Question 1

Chicano farm workers found a powerful advocate in

Accepted Answer

A)  the bracero program. 
B)  Cesar Chavez. 
C)  Mario Savio. 
D)  Carlos Bulosan. 
E)  the Border Patrol. 
A)  the bracero program. 
B)  Cesar Chavez. 
C)  Mario Savio. 
D)  Carlos Bulosan. 
E)  the Border Patrol.

Question 2

Which of the following groups was the leading force in advocating desegregation?

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A)  college students 
B)  southern blacks 
C)  the urban working class 
D)  the suburban middle class 
E)  business owners 
A)  college students 
B)  southern blacks 
C)  the urban working class 
D)  the suburban middle class 
E)  business owners

Question 3

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated

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A)  while in Memphis, supporting a garbage workers' strike. 
B)  as he launched the Poor People's Campaign in Dallas. 
C)  and while the nation mourned his death, there was no violence. 
D)  and congressional support for the Open Housing Act declined. 
E)  and no one was ever charged for the crime. 
A)  while in Memphis, supporting a garbage workers' strike. 
B)  as he launched the Poor People's Campaign in Dallas. 
C)  and while the nation mourned his death, there was no violence. 
D)  and congressional support for the Open Housing Act declined. 
E)  and no one was ever charged for the crime.

Question 4

Before his assassination, Kennedy

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A)  saw victory in Vietnam as certain. 
B)  supported all of Ngo Dinh Diem's actions on principle. 
C)  aggressively pursued policies to increase the fighting in Vietnam. 
D)  actively attempted to end the Vietnam War. 
E)  questioned the wisdom of involvement in Vietnam. 
A)  saw victory in Vietnam as certain. 
B)  supported all of Ngo Dinh Diem's actions on principle. 
C)  aggressively pursued policies to increase the fighting in Vietnam. 
D)  actively attempted to end the Vietnam War. 
E)  questioned the wisdom of involvement in Vietnam.

Question 5

The year 1968 was a turbulent one. Describe the events of 1968, both domestically and globally, and their significance in both the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement.

Accepted Answer

The year 1968 was indeed a turbulent one

Question 6

After the Stonewall riot

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A)  gay men and lesbians divided into two separate political movements. 
B)  the gay liberation movement came to an end. 
C)  prejudice against lesbians ended. 
D)  a militant gay liberation movement was born. 
E)  prejudice against gay men increased. 
A)  gay men and lesbians divided into two separate political movements. 
B)  the gay liberation movement came to an end. 
C)  prejudice against lesbians ended. 
D)  a militant gay liberation movement was born. 
E)  prejudice against gay men increased.

Question 7

The Bay of Pigs invasion

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A)  demonstrated the CIA was successfully operating in Latin America. 
B)  stopped all commercial relations with Cuba. 
C)  restored Fulgencio Batista to power. 
D)  was a complete failure. 
E)  facilitated Castro's invasion of the United States. 
A)  demonstrated the CIA was successfully operating in Latin America. 
B)  stopped all commercial relations with Cuba. 
C)  restored Fulgencio Batista to power. 
D)  was a complete failure. 
E)  facilitated Castro's invasion of the United States.

Question 8

JFK asserted that the United States was facing a moral crisis. To what moral crisis was he referring? How did he approach it?

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JFK was referring to the moral crisis of

Question 9

The 1963 March on Washington

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A)  was led by women activists. 
B)  focused on economic equality. 
C)  showed blacks and whites marching together. 
D)  was extremely violent. 
E)  did not include civil rights groups. 
A)  was led by women activists. 
B)  focused on economic equality. 
C)  showed blacks and whites marching together. 
D)  was extremely violent. 
E)  did not include civil rights groups.

Question 10

According to the textbook, what is one legacy of the 1960s?

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A)  The 1960s paved the way for liberal government going forward. 
B)  The 1960s created the idea of feminism. 
C)  The 1960s marked the beginning of American colonialism in Africa. 
D)  The 1960s ushered in the peaceful years of the 1970s. 
E)  The 1960s undermined public confidence in national leaders. 
A)  The 1960s paved the way for liberal government going forward. 
B)  The 1960s created the idea of feminism. 
C)  The 1960s marked the beginning of American colonialism in Africa. 
D)  The 1960s ushered in the peaceful years of the 1970s. 
E)  The 1960s undermined public confidence in national leaders.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The sit-in was a form of nonviolent prot

Question 12

In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan

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A)  focused on the plight of working-class women. 
B)  emphasized the role of child-rearing for women. 
C)  focused on the discontents of middle-class women. 
D)  focused on the particular plight of black women. 
E)  emphasized the role women played in the anti-war movement. 
A)  focused on the plight of working-class women. 
B)  emphasized the role of child-rearing for women. 
C)  focused on the discontents of middle-class women. 
D)  focused on the particular plight of black women. 
E)  emphasized the role women played in the anti-war movement.

