Question 1

During the Vietnam War, the United States sent military and economic aid to the government of North Vietnam.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

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The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 3

Blacks' hopes for social justice mainly rested on

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A)  the federal government. 
B)  local governments. 
C)  civic institutions. 
D)  the international community. 
E)  local businesses. 
A)  the federal government. 
B)  local governments. 
C)  civic institutions. 
D)  the international community. 
E)  local businesses.

Question 4

The National Organization for Women (NOW) campaigned for which of the following?

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A)  an end to the mass media's false image of men 
B)  preferential treatment of women on the job 
C)  equal health insurance plans 
D)  equal opportunities in politics 
E)  an end to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
A)  an end to the mass media's false image of men 
B)  preferential treatment of women on the job 
C)  equal health insurance plans 
D)  equal opportunities in politics 
E)  an end to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Question 5

In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia that

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A)  suspects could refuse to cooperate with police. 
B)  local elections could be monitored by federal officials. 
C)  state laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional. 
D)  those in police custody had certain rights. 
E)  school prayer was unconstitutional. 
A)  suspects could refuse to cooperate with police. 
B)  local elections could be monitored by federal officials. 
C)  state laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional. 
D)  those in police custody had certain rights. 
E)  school prayer was unconstitutional.

Question 6

The War on Poverty

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A)  was first proposed by Richard Nixon as a means to gain the support of congressional Democrats during Eisenhower's second term. 
B)  was not a part of Johnson's Great Society agenda. 
C)  concentrated on equipping the poor with skills and rebuilding their spirit and motivation. 
D)  guaranteed an annual income for most Americans. 
E)  focused on understanding economic changes and responding to them. 
A)  was first proposed by Richard Nixon as a means to gain the support of congressional Democrats during Eisenhower's second term. 
B)  was not a part of Johnson's Great Society agenda. 
C)  concentrated on equipping the poor with skills and rebuilding their spirit and motivation. 
D)  guaranteed an annual income for most Americans. 
E)  focused on understanding economic changes and responding to them.

Question 7

Which was Kennedy's policy regarding Latin America?

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A)  He signed a pact with the leaders of the region stating he would not interfere with their internal affairs. 
B)  Through the Alliance for Progress, he sent economic aid to the region hoping to alleviate poverty. 
C)  He formed military alliances with governments that would help the United States defeat communism. 
D)  He sent economic aid to promote democracy in the region. 
E)  He helped Latin American countries professionalize their armed forces in case of an attack by the Soviet Union. 
A)  He signed a pact with the leaders of the region stating he would not interfere with their internal affairs. 
B)  Through the Alliance for Progress, he sent economic aid to the region hoping to alleviate poverty. 
C)  He formed military alliances with governments that would help the United States defeat communism. 
D)  He sent economic aid to promote democracy in the region. 
E)  He helped Latin American countries professionalize their armed forces in case of an attack by the Soviet Union.

Question 8

The American Indian Movement

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A)  was in opposition to the Red Power movement. 
B)  demanded the end of the tribal system. 
C)  demanded greater tribal self-government. 
D)  urged all Indians to leave their reservations. 
E)  demanded greater federal control of the reservation system. 
A)  was in opposition to the Red Power movement. 
B)  demanded the end of the tribal system. 
C)  demanded greater tribal self-government. 
D)  urged all Indians to leave their reservations. 
E)  demanded greater federal control of the reservation system.

Question 9

Who was Martin Luther King Jr. addressing in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?

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A)  Jim Crow 
B)  a local clergyman 
C)  white segregationists 
D)  the president of the United States 
E)  an international audience 
A)  Jim Crow 
B)  a local clergyman 
C)  white segregationists 
D)  the president of the United States 
E)  an international audience

Question 10

Who was the intellectual father of Black Power?

