Question 1

Besides eliminating segregation and racial discrimination in public facilities and employment, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 included a provision that

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A) banned racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing units. 
B) prohibited sexual as well as racial discrimination. 
C) established the principle of affirmative action in college admissions. 
D) protected the rights of Latino immigrants to speak Spanish in schools. 
E) protected gays against discrimination in employment. 
A) banned racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing units. 
B) prohibited sexual as well as racial discrimination. 
C) established the principle of affirmative action in college admissions. 
D) protected the rights of Latino immigrants to speak Spanish in schools. 
E) protected gays against discrimination in employment.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Kent State killings

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The Kent State killings refer to the tra

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Civil Rights Act of 1964

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landm

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-War Powers Act

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The War Powers Act, officially known as

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Griswold v. Connecticut ​(1965)

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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) is a land

Question 6

The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, outraged religious conservatives in 1962-1963 when it

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A) declared a woman's right to an abortion. 
B) ruled that prayer and Bible reading in public schools violated the First Amendment. 
C) prohibited the display of religious symbols in government buildings. 
D) ruled that parochial schools and parochial students could not receive government funding or any assistance. 
E) declared that the practice of having congressional chaplains was unconstitutional. 
A) declared a woman's right to an abortion. 
B) ruled that prayer and Bible reading in public schools violated the First Amendment. 
C) prohibited the display of religious symbols in government buildings. 
D) ruled that parochial schools and parochial students could not receive government funding or any assistance. 
E) declared that the practice of having congressional chaplains was unconstitutional.

Question 7

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Barry Goldwater, the Republican party's 1964 presidential candidate, opposed

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A) the Tennessee Valley Authority. 
B) the Social Security system. 
C) civil rights legislation. 
D) the nuclear test-ban treaty. 
E) the federal income tax. 
A) the Tennessee Valley Authority. 
B) the Social Security system. 
C) civil rights legislation. 
D) the nuclear test-ban treaty. 
E) the federal income tax.

Question 8

As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

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A) whites left the South in record numbers. 
B) centuries of discrimination and oppression ended. 
C) whites refused to do business with blacks. 
D) white southerners began to court black votes. 
E) the South became strongly Democratic. 
A) whites left the South in record numbers. 
B) centuries of discrimination and oppression ended. 
C) whites refused to do business with blacks. 
D) white southerners began to court black votes. 
E) the South became strongly Democratic.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"silent majority"

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The term "silent majority" refers to an

Question 10

Do you agree that the political protests in the United States and in Western Europe were partly fueled by the baby boom population bulge and the economic affluence of the times? Would there have been rebellions in the United States and in Western Europe even if the Vietnam War had not occurred?

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Yes, I agree that the political protests

Question 11

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Signs that the Cold War was thawing a bit in the early 1970s included

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A) development of MIRVs. 
B) the SALT agreement. 
C) the ABM treaty. 
D) the unification of Vietnam. 
E) Nixon's visits to Moscow and Beijing. 
A) development of MIRVs. 
B) the SALT agreement. 
C) the ABM treaty. 
D) the unification of Vietnam. 
E) Nixon's visits to Moscow and Beijing.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John F. Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy was the 35th President o

Question 13

When it came to welfare programs, Richard Nixon

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A) sought to exclude African Americans. 
B) tried to repeal only food stamps and Medicaid. 
C) did little to reduce the poverty rate. 
D) did his best to do away with Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs. 
E) supported significant expansion in many areas. 
A) sought to exclude African Americans. 
B) tried to repeal only food stamps and Medicaid. 
C) did little to reduce the poverty rate. 
D) did his best to do away with Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs. 
E) supported significant expansion in many areas.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Wallace

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George Wallace was an American politicia

Question 15

The War on Poverty was inspired by

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A) the sickness, lack of electrification, and dire conditions President Johnson witnessed as a young man and congressman in the hill country west of Austin, Texas. 
B) Michael Harrington's book The Other America. 
C) increasing public faith that an affluent nation such as America should be able to end poverty. 
D) President Johnson's desire to take up an antipoverty campaign first contemplated by President Kennedy. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) the sickness, lack of electrification, and dire conditions President Johnson witnessed as a young man and congressman in the hill country west of Austin, Texas. 
B) Michael Harrington's book The Other America. 
C) increasing public faith that an affluent nation such as America should be able to end poverty. 
D) President Johnson's desire to take up an antipoverty campaign first contemplated by President Kennedy. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 16

The political challenge to President Johnson's Vietnam policies gained great momentum when

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A) the Senate voted to cut off funds for any further escalation of the war. 
B) the favorite for the Republican nomination, Richard Nixon, began opposing the war. 
C) third-party challenger George Wallace began criticizing Johnson. 
D) Vice President Hubert Humphrey turned against Johnson's policies. 
E) Senator Eugene McCarthy nearly defeated Johnson in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. 
A) the Senate voted to cut off funds for any further escalation of the war. 
B) the favorite for the Republican nomination, Richard Nixon, began opposing the war. 
C) third-party challenger George Wallace began criticizing Johnson. 
D) Vice President Hubert Humphrey turned against Johnson's policies. 
E) Senator Eugene McCarthy nearly defeated Johnson in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

Question 17

After the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the chief goal of the black civil rights movement in the South became to

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A) secure the right to vote. 
B) end discrimination in housing. 
C) gain equality in education. 
D) prohibit racial discrimination in employment. 
E) integrate private social clubs and organizations. 
A) secure the right to vote. 
B) end discrimination in housing. 
C) gain equality in education. 
D) prohibit racial discrimination in employment. 
E) integrate private social clubs and organizations.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thomas Eagleton

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Thomas Eagleton was a United States Sena

Question 19

Richard Nixon's Philadelphia Plan

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A) was a direct attack on affirmative action. 
B) aimed at giving direct economic assistance to business. 
C) attempted to counter the Supreme Court's opposition to affirmative action. 
D) required construction trade unions to establish timetables and goals for hiring black apprentices. 
E) aimed to renovate inner cities like those in Philadelphia. 
A) was a direct attack on affirmative action. 
B) aimed at giving direct economic assistance to business. 
C) attempted to counter the Supreme Court's opposition to affirmative action. 
D) required construction trade unions to establish timetables and goals for hiring black apprentices. 
E) aimed to renovate inner cities like those in Philadelphia.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-détente

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Détente refers to a period of improved r

Exam 37: The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Besides eliminating segregation and racial discrimination in public facilities and employment, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 included a provision that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Kent State killings

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Civil Rights Act of 1964

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -War Powers Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Griswold v. Connecticut ​(1965)

The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, outraged religious conservatives in 1962-1963 when it

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Barry Goldwater, the Republican party's 1964 presidential candidate, opposed

As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"silent majority"

Do you agree that the political protests in the United States and in Western Europe were partly fueled by the baby boom population bulge and the economic affluence of the times? Would there have been rebellions in the United States and in Western Europe even if the Vietnam War had not occurred?

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Signs that the Cold War was thawing a bit in the early 1970s included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John F. Kennedy

When it came to welfare programs, Richard Nixon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Wallace

The War on Poverty was inspired by

The political challenge to President Johnson's Vietnam policies gained great momentum when

After the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the chief goal of the black civil rights movement in the South became to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thomas Eagleton

Richard Nixon's Philadelphia Plan

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -détente

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Barry Goldwater, the Republican party's 1964 presidential candidate, opposed

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Signs that the Cold War was thawing a bit in the early 1970s included