Question 1

How did the cold war change under John F. Kennedy? Be sure to consider policy as well as areas of conflict.

Accepted Answer

Under John F. Kennedy, the Cold War unde

Question 2

The Freedom Summer volunteers avoided any violent attacks, in contrast to what happened to the Freedom Riders years earlier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

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 5

Match each description with the item below.
-William Westmoreland

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 6

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 7

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 8

By 1966, black leaders like Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown were proponents of what they termed

Accepted Answer

A)  passive nonviolence. 
B)  black communism. 
C)  massive integration. 
D)  black capitalism. 
E)  black power. 
A)  passive nonviolence. 
B)  black communism. 
C)  massive integration. 
D)  black capitalism. 
E)  black power.

Question 9

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 10

Which of the following complicated American efforts to defeat the Viet Cong in South Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Viet Cong had better weapons and technology than the Americans. 
B)  The number of American troops was small in comparison. 
C)  The Viet Cong were made up of men and women who blended in among the civilian population. 
D)  American forces sympathized with nationalist goals of the Viet Cong. 
E)  The Americans had difficulty coordinating air, land, and sea resources in Vietnam. 
A)  The Viet Cong had better weapons and technology than the Americans. 
B)  The number of American troops was small in comparison. 
C)  The Viet Cong were made up of men and women who blended in among the civilian population. 
D)  American forces sympathized with nationalist goals of the Viet Cong. 
E)  The Americans had difficulty coordinating air, land, and sea resources in Vietnam.

Question 11

Match each description with the item below.
-George Wallace

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

Match each description with the item below.
-Lyndon Johnson

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 16

Match each description with the item below.
-Barry Goldwater

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 17

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

Question 18

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 19

What issues propelled Richard Nixon to victory in the 1968 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

Several issues propelled Richard Nixon t

Question 20

What was one way in which the televised debate between Kennedy and Nixon was significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nixon had been far less prominent than Kennedy in the national conversation, so the debate propelled him to notoriety. 
B)  Kennedy and Nixon's rapport on screen resulted in their being grouped as running mates on a winning ticket. 
C)  The debate grew so heated and almost violent that the two parties panicked and considered trying out different candidates. 
D)  The visual nature of the debate played to Kennedy's strengths, especially as Nixon was sick with a virus. 
E)  Kennedy proved so successful in the debate that he only felt the need to invest in a small campaign and traveled little. 
A)  Nixon had been far less prominent than Kennedy in the national conversation, so the debate propelled him to notoriety. 
B)  Kennedy and Nixon's rapport on screen resulted in their being grouped as running mates on a winning ticket. 
C)  The debate grew so heated and almost violent that the two parties panicked and considered trying out different candidates. 
D)  The visual nature of the debate played to Kennedy's strengths, especially as Nixon was sick with a virus. 
E)  Kennedy proved so successful in the debate that he only felt the need to invest in a small campaign and traveled little.

Exam 29: A New Frontier and a Great Society

How did the cold war change under John F. Kennedy? Be sure to consider policy as well as areas of conflict.

The Freedom Summer volunteers avoided any violent attacks, in contrast to what happened to the Freedom Riders years earlier.

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

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. -William Westmoreland

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

By 1966, black leaders like Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown were proponents of what they termed

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

Which of the following complicated American efforts to defeat the Viet Cong in South Vietnam?

Match each description with the item below. -George Wallace

What prompted Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

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

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

Match each description with the item below. -Lyndon Johnson

Match each description with the item below. -Barry Goldwater

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

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

What issues propelled Richard Nixon to victory in the 1968 presidential election?

What was one way in which the televised debate between Kennedy and Nixon was significant?

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