Question 1

The gay liberation movement

Accepted Answer

A)  was banned in several states. 
B)  attracted many straight women. 
C)  initially excluded women. 
D)  was inspired by the civil rights movement. 
E)  ended with the successful Stonewall riot. 
A)  was banned in several states. 
B)  attracted many straight women. 
C)  initially excluded women. 
D)  was inspired by the civil rights movement. 
E)  ended with the successful Stonewall riot.

Question 2

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Compare Lyndon Johnson's Great Society with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. Be sure to discuss how the Great Society was a response to prosperity, unlike the New Deal, which was a response to depression.

Accepted Answer

The Great Society was a set of domestic

Question 3

By 1968, the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam

Accepted Answer

A)  was less than in 1965. 
B)  was decreasing as the peace process accelerated. 
C)  exceeded half a million as the war became more brutal. 
D)  was reduced, as President Johnson considered running for another term. 
E)  was of little concern to most Americans. 
A)  was less than in 1965. 
B)  was decreasing as the peace process accelerated. 
C)  exceeded half a million as the war became more brutal. 
D)  was reduced, as President Johnson considered running for another term. 
E)  was of little concern to most Americans.

Question 4

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution

Accepted Answer

A)  was a nonbinding measure that passed both the House and Senate, calling for peace negotiations between North and South Vietnam. 
B)  was opposed by the majority of lawmakers in Congress. 
C)  authorized a ground invasion by U.S. troops into North Vietnam. 
D)  authorized the president to take "all necessary measures to repel armed attack" in Vietnam. 
E)  outlined attack and exit strategies in South Vietnam. 
A)  was a nonbinding measure that passed both the House and Senate, calling for peace negotiations between North and South Vietnam. 
B)  was opposed by the majority of lawmakers in Congress. 
C)  authorized a ground invasion by U.S. troops into North Vietnam. 
D)  authorized the president to take "all necessary measures to repel armed attack" in Vietnam. 
E)  outlined attack and exit strategies in South Vietnam.

Question 5

The Warren Court

Accepted Answer

A)  was a conservative court with the one exception of Brown v. Board of Education. 
B)  seemed to accept the feminist view of the family as a collection of sovereign individuals rather than a unit with a single male head. 
C)  began a trend to halt the liberal view that had begun in the late 1950s that government had an obligation to provide for the welfare of the citizens. 
D)  condemned Lyndon Johnson for abuses of power taken during the Vietnam War. 
E)  set up the legal precedents that would later lead to a conservative view on abortion rights. 
A)  was a conservative court with the one exception of Brown v. Board of Education. 
B)  seemed to accept the feminist view of the family as a collection of sovereign individuals rather than a unit with a single male head. 
C)  began a trend to halt the liberal view that had begun in the late 1950s that government had an obligation to provide for the welfare of the citizens. 
D)  condemned Lyndon Johnson for abuses of power taken during the Vietnam War. 
E)  set up the legal precedents that would later lead to a conservative view on abortion rights.

Question 6

American planes dropped more tons of bombs on Vietnam than were used in all of World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was the New Left's greatest inspiration?

Accepted Answer

A)  the communist revival 
B)  the Great Society 
C)  pre-World War I bohemians 
D)  the black freedom movement 
E)  1950s writers 
A)  the communist revival 
B)  the Great Society 
C)  pre-World War I bohemians 
D)  the black freedom movement 
E)  1950s writers

Question 8

Discuss the various "liberation" movements of the 1960s. How did racial minorities, women, and gays and lesbians challenge long-standing social inequalities in American society? Were there any similarities in issues and/or strategies among the various groups? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The 1960s saw a surge in "liberation" mo

Question 9

What was one duty of government, according to Barry Goldwater's speech at the Republican National Convention (1964)?

Accepted Answer

A)  promoting educational equality 
B)  retaining strong, centralized control 
C)  maintaining a foreign military presence 
D)  pursuing justice with caution and moderation 
E)  enforcing law and order 
A)  promoting educational equality 
B)  retaining strong, centralized control 
C)  maintaining a foreign military presence 
D)  pursuing justice with caution and moderation 
E)  enforcing law and order

Question 10

Why are the riots in American cities during the 1960s best understood as battles?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Department of Defense deployed regular army units to suppress these uprisings. 
B)  African-American rioters often had received military training in Cuba and Venezuela. 
C)  Urban blacks saw the predominantly white police force as an occupying army. 
D)  Rioters frequently employed weapons otherwise only used in military combat operations. 
E)  Riot squads were organized by the Department of Defense. 
A)  The Department of Defense deployed regular army units to suppress these uprisings. 
B)  African-American rioters often had received military training in Cuba and Venezuela. 
C)  Urban blacks saw the predominantly white police force as an occupying army. 
D)  Rioters frequently employed weapons otherwise only used in military combat operations. 
E)  Riot squads were organized by the Department of Defense.

Question 11

Describe the new environmental movement of the 1960s. What was "new" about it? How did Rachel Carson's work help spur and shape the movement? Did environmental activism of the period result in any of the desired outcomes? If so, what were they? If not, why not? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The new environmental movement of the 19

Question 12

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Chicago Freedom Movement

Accepted Answer

The Chicago Freedom Movement was a civil

Question 13

Match between columns
                        Premises: silent majority
Twenty-fourth Amendment
Our Bodies, Ourselves
Free Speech movement
Peace Corps
Freedom Summer
Alliance for Progress
New York Times v. Sullivan
Roe v. Wade
Silent Spring
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Sharon Statement
Port Huron Statement

Accepted Answer

The Answer of aid for Latin America and a congressional is...

