Question 1

To what extent did the year 1964 represent a turning point for American politics and society?

Accepted Answer

The year 1964 represented a significant

Question 2

The guerilla fighters in South Vietnam who sought to overthrow the U.S.-backed government were known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the Viet Minh. 
B)  the Viet Cong. 
C)  Bolsheviks. 
D)  the Khmer Rouge. 
E)  Contras. 
A)  the Viet Minh. 
B)  the Viet Cong. 
C)  Bolsheviks. 
D)  the Khmer Rouge. 
E)  Contras.

Question 3

Match each description with the item below.
-Robert
F. Kennedy

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 4

Which of the following was true of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was Kennedy's original idea. 
B)  It was thoroughly bungled and embarrassed Kennedy. 
C)  It proved Kennedy's competence in foreign policy. 
D)  It weakened the Castro regime. 
E)  It inspired the United States and the Soviet Union to improve relations. 
A)  It was Kennedy's original idea. 
B)  It was thoroughly bungled and embarrassed Kennedy. 
C)  It proved Kennedy's competence in foreign policy. 
D)  It weakened the Castro regime. 
E)  It inspired the United States and the Soviet Union to improve relations.

Question 5

What were the strategies and achievements of the civil rights movement in the 1960s? What divisions emerged among its activists?

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement in the 1960s e

Question 6

Which of the following statements accurately describes an effect of the Tonkin Gulf resolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because it was in response to a Viet Cong attack upon an American military base, members of the American military quickly became experts in guerrilla warfare. 
B)  Because the resolution deeply divided Congress and almost failed to pass, Johnson took great caution and deferred to Congress for other military decisions. 
C)  Because nearly all senators supported the resolution, Johnson took their approval as reason to use the resolution as a substitute for a declaration of war. 
D)  Because the resolution authorized American naval aggression off the coast of North Vietnam, the war was soon limited only to a northern front. 
E)  Because the resolution was an attempt at diplomacy, Johnson began to take steps to de-escalate the Vietnam War and had a certain number of atomic weapons destroyed. 
A)  Because it was in response to a Viet Cong attack upon an American military base, members of the American military quickly became experts in guerrilla warfare. 
B)  Because the resolution deeply divided Congress and almost failed to pass, Johnson took great caution and deferred to Congress for other military decisions. 
C)  Because nearly all senators supported the resolution, Johnson took their approval as reason to use the resolution as a substitute for a declaration of war. 
D)  Because the resolution authorized American naval aggression off the coast of North Vietnam, the war was soon limited only to a northern front. 
E)  Because the resolution was an attempt at diplomacy, Johnson began to take steps to de-escalate the Vietnam War and had a certain number of atomic weapons destroyed.

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes Republican nominee Barry Goldwater during the 1964 campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  He promised to manage New Deal programs more effectively than Democrats had. 
B)  He emphasized that his strategy would be to use diplomacy to settle the conflict in Vietnam. 
C)  He was refreshingly candid, but his call for the wholesale bombing of North Vietnam worried voters. 
D)  He endorsed Johnson's achievements on civil rights and ushered in a new period of bipartisanship. 
E)  He represented "moderate Republicanism" in the style of President Dwight Eisenhower. 
A)  He promised to manage New Deal programs more effectively than Democrats had. 
B)  He emphasized that his strategy would be to use diplomacy to settle the conflict in Vietnam. 
C)  He was refreshingly candid, but his call for the wholesale bombing of North Vietnam worried voters. 
D)  He endorsed Johnson's achievements on civil rights and ushered in a new period of bipartisanship. 
E)  He represented "moderate Republicanism" in the style of President Dwight Eisenhower.

Question 8

What protest tactic did black students in Greensboro, North Carolina initiate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sit-in 
B)  the occupation of campus administration buildings 
C)  the March on Washington 
D)  street theater 
E)  the freedom ride 
A)  the sit-in 
B)  the occupation of campus administration buildings 
C)  the March on Washington 
D)  street theater 
E)  the freedom ride

Question 9

John F. Kennedy tried to discourage the Freedom Riders from continuing their protests because he believed their efforts would embarrass him during his summit meeting with Nikita Khrushchev.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Tet offensive undermined the American public's confidence that the United States was winning the Vietnam War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

President Johnson was far less adept at handling Congress as President Kennedy had been.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  It outlawed segregation in public facilities on the basis of race, sex, or national origin. 
B)  It strengthened the Democratic party in the South, allowing for the passage of similar legislation. 
C)  It had the unintended consequence of making the hiring process more discriminatory. 
D)  It limited the power of the federal government in terms of enforcing civil rights. 
E)  It ended racism in the United States, signaling the close of the civil rights movement. 
A)  It outlawed segregation in public facilities on the basis of race, sex, or national origin. 
B)  It strengthened the Democratic party in the South, allowing for the passage of similar legislation. 
C)  It had the unintended consequence of making the hiring process more discriminatory. 
D)  It limited the power of the federal government in terms of enforcing civil rights. 
E)  It ended racism in the United States, signaling the close of the civil rights movement.

