Question 1

What was the Kennedy administration's policy toward Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  He sent some 16,000 military advisers to South Vietnam and attempted to move South Vietnamese peasants into fortified villages to isolate the Vietcong. 
B)  He ordered American troops to protect Premier Ngo Dinh Diem from an expected military coup. 
C)  He withdrew American troops and negotiated with the Soviet Union to install a neutral premier. 
D)  He placed an embargo of the South to force Premier Ngo Dinh Diem to deliver on his promise of land reform. 
E)  He initiated a major bombing campaign of North Vietnam. 
A)  He sent some 16,000 military advisers to South Vietnam and attempted to move South Vietnamese peasants into fortified villages to isolate the Vietcong. 
B)  He ordered American troops to protect Premier Ngo Dinh Diem from an expected military coup. 
C)  He withdrew American troops and negotiated with the Soviet Union to install a neutral premier. 
D)  He placed an embargo of the South to force Premier Ngo Dinh Diem to deliver on his promise of land reform. 
E)  He initiated a major bombing campaign of North Vietnam.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Liberalism

Accepted Answer

Liberalism is a political and moral phil

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Attrition strategy

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Attrition strategy refers to a military

Question 4

Evaluate how effective President Kennedy was in dealing with Cuba, Berlin, and Vietnam. How were his policies different from Eisenhower and were they any more successful? How effective overall was he in developing and implementing his foreign policies?

Accepted Answer

President Kennedy's approach to dealing

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Vietnamization

Accepted Answer

Vietnamization was a policy initiated by

Question 6

Which of the following accurately describes Lyndon Johnson's policy on civil rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  adopted a cautious "wait and see" attitude that betrayed fear of upsetting his southern constituents. 
B)  emphasized on increased educational opportunities for African-Americans, but failure to address immediate economic concerns. 
C)  won passage of a sweeping civil-rights law that granted the federal government new powers to fight segregation. 
D)  delivered strong speeches but failed to produce significant legislation because of a continuing southern filibuster. 
E)  frequent used federal troops and lavish government spending. 
A)  adopted a cautious "wait and see" attitude that betrayed fear of upsetting his southern constituents. 
B)  emphasized on increased educational opportunities for African-Americans, but failure to address immediate economic concerns. 
C)  won passage of a sweeping civil-rights law that granted the federal government new powers to fight segregation. 
D)  delivered strong speeches but failed to produce significant legislation because of a continuing southern filibuster. 
E)  frequent used federal troops and lavish government spending.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Lyndon Baines Johnson

Accepted Answer

Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to

Question 8

In the 1960 presidential election, what advantages did Richard M. Nixon have over John F. Kennedy?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was not tied to the crises and scandals of the Eisenhower administration. 
B)  He was Protestant and had a great deal of experience. 
C)  He was known for his poise and dynamism. 
D)  He had a lot of experience in front of television cameras. 
E)  He was respected by liberals for his opposition to McCarthyism in the early 1950s. 
A)  He was not tied to the crises and scandals of the Eisenhower administration. 
B)  He was Protestant and had a great deal of experience. 
C)  He was known for his poise and dynamism. 
D)  He had a lot of experience in front of television cameras. 
E)  He was respected by liberals for his opposition to McCarthyism in the early 1950s.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Robert Kennedy

Accepted Answer

Robert Kennedy, also known as Robert Fra

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
American Indian Movement

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The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a

Question 11

What was Eugene McCarthy's main issue during his challenge to Lyndon Johnson for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination?

Accepted Answer

A)  presence of communists in the State Department 
B)  war in Vietnam 
C)  war on poverty 
D)  an appeal to the "silent majority" of Americans 
E)  the white backlash 
A)  presence of communists in the State Department 
B)  war in Vietnam 
C)  war on poverty 
D)  an appeal to the "silent majority" of Americans 
E)  the white backlash

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Cuban missile crisis

Accepted Answer

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day co

Question 13

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of East Asia that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Vietnam

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The answer of Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying...

