Question 1

Which of the following is true of the Kennedy administration's policy toward Cuba after the Bay of Pigs fiasco?

Accepted Answer

A)  The administration directed American businesses to halt all trade with Cuba. 
B)  The administration opened talks with Castro through secret emissaries. 
C)  The administration continued trying to remove Castro from power through CIA activities. 
D)  The administration acknowledged its mistake and pledged to respect Cuba's sovereignty. 
A)  The administration directed American businesses to halt all trade with Cuba. 
B)  The administration opened talks with Castro through secret emissaries. 
C)  The administration continued trying to remove Castro from power through CIA activities. 
D)  The administration acknowledged its mistake and pledged to respect Cuba's sovereignty.

Question 2

The Greensboro sit-in was ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a televised debate on issues related to the Vietnam War 
B)  the first in a series of nonviolent challenges to racial segregation in the South 
C)  a takeover by flower children of San Francisco's Greensboro Park 
D)  a prayer vigil in response to the assassination of John F. Kennedy 
A)  a televised debate on issues related to the Vietnam War 
B)  the first in a series of nonviolent challenges to racial segregation in the South 
C)  a takeover by flower children of San Francisco's Greensboro Park 
D)  a prayer vigil in response to the assassination of John F. Kennedy

Question 3

In response to the Soviet agreement to withdraw its missiles from Cuba, President Kennedy pledged that the United States would ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  establish normal diplomatic relations with Cuba 
B)  refrain from invading Cuba 
C)  end the economic boycott against Cuba 
D)  abandon the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay 
A)  establish normal diplomatic relations with Cuba 
B)  refrain from invading Cuba 
C)  end the economic boycott against Cuba 
D)  abandon the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay

Question 4

Khrushchev installed nuclear missiles in Cuba for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was preparing for a nuclear strike against the United States. 
B)  He did so solely to persuade the United States to remove its missiles from Turkey. 
C)  He did so both to deter an American invasion of Cuba and to improve the Soviet Union's position in the nuclear balance of power. 
D)  He was attempting to build an anti-American alliance among Latin American nations under Soviet control. 
A)  He was preparing for a nuclear strike against the United States. 
B)  He did so solely to persuade the United States to remove its missiles from Turkey. 
C)  He did so both to deter an American invasion of Cuba and to improve the Soviet Union's position in the nuclear balance of power. 
D)  He was attempting to build an anti-American alliance among Latin American nations under Soviet control.

Question 5

What was the Soviet response to President Kennedy's refusal to accede to their demands during the 1961 Berlin crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  A withdrawal of battleships from Cuba 
B)  The installation of nuclear weapons in East Germany 
C)  The building of the Berlin Wall 
D)  Withdrawal from the UN 
A)  A withdrawal of battleships from Cuba 
B)  The installation of nuclear weapons in East Germany 
C)  The building of the Berlin Wall 
D)  Withdrawal from the UN

Question 6

Beginning in 1961 and extending through the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, those who volunteered to work in Mississippi ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  encountered little resistance from the white power structure as they worked to register African Americans to vote 
B)  refused to participate in the creation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party 
C)  allowed all decisions about their activities to be made by a core of Southern African-American leaders 
D)  risked their lives attempting to build the political power of African Americans in the South 
A)  encountered little resistance from the white power structure as they worked to register African Americans to vote 
B)  refused to participate in the creation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party 
C)  allowed all decisions about their activities to be made by a core of Southern African-American leaders 
D)  risked their lives attempting to build the political power of African Americans in the South

Question 7

Discuss President Johnson's Great Society program. What were its accomplishments? What were its failings?

Accepted Answer

President Johnson's Great Society progra

Question 8

Discuss the characteristics of the soldiers who served in the Vietnam War, and examine the impact of the war on those soldiers.

Accepted Answer

The soldiers who served in the Vietnam W

Question 9

In his campaign for the presidency in 1964, Barry Goldwater _________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  called for negotiations with the Soviet Union to end the arms race 
B)  indicated his support for the use of tactical nuclear weapons against the nation's enemies 
C)  implied that he would end America's involvement in Vietnam 
D)  stated that individual liberty could be achieved only when all Americans enjoyed equal opportunity in voting, employment, and housing 
A)  called for negotiations with the Soviet Union to end the arms race 
B)  indicated his support for the use of tactical nuclear weapons against the nation's enemies 
C)  implied that he would end America's involvement in Vietnam 
D)  stated that individual liberty could be achieved only when all Americans enjoyed equal opportunity in voting, employment, and housing

