators outside the Democratic National Convention.
- C
North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon.
- D
The Supreme Court ordered President Nixon to turn over White House recordings.
10
Written response
1 point
What 1969–1971 event brought national attention to Native American demands for tribal sovereignty and self-determination?
11
Choose all
1 point
Select all accurate pairings of a social movement and a demand or concern described.
- A
The women's movement campaigned against discrimination and for equal opportunity.
- B
The Chicano movement called attention to Mexican American civil rights and educational inequality.
- C
Native American activists asserted tribal sovereignty and self-determination.
- D
The women's movement focused on transferring combat responsibility in Vietnam.
- E
The Chicano movement campaigned to end sex discrimination in federally funded education programs.
12
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1 point
What broader significance did the Kent State killings acquire?
- A
It demonstrated that the Paris Peace Accords had ended fighting in Vietnam.
- B
It led Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act.
- C
It marked the beginning of the Watergate investigation.
- D
It became a symbol of conflict between protest movements and public authorities.
13
Choose all
1 point
Select all principles that Watergate demonstrated about political accountability and government power.
- A
Investigative reporting can help expose attempts to conceal wrongdoing.
- B
Congressional oversight is important in scrutinizing executive actions.
- C
Presidential power has limits.
- D
A president may permanently refuse to comply with a Supreme Court order.
- E
The scandal showed that government investigations should be carried out only by the president.
14
Open ended
1 point
Explain two ways economic uncertainty and changing work or education patterns affected daily life or public debate in the 1970s. Include a consequence of the 1973 oil crisis and at least one other change.
15
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1 point
What was the central goal of President Nixon’s policy of Vietnamization?
- A
The immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces before South Vietnamese troops were prepared to fight.
- B
The gradual transfer of combat responsibility to South Vietnamese forces.
- C
The expansion of U.S. combat responsibility to neighboring countries.
- D
The reunification of Vietnam under a coalition government.
16
Written response
1 point
What 1972 law prohibited sex discrimination in federally funded education programs?
17
True or false
1 point
True or false: The Paris Peace Accords ended all fighting between Vietnamese forces.
- A
True
- B
False
18
Choose one
1 point
Which outcome best describes the significance of the first Earth Day in 1970?
- A
It led Congress to end federal involvement in environmental regulation.
- B
It focused public attention on environmental issues but had no connection to government action.
- C
It contributed to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and increased support for environmental regulation.
- D
It established that environmental demonstrations could take place only on university campuses.
19
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1 point
Why did the Tet Offensive deepen public doubts about the Vietnam War even though U.S. and South Vietnamese forces retook the areas captured?
- A
It showed that U.S. forces had already withdrawn and left South Vietnam undefended.
- B
Its scale undermined official assurances that victory was near, contributing to greater public doubt about the war.
- C
It immediately ended the fighting and led to Vietnam’s reunification.
- D
It persuaded Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act.
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1 point
What was one important similarity among movements for women’s rights, Chicano rights, Native American self-determination, and gay and lesbian rights?
- A
They all focused on ending racial segregation and avoided seeking federal action.
- B
They shared a single leadership structure and pursued identical legal goals.
- C
They used some similar tactics and brought different demands for rights and self-determination into public debate.
- D
They rejected protest and community organizing in favor of working only through elections.