Question 14

What did the Nixon Doctrine state?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States would help to defend, by military means if necessary, the territorial integrity of any nation threatened by communism. 
B)  United States would use force, if necessary, to ensure that Latin American nations elected honest, pro-American governments. 
C)  United States would provide financial and moral support to nations facing communist subversion, but such nations would have to defend themselves. 
D)  United States would work to support human rights around the globe. 
E)  United States would support free trade and capitalism throughout the globe. 
A)  United States would help to defend, by military means if necessary, the territorial integrity of any nation threatened by communism. 
B)  United States would use force, if necessary, to ensure that Latin American nations elected honest, pro-American governments. 
C)  United States would provide financial and moral support to nations facing communist subversion, but such nations would have to defend themselves. 
D)  United States would work to support human rights around the globe. 
E)  United States would support free trade and capitalism throughout the globe.

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Great Society

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The Great Society was a set of domestic

Question 16

Which policy did Lyndon Johnson follow with regard to American involvement in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  He followed an attrition strategy to try to force the communist to the peace table. 
B)  He rapidly increased the number of American ground troops in South Vietnam for a massive invasion of North Vietnam 
C)  He gradually withdrew American forces while asking for United Nations mediation. 
D)  He pulled American forces out immediately and declared that the United States had achieved its goals. 
E)  It did nothing until free elections could be held in South Vietnam. 
A)  He followed an attrition strategy to try to force the communist to the peace table. 
B)  He rapidly increased the number of American ground troops in South Vietnam for a massive invasion of North Vietnam 
C)  He gradually withdrew American forces while asking for United Nations mediation. 
D)  He pulled American forces out immediately and declared that the United States had achieved its goals. 
E)  It did nothing until free elections could be held in South Vietnam.

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Medicare, Medicaid

Accepted Answer

Medicare and Medicaid are two government

Question 18

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe conditions in the American army in Vietnam by 1969?

Accepted Answer

A)  morale had plummeted and drug use had soared. 
B)  racial conflict among American soldiers had increased. 
C)  killing of officers by enlisted men had become more common. 
D)  troop strength had risen to about 700,000. 
E)  American soldiers mutinied against their commanders. 
A)  morale had plummeted and drug use had soared. 
B)  racial conflict among American soldiers had increased. 
C)  killing of officers by enlisted men had become more common. 
D)  troop strength had risen to about 700,000. 
E)  American soldiers mutinied against their commanders.

Question 19

What is the long-term significance of the 1965 Immigration Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It established immigration limits based on nationality. 
B)  More immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe arrived on American shores. 
C)  It prompted dramatic increases in immigration from Asia and Latin America. 
D)  It established new patrols of the borders between the U.S. and Mexico. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  It established immigration limits based on nationality. 
B)  More immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe arrived on American shores. 
C)  It prompted dramatic increases in immigration from Asia and Latin America. 
D)  It established new patrols of the borders between the U.S. and Mexico. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 20

Which of the following did Malcolm X not advocate before 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  African-Americans should separate themselves from whites. 
B)  African-Americans should be proud of their blackness. 
C)  African-Americans should rely on nonviolence. 
D)  African-Americans should celebrate their African roots. 
E)  African-Americans should control their own destinies. 
A)  African-Americans should separate themselves from whites. 
B)  African-Americans should be proud of their blackness. 
C)  African-Americans should rely on nonviolence. 
D)  African-Americans should celebrate their African roots. 
E)  African-Americans should control their own destinies.

Exam 28: Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam

What was the Kennedy administration's policy toward Vietnam?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Liberalism

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Attrition strategy

Evaluate how effective President Kennedy was in dealing with Cuba, Berlin, and Vietnam. How were his policies different from Eisenhower and were they any more successful? How effective overall was he in developing and implementing his foreign policies?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Vietnamization

Which of the following accurately describes Lyndon Johnson's policy on civil rights?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Lyndon Baines Johnson

In the 1960 presidential election, what advantages did Richard M. Nixon have over John F. Kennedy?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Robert Kennedy

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. American Indian Movement

What was Eugene McCarthy's main issue during his challenge to Lyndon Johnson for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Cuban missile crisis

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of East Asia that correctly identifies each of the following: Vietnam

What did the Nixon Doctrine state?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Great Society

Which policy did Lyndon Johnson follow with regard to American involvement in Vietnam?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Medicare, Medicaid

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe conditions in the American army in Vietnam by 1969?

What is the long-term significance of the 1965 Immigration Act?

Which of the following did Malcolm X not advocate before 1964?

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