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A)  Luther King 
B)  Ella Baker 
C)  John Lewis 
D)  Philip Randolph 
E)  Malcolm X 
A)  Luther King 
B)  Ella Baker 
C)  John Lewis 
D)  Philip Randolph 
E)  Malcolm X

Question 11

The Port Huron Statement offered a new vision of social change while defining freedom to mean participatory democracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Unlike the New Deal, the Great Society was a response to prosperity, not depression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The turmoil of 1968 led to

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A)  a halt to protests in 1969. 
B)  immediate gains for liberals on civil rights issues. 
C)  an end to the Vietnam War. 
D)  the election of Hubert Humphrey. 
E)  a backlash calling for law and order. 
A)  a halt to protests in 1969. 
B)  immediate gains for liberals on civil rights issues. 
C)  an end to the Vietnam War. 
D)  the election of Hubert Humphrey. 
E)  a backlash calling for law and order.

Question 14

The sexual revolution that accompanied the birth control pill was central to feminism's "second wave" in the 1960s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As Martin Luther King Jr. came to realize the difficulty of combating the economic plight of black America, his language became more and more radical.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Barry Goldwater's conservative movement

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A)  marked a departure from the radical conservatism of William Buckley. 
B)  did not find traction among midwestern and eastern transplants to Southern California. 
C)  was strongly embraced by the Young Americans for Freedom. 
D)  essentially ended with his landslide defeat in the 1964 presidential election. 
E)  rebuilt the traditional conservative voting base. 
A)  marked a departure from the radical conservatism of William Buckley. 
B)  did not find traction among midwestern and eastern transplants to Southern California. 
C)  was strongly embraced by the Young Americans for Freedom. 
D)  essentially ended with his landslide defeat in the 1964 presidential election. 
E)  rebuilt the traditional conservative voting base.

Question 17

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

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Roe v. Wade is a landmark decision by th

Question 18

In addition to sit-ins, other forms of direct action

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A)  encountered very little resistance by local white authorities. 
B)  included "wade-ins," where black activists attempted to integrate California beaches. 
C)  attracted national attention, especially the 1961 "Freedom Rides." 
D)  were limited to marches and demonstrations. 
E)  included integrated groups riding city buses into the Midwest, where drivers and conductors attacked them. 
A)  encountered very little resistance by local white authorities. 
B)  included "wade-ins," where black activists attempted to integrate California beaches. 
C)  attracted national attention, especially the 1961 "Freedom Rides." 
D)  were limited to marches and demonstrations. 
E)  included integrated groups riding city buses into the Midwest, where drivers and conductors attacked them.

Question 19

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

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Black Power is a political slogan and a

Question 20

The Hart-Celler Act of 1965

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A)  only limited southern and eastern Europeans from migrating to the United States. 
B)  abandoned the category of "illegal aliens." 
C)  lifted all caps on immigration. 
D)  provided special provisions for Latin Americans. 
E)  abandoned the national-origins immigration quota system. 
A)  only limited southern and eastern Europeans from migrating to the United States. 
B)  abandoned the category of "illegal aliens." 
C)  lifted all caps on immigration. 
D)  provided special provisions for Latin Americans. 
E)  abandoned the national-origins immigration quota system.

Exam 25: The Sixties, 1960-1968

During the Vietnam War, the United States sent military and economic aid to the government of North Vietnam.

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

Blacks' hopes for social justice mainly rested on

The National Organization for Women (NOW) campaigned for which of the following?

In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia that

The War on Poverty

Which was Kennedy's policy regarding Latin America?

The American Indian Movement

Who was Martin Luther King Jr. addressing in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?

Who was the intellectual father of Black Power?

The Port Huron Statement offered a new vision of social change while defining freedom to mean participatory democracy.

Unlike the New Deal, the Great Society was a response to prosperity, not depression.

The turmoil of 1968 led to

The sexual revolution that accompanied the birth control pill was central to feminism's "second wave" in the 1960s.

As Martin Luther King Jr. came to realize the difficulty of combating the economic plight of black America, his language became more and more radical.

Barry Goldwater's conservative movement

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

In addition to sit-ins, other forms of direct action

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

The Hart-Celler Act of 1965

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

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