Question 1

Describe the Warren Court's impact on American life in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

The Warren Court, led by Chief Justice E

Question 2

What was the main reason the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

A)  to deter another American-supported invasion of Cuba 
B)  to initiate a large-scale attack on South America 
C)  to launch an attack upon the United States 
D)  to make Castro more dependent upon the Soviets 
E)  to get Kennedy to grant the Soviets control of West Berlin 
A)  to deter another American-supported invasion of Cuba 
B)  to initiate a large-scale attack on South America 
C)  to launch an attack upon the United States 
D)  to make Castro more dependent upon the Soviets 
E)  to get Kennedy to grant the Soviets control of West Berlin

Question 3

Johnson's Great Society programs helped reduce the number of people living in poverty, but did so by providing payments rather than jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Barry Goldwater said, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the election of 1968, Richard Nixon appealed to those he described as the ________ of working- and middle- class Americans who viewed protesters of the time with contempt.

Accepted Answer

A)  stalwarts 
B)  Lost Generation 
C)  Great Society 
D)  moral faction 
E)  silent majority 
A)  stalwarts 
B)  Lost Generation 
C)  Great Society 
D)  moral faction 
E)  silent majority

Question 6

What was one impact of the Tet offensive?

Accepted Answer

A)  It resulted in Johnson's adoption of a hands-off approach to the war, as he felt confident enough to rely on his military generals to make major decisions. 
B)  Because it was a major victory for the Viet Cong, Johnson formally agreed to give up on the war and withdraw large numbers of troops. 
C)  It made most activists fearful enough of losing to call for Johnson to put funds into the war that he would have put toward the war on poverty. 
D)  It inspired Johnson to run for another term as president so that he could properly finish what he had started. 
E)  In part due to its scope, intensity, and surprise nature, it decisively turned public opinion against Johnson's war policy. 
A)  It resulted in Johnson's adoption of a hands-off approach to the war, as he felt confident enough to rely on his military generals to make major decisions. 
B)  Because it was a major victory for the Viet Cong, Johnson formally agreed to give up on the war and withdraw large numbers of troops. 
C)  It made most activists fearful enough of losing to call for Johnson to put funds into the war that he would have put toward the war on poverty. 
D)  It inspired Johnson to run for another term as president so that he could properly finish what he had started. 
E)  In part due to its scope, intensity, and surprise nature, it decisively turned public opinion against Johnson's war policy.

Question 7

What prompted Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  a North Vietnamese attack on an American airbase at Pleiku 
B)  the movement of Chinese troops on the border between China and North Korea 
C)  evidence that the Soviets were supplying the North Vietnamese with aircrafts and weaponry 
D)  false reports that the North Vietnamese had fired on two American naval ships 
E)  the overthrow of the Communist government in North Vietnam 
A)  a North Vietnamese attack on an American airbase at Pleiku 
B)  the movement of Chinese troops on the border between China and North Korea 
C)  evidence that the Soviets were supplying the North Vietnamese with aircrafts and weaponry 
D)  false reports that the North Vietnamese had fired on two American naval ships 
E)  the overthrow of the Communist government in North Vietnam

Question 8

Richard Nixon's victory in the election of 1968 was made possible by what shift in voting behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans turned on the Johnson administration and predominantly voted Republican. 
B)  White wage earners from both the North and South were increasingly voting Republican instead of Democrat. 
C)  Southern whites were increasingly voting Democrat, mainly due to issues surrounding foreign affairs. 
D)  Young adults failed to turn out to vote, and as a result, liberal candidates experienced a lack of support. 
E)  Most voters relied on information in television ads, and Nixon focused most of his efforts on a major television ad campaign. 
A)  African Americans turned on the Johnson administration and predominantly voted Republican. 
B)  White wage earners from both the North and South were increasingly voting Republican instead of Democrat. 
C)  Southern whites were increasingly voting Democrat, mainly due to issues surrounding foreign affairs. 
D)  Young adults failed to turn out to vote, and as a result, liberal candidates experienced a lack of support. 
E)  Most voters relied on information in television ads, and Nixon focused most of his efforts on a major television ad campaign.

