Question 1

Which of the following was the rallying cry of the counterculture movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  liberation 
B)  democracy 
C)  equality 
D)  peace 
E)  consumerism 
A)  liberation 
B)  democracy 
C)  equality 
D)  peace 
E)  consumerism

Question 2

Black Power emerged as a response to which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  frustrations over the federal government's coddling of civil rights workers 
B)  the Republican Party's attempts to determine the civil rights movement's strategy 
C)  the civil rights movement's failure to have any impact on the economic problems of black ghettos 
D)  white Americans' tendency to specify their European ethnicity 
E)  the passage of the Civil Rights Act 
A)  frustrations over the federal government's coddling of civil rights workers 
B)  the Republican Party's attempts to determine the civil rights movement's strategy 
C)  the civil rights movement's failure to have any impact on the economic problems of black ghettos 
D)  white Americans' tendency to specify their European ethnicity 
E)  the passage of the Civil Rights Act

Question 3

In comparison to the immigration law of 1924, the Hart-Celler Act closed U.S. borders to immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Malcolm X

Accepted Answer

A)  supported integration. 
B)  believed in the nonviolent struggle for equality. 
C)  was deeply Catholic. 
D)  insisted blacks should control their own resources. 
E)  agreed with King on how the black movement should behave. 
A)  supported integration. 
B)  believed in the nonviolent struggle for equality. 
C)  was deeply Catholic. 
D)  insisted blacks should control their own resources. 
E)  agreed with King on how the black movement should behave.

Question 5

The anti-war movement

Accepted Answer

A)  attracted only draft-age males. 
B)  was of little interest to civil rights activists. 
C)  never built a mass constituency. 
D)  had little impact on public opinion. 
E)  challenged the foundations of Cold War thinking. 
A)  attracted only draft-age males. 
B)  was of little interest to civil rights activists. 
C)  never built a mass constituency. 
D)  had little impact on public opinion. 
E)  challenged the foundations of Cold War thinking.

Question 6

What occurred at the 1968 Democratic Party convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Kennedy was nominated to run for president. 
B)  Tens of thousands of antiwar activists staged protests. 
C)  Lyndon Johnson was asked to reconsider running for reelection. 
D)  Protests occurred over segregated seating at the convention. 
E)  Hubert Humphrey declined the nomination. 
A)  Robert Kennedy was nominated to run for president. 
B)  Tens of thousands of antiwar activists staged protests. 
C)  Lyndon Johnson was asked to reconsider running for reelection. 
D)  Protests occurred over segregated seating at the convention. 
E)  Hubert Humphrey declined the nomination.

Question 7

Why was liberation theology so popular in Latin America in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Second Vatican Council had sanctioned birth control. 
B)  The Cuban Revolution had inspired neighboring nations. 
C)  Kennedy's Alliance for Progress was bearing fruit. 
D)  The Cuban Missile Crisis had shattered the region's complacency. 
E)  Reform in the Catholic Church had inspired social justice activists. 
A)  The Second Vatican Council had sanctioned birth control. 
B)  The Cuban Revolution had inspired neighboring nations. 
C)  Kennedy's Alliance for Progress was bearing fruit. 
D)  The Cuban Missile Crisis had shattered the region's complacency. 
E)  Reform in the Catholic Church had inspired social justice activists.

Question 8

After Rachel Carson publicly exposed the dangers of DDT, chemical and pesticide companies launched a campaign to discredit her.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Freedom Rides of 1961 traveled through which of the following states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas and Missouri 
B)  Maryland and Massachusetts 
C)  Florida and South Carolina 
D)  Alabama and Mississippi 
E)  Washington and Oregon 
A)  Texas and Missouri 
B)  Maryland and Massachusetts 
C)  Florida and South Carolina 
D)  Alabama and Mississippi 
E)  Washington and Oregon

Question 10

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Who was Malcolm X and what did he believe in?

Accepted Answer

Malcolm X was a prominent African Americ

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The Feminine Mystique is a book written

Question 12

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Analyze James Baldwin's statement about the civil rights movement challenging the United States to rethink "what it really means by freedom." How did civil rights activists challenge the government and American citizens?