Question 14

According to the National Organization for Women's Statement of Purpose, what did equal partnership between men and women require?

Accepted Answer

A)  a better plan for education 
B)  encouraging men to become the primary homemakers 
C)  de-emphasizing religion 
D)  a new vision of marriage 
E)  more scrutiny of homemakers 
A)  a better plan for education 
B)  encouraging men to become the primary homemakers 
C)  de-emphasizing religion 
D)  a new vision of marriage 
E)  more scrutiny of homemakers

Question 15

Which of the following statements best describes the legacy of the War on Poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its overwhelming success suggested that restoring Americans' economic security was ultimately more important than securing their civil rights. 
B)  It cemented Lyndon Johnson's reputation as one of the most popular presidents in American history. 
C)  It transformed the condition of life in poor urban neighborhoods. 
D)  It helped significantly reduce America's incidence of poverty. 
E)  It had a large effect on the infrastructure of the South. 
A)  Its overwhelming success suggested that restoring Americans' economic security was ultimately more important than securing their civil rights. 
B)  It cemented Lyndon Johnson's reputation as one of the most popular presidents in American history. 
C)  It transformed the condition of life in poor urban neighborhoods. 
D)  It helped significantly reduce America's incidence of poverty. 
E)  It had a large effect on the infrastructure of the South.

Question 16

In what ways did the counterculture represent the fulfillment of the consumer marketplace?

Accepted Answer

A)  The counterculture extended the concept of individual choice into every realm of life. 
B)  The counterculture made mass consumption more affordable for college students. 
C)  The counterculture revived the concept of free competition and innovation. 
D)  The counterculture extended the privilege of consumption and leisure to the young. 
E)  Members of the counterculture were the primary consumers of new technology. 
A)  The counterculture extended the concept of individual choice into every realm of life. 
B)  The counterculture made mass consumption more affordable for college students. 
C)  The counterculture revived the concept of free competition and innovation. 
D)  The counterculture extended the privilege of consumption and leisure to the young. 
E)  Members of the counterculture were the primary consumers of new technology.

Question 17

What does the textbook identify as the centerpiece of Johnson's Great Society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicaid 
B)  the National Endowments for Humanities and for the Arts 
C)  the Public Broadcasting Service 
D)  the War on Poverty 
E)  the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
A)  Medicaid 
B)  the National Endowments for Humanities and for the Arts 
C)  the Public Broadcasting Service 
D)  the War on Poverty 
E)  the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Question 18

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Civil Rights Act of 1964

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landm

Question 19

The Great Society

Accepted Answer

A)  included new health care, education, and urban development initiatives paid for with federal funds. 
B)  established the Environmental Protection Agency. 
C)  actually reduced federal power, as most of its programs were administered at the local level. 
D)  was the derisive description applied by the conservative press to President Johnson's massive expansion of the federal government. 
E)  dramatically worsened poverty for rural whites with its Medicare program. 
A)  included new health care, education, and urban development initiatives paid for with federal funds. 
B)  established the Environmental Protection Agency. 
C)  actually reduced federal power, as most of its programs were administered at the local level. 
D)  was the derisive description applied by the conservative press to President Johnson's massive expansion of the federal government. 
E)  dramatically worsened poverty for rural whites with its Medicare program.

Question 20

What was the purpose of Freedom Summer?

Accepted Answer

A)  to bring national attention to the growing strength of Klan members in Mississippi 
B)  to register new candidates for local office across the state of Mississippi 
C)  to address the failure of the Civil Rights Act to include a provision on voting rights in the South 
D)  to provide field experience for new recruits to CORE and SNCC 
E)  to bring down the Democratic Party and secure the Republican majority in Congress. 
A)  to bring national attention to the growing strength of Klan members in Mississippi 
B)  to register new candidates for local office across the state of Mississippi 
C)  to address the failure of the Civil Rights Act to include a provision on voting rights in the South 
D)  to provide field experience for new recruits to CORE and SNCC 
E)  to bring down the Democratic Party and secure the Republican majority in Congress.

Exam 25: The Sixties, 1960-1968

The gay liberation movement

By 1968, the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution

The Warren Court

American planes dropped more tons of bombs on Vietnam than were used in all of World War II.

What was the New Left's greatest inspiration?

Discuss the various "liberation" movements of the 1960s. How did racial minorities, women, and gays and lesbians challenge long-standing social inequalities in American society? Were there any similarities in issues and/or strategies among the various groups? Explain.

What was one duty of government, according to Barry Goldwater's speech at the Republican National Convention (1964)?

Why are the riots in American cities during the 1960s best understood as battles?

Describe the new environmental movement of the 1960s. What was "new" about it? How did Rachel Carson's work help spur and shape the movement? Did environmental activism of the period result in any of the desired outcomes? If so, what were they? If not, why not? Explain.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Chicago Freedom Movement

According to the National Organization for Women's Statement of Purpose, what did equal partnership between men and women require?

Which of the following statements best describes the legacy of the War on Poverty?

In what ways did the counterculture represent the fulfillment of the consumer marketplace?

What does the textbook identify as the centerpiece of Johnson's Great Society?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Great Society

What was the purpose of Freedom Summer?

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

A Divided Nation

Filters