Question 9

Which of the following created the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 
B)  the Area Redevelopment Act of 1961 
C)  the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
D)  the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965 
E)  the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 
A)  the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 
B)  the Area Redevelopment Act of 1961 
C)  the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
D)  the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965 
E)  the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

Question 10

Match each description with the item below.
-James Meredith

Accepted Answer

A) was an openly racist Alabama governor who vowed to protect segregation and later ran for president on the American Independent Party ticket 
B) won California's Democratic primary in 1968 but was assassinated that night by Sirhan Sirhan out of resentment for his support of Israel 
C) was an African American air force veteran whose efforts to attend a southern university were met with a white mob, resulting in the arrival of National Guard troops 
D) was an outspoken activist on racism, sexism, the "prison-industrial complex," gay/lesbian rights, and the Vietnam War 
E) wrote the best-selling book The Conscience of a Conservative (1960) and won Arizona in the 1964 presidential race
F)was a Freedom Rider who recruited new members upon hearing about the violence perpetrated toward Freedom Riders in Birmingham
G)was elected vice president under John F. Kennedy in 1960 and later on developed programs that would exceed Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal in scope
H)was secretary of state during the Cuban missile crisis and told reporters to say that the Soviets "blinked first"
I)was an American army commander in Vietnam who focused on waging a war of attrition and using overwhelming firepower
J)became a major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement and expressed the emotions and frustrations of the inner-city African American working poor 
A) was an openly racist Alabama governor who vowed to protect segregation and later ran for president on the American Independent Party ticket 
B) won California's Democratic primary in 1968 but was assassinated that night by Sirhan Sirhan out of resentment for his support of Israel 
C) was an African American air force veteran whose efforts to attend a southern university were met with a white mob, resulting in the arrival of National Guard troops 
D) was an outspoken activist on racism, sexism, the "prison-industrial complex," gay/lesbian rights, and the Vietnam War 
E) wrote the best-selling book The Conscience of a Conservative (1960) and won Arizona in the 1964 presidential race
F)was a Freedom Rider who recruited new members upon hearing about the violence perpetrated toward Freedom Riders in Birmingham
G)was elected vice president under John F. Kennedy in 1960 and later on developed programs that would exceed Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal in scope
H)was secretary of state during the Cuban missile crisis and told reporters to say that the Soviets "blinked first"
I)was an American army commander in Vietnam who focused on waging a war of attrition and using overwhelming firepower
J)became a major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement and expressed the emotions and frustrations of the inner-city African American working poor

Question 11

Which of the following did Richard Nixon do in order to undermine the Democrats and increase his own chances of winning the election in 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  He secretly contacted the South Vietnamese government and offered better terms for peace negotiations, hoping to sabotage Johnson's efforts to end the war sooner. 
B)  He had aides spread confusing information about voter registration in rural communities throughout the South to cut down on the number of overall votes. 
C)  He hired a private investigator to dig up negative information on Humphrey and accused him of being an adulterer. 
D)  He promised to repeal the Hart-Celler Act, which had been incredibly unpopular and partisan, as a means of stealing part of Humphrey's base. 
E)  He hired actors to admit that they had been Communist spies within the Democratic party and sparked a new Red Scare. 
A)  He secretly contacted the South Vietnamese government and offered better terms for peace negotiations, hoping to sabotage Johnson's efforts to end the war sooner. 
B)  He had aides spread confusing information about voter registration in rural communities throughout the South to cut down on the number of overall votes. 
C)  He hired a private investigator to dig up negative information on Humphrey and accused him of being an adulterer. 
D)  He promised to repeal the Hart-Celler Act, which had been incredibly unpopular and partisan, as a means of stealing part of Humphrey's base. 
E)  He hired actors to admit that they had been Communist spies within the Democratic party and sparked a new Red Scare.

Question 12

The governor of Alabama who stood in the door to prevent black students from entering, proclaiming "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!" was

Accepted Answer

A)  Strom Thurmond. 
B)  George Wallace. 
C)  Harry Bird. 
D)  Stokely Carmichael. 
E)  Orville Faubus. 
A)  Strom Thurmond. 
B)  George Wallace. 
C)  Harry Bird. 
D)  Stokely Carmichael. 
E)  Orville Faubus.

Question 13

Which of the following statements accurately describes changes in terms of immigration due to the passage of the Hart-Celler Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  The law favored immigration from Europe as compared to other parts of the world. 
B)  The law, which was supported by both parties, removed quotas based upon national origin. 
C)  The law removed annual limits on how many immigrants could enter the United States. 
D)  The law, which was only supported by Democrats, decreased foreign immigration. 
E)  The law was predominantly designed to increase American access to cheap labor. 
A)  The law favored immigration from Europe as compared to other parts of the world. 
B)  The law, which was supported by both parties, removed quotas based upon national origin. 
C)  The law removed annual limits on how many immigrants could enter the United States. 
D)  The law, which was only supported by Democrats, decreased foreign immigration. 
E)  The law was predominantly designed to increase American access to cheap labor.

