Question 1

Which of the followings statements describes the state of South Vietnam in the early 1960s at the beginning of Kennedy's term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ngo Dinh Diem's land reforms were undercutting the efforts of Communist insurgents to such a degree that Kennedy felt comfortable withdrawing troops. 
B)  Kennedy was increasing the number of American military "advisers" there because the Viet Cong had been undermining the government of Ngo Dinh Diem. 
C)  The United States had begun distancing itself from the conflict in Vietnam because it was seen as unrelated to the cold war, and Kennedy wanted to focus all attention on the Soviets. 
D)  Ngo Dinh Diem's installation of a representative government brought him the support of the Buddhist majority and ensured that he would remain in power. 
E)  The French had returned to assist the South Vietnamese and, in return for their military support, reestablished the region as a French colony. 
A)  Ngo Dinh Diem's land reforms were undercutting the efforts of Communist insurgents to such a degree that Kennedy felt comfortable withdrawing troops. 
B)  Kennedy was increasing the number of American military "advisers" there because the Viet Cong had been undermining the government of Ngo Dinh Diem. 
C)  The United States had begun distancing itself from the conflict in Vietnam because it was seen as unrelated to the cold war, and Kennedy wanted to focus all attention on the Soviets. 
D)  Ngo Dinh Diem's installation of a representative government brought him the support of the Buddhist majority and ensured that he would remain in power. 
E)  The French had returned to assist the South Vietnamese and, in return for their military support, reestablished the region as a French colony.

Question 2

How and why did Lyndon Johnson's presidency mark a turning point for American involvement in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Lyndon Johnson's presidency marked a tur

Question 3

Did the Great Society live up to its name? In what ways was it successful and in what ways was it a failure?

Accepted Answer

The Great Society, a set of domestic pro

Question 4

In what ways is the civil rights movement of the 1960s similar to protests and demonstrations today? In what ways is it different? Were civil rights activists ultimately successful?

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement of the 1960s a

Question 5

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 6

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 7

In early 1968, what was one result of increasing opposition to the war within Johnson's own party?

Accepted Answer

A)  It only increased Johnson's determination to win in Vietnam. 
B)  It ultimately led Johnson to opt out of the presidential race. 
C)  It caused Johnson to lose the presidential election at the last minute. 
D)  It allowed the war on poverty to officially begin. 
E)  It caused most Americans to rally around Johnson. 
A)  It only increased Johnson's determination to win in Vietnam. 
B)  It ultimately led Johnson to opt out of the presidential race. 
C)  It caused Johnson to lose the presidential election at the last minute. 
D)  It allowed the war on poverty to officially begin. 
E)  It caused most Americans to rally around Johnson.

Question 8

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 9

Match each description with the item below.
-Dean Rusk

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 10

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 11

Which of the following statements accurately describes the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a gathering during which Nixon was nominated as the party's presidential candidate. 
B)  The events surrounding it showed the patience of Mayor Daley and the Chicago police. 
C)  Anti-war protests outside it turned into massive riots following the arrival of police. 
D)  It demonstrated how quickly the country had moved beyond the Vietnam War. 
E)  The events surrounding it successfully appealed to the values of "middle America." 
A)  It was a gathering during which Nixon was nominated as the party's presidential candidate. 
B)  The events surrounding it showed the patience of Mayor Daley and the Chicago police. 
C)  Anti-war protests outside it turned into massive riots following the arrival of police. 
D)  It demonstrated how quickly the country had moved beyond the Vietnam War. 
E)  The events surrounding it successfully appealed to the values of "middle America."

Question 12

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 13

By 1968, how did Johnson see his position in relation to the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed he was on the verge of a major victory and securing the future of an independent South Vietnam. 
B)  He felt trapped in that he saw neither a clear path to victory nor a way to withdraw without appearing weak. 
C)  He largely ignored the war and instead focused on promoting the successes of his domestic social programs. 
D)  He relied on both the use and threat of nuclear weapons to avoid American casualties that could turn public opinion against the war. 
E)  He saw it as his duty to admit defeat and began to pull American troops out of combat soon after beginning the war. 
A)  He believed he was on the verge of a major victory and securing the future of an independent South Vietnam. 
B)  He felt trapped in that he saw neither a clear path to victory nor a way to withdraw without appearing weak. 
C)  He largely ignored the war and instead focused on promoting the successes of his domestic social programs. 
D)  He relied on both the use and threat of nuclear weapons to avoid American casualties that could turn public opinion against the war. 
E)  He saw it as his duty to admit defeat and began to pull American troops out of combat soon after beginning the war.

Question 14

From the beginning of his presidency, Kennedy vigorously supported black civil rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

In part because of the Black Power movement, by the mid-1960s, Martin Luther King Jr. had decided to

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasize the need for economic uplift for the black urban poor. 
B)  adopt much of the rhetoric and tactics of militancy. 
C)  retire so that younger leaders could move to the forefront. 
D)  focus on his opposition to the war in Vietnam. 
E)  declare that the fight for black equality was largely won. 
A)  emphasize the need for economic uplift for the black urban poor. 
B)  adopt much of the rhetoric and tactics of militancy. 
C)  retire so that younger leaders could move to the forefront. 
D)  focus on his opposition to the war in Vietnam. 
E)  declare that the fight for black equality was largely won.

Question 19

Which of the following did the Warren court do in its controversial Miranda v. Arizona decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  It required that an accused person be informed of certain basic rights. 
B)  It made abortion legal. 
C)  It banned prayer in public schools. 
D)  It protected job rights for homosexuals. 
E)  It gave police more power to search without a warrant. 
A)  It required that an accused person be informed of certain basic rights. 
B)  It made abortion legal. 
C)  It banned prayer in public schools. 
D)  It protected job rights for homosexuals. 
E)  It gave police more power to search without a warrant.

Question 20

Match each description with the item below.
-Malcolm X

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

Exam 29: A New Frontier and a Great Society

Which of the followings statements describes the state of South Vietnam in the early 1960s at the beginning of Kennedy's term?

How and why did Lyndon Johnson's presidency mark a turning point for American involvement in Vietnam?

Did the Great Society live up to its name? In what ways was it successful and in what ways was it a failure?

In what ways is the civil rights movement of the 1960s similar to protests and demonstrations today? In what ways is it different? Were civil rights activists ultimately successful?

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

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

In early 1968, what was one result of increasing opposition to the war within Johnson's own party?

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

Match each description with the item below. -Dean Rusk

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.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

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

By 1968, how did Johnson see his position in relation to the Vietnam War?

From the beginning of his presidency, Kennedy vigorously supported black civil rights.

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

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

Match each description with the item below. -James Meredith

In part because of the Black Power movement, by the mid-1960s, Martin Luther King Jr. had decided to

Which of the following did the Warren court do in its controversial Miranda v. Arizona decision?

Match each description with the item below. -Malcolm X

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