Question 13

What did the Greensboro sit-in protest?

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A)  the arms race 
B)  a lunch counter at Woolworth's that refused to serve blacks 
C)  segregated public schools 
D)  the Vietnam War 
E)  the use of DDT and other chemicals that were polluting waterways 
A)  the arms race 
B)  a lunch counter at Woolworth's that refused to serve blacks 
C)  segregated public schools 
D)  the Vietnam War 
E)  the use of DDT and other chemicals that were polluting waterways

Question 14

Which of the following statements is accurate of the 1965 Voting Rights Act?

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A)  Its passage was prompted by fear of violent protests. 
B)  It upheld the right of county officials to oversee black voter registration in cases where provided for by local statute. 
C)  It empowered federal officials to oversee voter registration. 
D)  It was strongly endorsed by President Nixon. 
E)  Congress was slow to pass the act after the president's speech. 
A)  Its passage was prompted by fear of violent protests. 
B)  It upheld the right of county officials to oversee black voter registration in cases where provided for by local statute. 
C)  It empowered federal officials to oversee voter registration. 
D)  It was strongly endorsed by President Nixon. 
E)  Congress was slow to pass the act after the president's speech.

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Loving v. Virginia

Accepted Answer

Loving v. Virginia was a landmark civil

Question 16

The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision

Accepted Answer

A)  created a woman's constitutional right to an abortion. 
B)  was the least controversial piece of the rights revolution. 
C)  provoked little opposition. 
D)  declared school prayer was unconstitutional. 
E)  legalized birth control. 
A)  created a woman's constitutional right to an abortion. 
B)  was the least controversial piece of the rights revolution. 
C)  provoked little opposition. 
D)  declared school prayer was unconstitutional. 
E)  legalized birth control.

Question 17

John
F. Kennedy was staunchly committed to racial equality and he placed it as his number one priority in his inaugural address.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the 1960s, Latino rights in particular were the focus of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. 
B)  United Farm Workers. 
C)  Mattachine Society. 
D)  Redstockings. 
E)  NAACP. 
A)  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. 
B)  United Farm Workers. 
C)  Mattachine Society. 
D)  Redstockings. 
E)  NAACP.

Question 19

What likely influenced Lyndon Johnson's choice to not seek reelection in 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  The assassination of Robert Kennedy made the president unpopular. 
B)  The public lost confidence in his administration's ability to wage the Vietnam War. 
C)  Critics on the political right did not like his New Society programs. 
D)  He was tired of criticism of his support for civil rights. 
E)  He refused to agree to peace talks to end the Vietnam War. 
A)  The assassination of Robert Kennedy made the president unpopular. 
B)  The public lost confidence in his administration's ability to wage the Vietnam War. 
C)  Critics on the political right did not like his New Society programs. 
D)  He was tired of criticism of his support for civil rights. 
E)  He refused to agree to peace talks to end the Vietnam War.

Question 20

The Kerner Report blamed ghetto violence on segregation and poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: The Sixties, 1960-1968

Chicano farm workers found a powerful advocate in

Which of the following groups was the leading force in advocating desegregation?

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated

Before his assassination, Kennedy

The year 1968 was a turbulent one. Describe the events of 1968, both domestically and globally, and their significance in both the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement.

After the Stonewall riot

The Bay of Pigs invasion

JFK asserted that the United States was facing a moral crisis. To what moral crisis was he referring? How did he approach it?

The 1963 March on Washington

According to the textbook, what is one legacy of the 1960s?

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

In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan

What did the Greensboro sit-in protest?

Which of the following statements is accurate of the 1965 Voting Rights Act?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Loving v. Virginia

The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision

John F. Kennedy was staunchly committed to racial equality and he placed it as his number one priority in his inaugural address.

In the 1960s, Latino rights in particular were the focus of the

What likely influenced Lyndon Johnson's choice to not seek reelection in 1968?

The Kerner Report blamed ghetto violence on segregation and poverty.

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

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