Question 14

Lyndon B. Johnson appealed to what he described as the "silent majority" of Americans when he campaigned for the presidency in 1968.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did President John F. Kennedy try to contain communism abroad and pursue civil rights and other social programs at home?

Accepted Answer

President John F. Kennedy pursued a poli

Question 16

By the time of the 1960 presidential race, John F. Kennedy had far more experience in national politics than did Richard Nixon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress passed the law discriminating against African Americans over the opposition of Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. 
B)  The law signaled the end of black protest movements, as the primary demand of the civil rights movement had been met. 
C)  The law ensured all citizens the right to vote, resulting in the dramatic expansion of black votes in the South. 
D)  The South became more strongly Democratic as a result of the law, for southerners tended to vote for the same party regardless of race. 
E)  The law was part of the public backlash against Great Society legislation and marked a step back for civil rights. 
A)  Congress passed the law discriminating against African Americans over the opposition of Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. 
B)  The law signaled the end of black protest movements, as the primary demand of the civil rights movement had been met. 
C)  The law ensured all citizens the right to vote, resulting in the dramatic expansion of black votes in the South. 
D)  The South became more strongly Democratic as a result of the law, for southerners tended to vote for the same party regardless of race. 
E)  The law was part of the public backlash against Great Society legislation and marked a step back for civil rights.

Question 18

Though Johnson believed the United States had an obligation to keep its promises to South Vietnam, another reason why he committed American forces to combat operations was to

Accepted Answer

A)  "Americanize" the war and avoid the political damage of seeming soft on communism by losing. 
B)  stimulate the economy by increasing the number of defense contracts and using nuclear weapons. 
C)  make the political maneuver of distancing himself from "dove" Democrats who called for peace. 
D)  draw public attention away from his Great Society initiatives, which had failed on a grand scale. 
E)  conquer North Vietnam so that the entirety of Vietnam would be an American colony. 
A)  "Americanize" the war and avoid the political damage of seeming soft on communism by losing. 
B)  stimulate the economy by increasing the number of defense contracts and using nuclear weapons. 
C)  make the political maneuver of distancing himself from "dove" Democrats who called for peace. 
D)  draw public attention away from his Great Society initiatives, which had failed on a grand scale. 
E)  conquer North Vietnam so that the entirety of Vietnam would be an American colony.

Question 19

President Johnson's first priority on the domestic front was to

Accepted Answer

A)  balance the federal budget. 
B)  give more power to the states. 
C)  get Kennedy's legislative program through Congress. 
D)  raise tax rates to jumpstart the economy. 
E)  stall Kennedy's civil rights legislation. 
A)  balance the federal budget. 
B)  give more power to the states. 
C)  get Kennedy's legislative program through Congress. 
D)  raise tax rates to jumpstart the economy. 
E)  stall Kennedy's civil rights legislation.

Question 20

Richard Nixon violated the Logan Act in order to aid his campaign for the presidency in 1968.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 29: A New Frontier and a Great Society

Describe the Warren Court's impact on American life in the 1960s.

What was the main reason the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba?

Johnson's Great Society programs helped reduce the number of people living in poverty, but did so by providing payments rather than jobs.

Barry Goldwater said, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice."

In the election of 1968, Richard Nixon appealed to those he described as the ________ of working- and middle- class Americans who viewed protesters of the time with contempt.

What was one impact of the Tet offensive?

What prompted Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Richard Nixon's victory in the election of 1968 was made possible by what shift in voting behaviors?

Which of the following created the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission?

Match each description with the item below. -James Meredith

Which of the following did Richard Nixon do in order to undermine the Democrats and increase his own chances of winning the election in 1968?

The governor of Alabama who stood in the door to prevent black students from entering, proclaiming "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!" was

Which of the following statements accurately describes changes in terms of immigration due to the passage of the Hart-Celler Act?

Lyndon B. Johnson appealed to what he described as the "silent majority" of Americans when he campaigned for the presidency in 1968.

How did President John F. Kennedy try to contain communism abroad and pursue civil rights and other social programs at home?

By the time of the 1960 presidential race, John F. Kennedy had far more experience in national politics than did Richard Nixon.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Though Johnson believed the United States had an obligation to keep its promises to South Vietnam, another reason why he committed American forces to combat operations was to

President Johnson's first priority on the domestic front was to

Richard Nixon violated the Logan Act in order to aid his campaign for the presidency in 1968.

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