Question 13

In 1968, James Earl Ray assassinated the famed civil rights leader ________ outside of a hotel in Memphis, resulting in rioting in many major American cities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Luther King Jr. 
B)  Malcolm X 
C)  John Lewis 
D)  Diane Nash 
E)  Medgar Evers 
A)  Martin Luther King Jr. 
B)  Malcolm X 
C)  John Lewis 
D)  Diane Nash 
E)  Medgar Evers

Question 14

What did President Johnson label his overall program of domestic reform?

Accepted Answer

A)  the True Deal 
B)  the New Frontier 
C)  the New Beginning 
D)  the Great Society 
E)  the New America 
A)  the True Deal 
B)  the New Frontier 
C)  the New Beginning 
D)  the Great Society 
E)  the New America

Question 15

During the election of 1968, candidate George Wallace hoped for what scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  a clear electoral majority for the American Independent party 
B)  the split of the Democratic vote between himself and Humphrey 
C)  the absence of an electoral majority for Humphrey and Nixon, resulting in the election going to the House of Representatives 
D)  the split of the Republican vote between himself and Nixon 
E)  the promotion of the idea that there should be a stronger third party presence in American politics 
A)  a clear electoral majority for the American Independent party 
B)  the split of the Democratic vote between himself and Humphrey 
C)  the absence of an electoral majority for Humphrey and Nixon, resulting in the election going to the House of Representatives 
D)  the split of the Republican vote between himself and Nixon 
E)  the promotion of the idea that there should be a stronger third party presence in American politics

Question 16

Congress narrowly defeated President Johnson's request in 1964 for authorization to "take all necessary measures" to prevent further aggression in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Michael Harrington's book The Other America influenced President Johnson to declare war on

Accepted Answer

A)  racism. 
B)  teen pregnancy. 
C)  illegal aliens. 
D)  poverty. 
E)  drugs. 
A)  racism. 
B)  teen pregnancy. 
C)  illegal aliens. 
D)  poverty. 
E)  drugs.

Question 18

Due to his concerns that he came across as weak during the Vienna Summit with Nikita Khrushchev, John F. Kennedy felt a sense of urgency to make America appear tough, which escalated tensions in Berlin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the Cuban missile crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led to a U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba. 
B)  It showed Kennedy's tendency to back down in a tense confrontation. 
C)  It marked the end of the cold war. 
D)  It brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war. 
E)  It saw the United States destroy some missile sites with precise air strikes. 
A)  It led to a U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba. 
B)  It showed Kennedy's tendency to back down in a tense confrontation. 
C)  It marked the end of the cold war. 
D)  It brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war. 
E)  It saw the United States destroy some missile sites with precise air strikes.

Question 20

What were President Lyndon B. Johnson's major war on poverty and Great Society initiatives? How did they impact American society?

Accepted Answer

President Lyndon B. Johnson's major war

Exam 29: A New Frontier and a Great Society

To what extent did the year 1964 represent a turning point for American politics and society?

The guerilla fighters in South Vietnam who sought to overthrow the U.S.-backed government were known as

Match each description with the item below. -Robert F. Kennedy

Which of the following was true of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

What were the strategies and achievements of the civil rights movement in the 1960s? What divisions emerged among its activists?

Which of the following statements accurately describes an effect of the Tonkin Gulf resolution?

Which of the following statements accurately describes Republican nominee Barry Goldwater during the 1964 campaign?

What protest tactic did black students in Greensboro, North Carolina initiate?

John F. Kennedy tried to discourage the Freedom Riders from continuing their protests because he believed their efforts would embarrass him during his summit meeting with Nikita Khrushchev.

The Tet offensive undermined the American public's confidence that the United States was winning the Vietnam War.

President Johnson was far less adept at handling Congress as President Kennedy had been.

Which of the following is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

In 1968, James Earl Ray assassinated the famed civil rights leader ________ outside of a hotel in Memphis, resulting in rioting in many major American cities.

What did President Johnson label his overall program of domestic reform?

During the election of 1968, candidate George Wallace hoped for what scenario?

Congress narrowly defeated President Johnson's request in 1964 for authorization to "take all necessary measures" to prevent further aggression in Vietnam.

Michael Harrington's book The Other America influenced President Johnson to declare war on

Due to his concerns that he came across as weak during the Vienna Summit with Nikita Khrushchev, John F. Kennedy felt a sense of urgency to make America appear tough, which escalated tensions in Berlin.

Which of the following is true of the Cuban missile crisis?

What were President Lyndon B. Johnson's major war on poverty and Great Society initiatives? How did they impact American society?

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