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement was a pivotal

Question 13

Who founded the Youth International Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abbie Hoffman 
B)  Bobby Seale 
C)  Timothy Leary 
D)  Elvis Presley 
E)  Richie Havens 
A)  Abbie Hoffman 
B)  Bobby Seale 
C)  Timothy Leary 
D)  Elvis Presley 
E)  Richie Havens

Question 14

The movements of the 1960s challenged the 1950s understanding of freedom, which had been linked to the Cold War abroad and to consumer choice at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In which of the following ways did the March on Washington expose tension within the movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some activists wanted to resort to violence and brought arms to the March. 
B)  Even though women played crucial roles within the movement, all speakers were men. 
C)  Speakers refused to moderate their speeches. 
D)  Women were not allowed to play key roles within the movement. 
E)  Whites were not allowed to march. 
A)  Some activists wanted to resort to violence and brought arms to the March. 
B)  Even though women played crucial roles within the movement, all speakers were men. 
C)  Speakers refused to moderate their speeches. 
D)  Women were not allowed to play key roles within the movement. 
E)  Whites were not allowed to march.

Question 16

The New Left

Accepted Answer

A)  embraced the twentieth-century version of liberalism. 
B)  spoke of loneliness, isolation, and alienation. 
C)  comprised mainly uneducated whites. 
D)  viewed the Soviet Union as a model to follow. 
E)  believed the working class was the agent of social change. 
A)  embraced the twentieth-century version of liberalism. 
B)  spoke of loneliness, isolation, and alienation. 
C)  comprised mainly uneducated whites. 
D)  viewed the Soviet Union as a model to follow. 
E)  believed the working class was the agent of social change.

Question 17

What philosophy did the protesters at the Greensboro sit-in adhere to?

Accepted Answer

A)  militancy 
B)  Marxism 
C)  violence as self-defense 
D)  nonviolence 
E)  Buddhism 
A)  militancy 
B)  Marxism 
C)  violence as self-defense 
D)  nonviolence 
E)  Buddhism

Question 18

Richard Nixon won the Republican nomination for the 1968 election. Which of the following groups found his campaign appealing?

Accepted Answer

A)  black constituents hoping for equality 
B)  ordinary Americans searching for a commitment for law and order 
C)  liberals searching for free-market policies 
D)  young professionals just starting to get involved in politics 
E)  women searching for liberation 
A)  black constituents hoping for equality 
B)  ordinary Americans searching for a commitment for law and order 
C)  liberals searching for free-market policies 
D)  young professionals just starting to get involved in politics 
E)  women searching for liberation

Question 19

How did John Kennedy's inaugural address strike a different tone?

Accepted Answer

A)  It downplayed the Soviet Union as a threat. 
B)  It urged Americans to move beyond the consumer culture of the 1950s. 
C)  It focused on communism in the Caribbean. 
D)  It talked about reverence for the adults who lived through the Great Depression. 
E)  It explicitly focused on the topics of segregation and race. 
A)  It downplayed the Soviet Union as a threat. 
B)  It urged Americans to move beyond the consumer culture of the 1950s. 
C)  It focused on communism in the Caribbean. 
D)  It talked about reverence for the adults who lived through the Great Depression. 
E)  It explicitly focused on the topics of segregation and race.

Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Briefly explain the significance of Birmingham during the civil rights movement.

Accepted Answer

Birmingham, Alabama played a crucial rol

Exam 25: The Sixties, 1960-1968

Which of the following was the rallying cry of the counterculture movement?

Black Power emerged as a response to which of the following factors?

In comparison to the immigration law of 1924, the Hart-Celler Act closed U.S. borders to immigrants.

Malcolm X

The anti-war movement

What occurred at the 1968 Democratic Party convention?

Why was liberation theology so popular in Latin America in the 1960s?

After Rachel Carson publicly exposed the dangers of DDT, chemical and pesticide companies launched a campaign to discredit her.

The Freedom Rides of 1961 traveled through which of the following states?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Who was Malcolm X and what did he believe in?

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

Who founded the Youth International Party?

The movements of the 1960s challenged the 1950s understanding of freedom, which had been linked to the Cold War abroad and to consumer choice at home.

In which of the following ways did the March on Washington expose tension within the movement?

The New Left

What philosophy did the protesters at the Greensboro sit-in adhere to?

Richard Nixon won the Republican nomination for the 1968 election. Which of the following groups found his campaign appealing?

How did John Kennedy's inaugural address strike a different tone?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Briefly explain the significance of Birmingham during the civil rights movement.

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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