Question 10

When Martin Luther King, Jr., put children on the front lines of protest in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, the city's police commissioner ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed the march to proceed without incident 
B)  called out the Alabama National Guard to prevent the march 
C)  used powerful water guns and attack dogs against the protesters 
D)  lined the route of the march with Birmingham police to protect the children from violence 
A)  allowed the march to proceed without incident 
B)  called out the Alabama National Guard to prevent the march 
C)  used powerful water guns and attack dogs against the protesters 
D)  lined the route of the march with Birmingham police to protect the children from violence

Question 11

Which of the following candidates in the 1968 presidential primaries was assassinated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hubert Humphrey 
B)  Robert Kennedy 
C)  Eugene McCarthy 
D)  George Wallace 
A)  Hubert Humphrey 
B)  Robert Kennedy 
C)  Eugene McCarthy 
D)  George Wallace

Question 12

Which of the following was a major target of student protesters in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  College fraternities and sororities 
B)  Sex discrimination in college-admission policies 
C)  The practice of granting tenure to college professors 
D)  The doctrine of in loco parentis 
A)  College fraternities and sororities 
B)  Sex discrimination in college-admission policies 
C)  The practice of granting tenure to college professors 
D)  The doctrine of in loco parentis

Question 13

In his vision of the Great Society, President Johnson believed _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it was better to provide public-works jobs to the unemployed than to provide job-training programs 
B)  he could rely primarily on economic growth to solve the problem of poverty 
C)  it was the responsibility of the government to provide every American with a guaranteed annual income 
D)  that the government must actively work to improve the lives of Americans 
A)  it was better to provide public-works jobs to the unemployed than to provide job-training programs 
B)  he could rely primarily on economic growth to solve the problem of poverty 
C)  it was the responsibility of the government to provide every American with a guaranteed annual income 
D)  that the government must actively work to improve the lives of Americans

Question 14

The term for those who supported American goals in the Vietnam War was ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hawks 
B)  the free speech movement 
C)  doves 
D)  the counterculture 
A)  hawks 
B)  the free speech movement 
C)  doves 
D)  the counterculture

Question 15

Which of the following is associated with Kennedy's nation-building policy among Third World nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Limited Test Ban Treaty 
B)  The Organization of American States 
C)  The International Monetary Fund 
D)  The Peace Corps 
A)  The Limited Test Ban Treaty 
B)  The Organization of American States 
C)  The International Monetary Fund 
D)  The Peace Corps

Question 16

In response to the concept of Black Power, groups such as CORE and SNCC began to ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  oppose the involvement of African Americans in American politics 
B)  purge whites from their membership rolls 
C)  support the NAACP's approach of challenging discriminatory practices in court 
D)  organize a back-to-Africa movement 
A)  oppose the involvement of African Americans in American politics 
B)  purge whites from their membership rolls 
C)  support the NAACP's approach of challenging discriminatory practices in court 
D)  organize a back-to-Africa movement

Question 17

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is particularly significant in American history for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  The resolution marked the point at which most Americans began to have serious doubts about the American role in Vietnam. 
B)  The resolution served notice to the rest of the world that the United States no longer accepted any geographical limits on its freedom to patrol the seas. 
C)  In enacting the resolution, Congress relinquished its war-making powers to the president. 
D)  Passage of the resolution established the precedent of U.S. rejection of United Nations Security Council authority in international disputes. 
A)  The resolution marked the point at which most Americans began to have serious doubts about the American role in Vietnam. 
B)  The resolution served notice to the rest of the world that the United States no longer accepted any geographical limits on its freedom to patrol the seas. 
C)  In enacting the resolution, Congress relinquished its war-making powers to the president. 
D)  Passage of the resolution established the precedent of U.S. rejection of United Nations Security Council authority in international disputes.

Question 18

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  contained no enforcement provisions 
B)  established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate claims of job discrimination 
C)  forbade discrimination in public accommodations, but not the voting booths 
D)  still allowed discrimination on the basis of sex 
A)  contained no enforcement provisions 
B)  established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate claims of job discrimination 
C)  forbade discrimination in public accommodations, but not the voting booths 
D)  still allowed discrimination on the basis of sex

Question 19

When James Meredith attempted to attend the University of Mississippi as that institution's first African-American student, President Kennedy _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stood by while Governor Barnett ordered the university closed 
B)  urged Meredith to attend a northern university instead 
C)  prevented riots by quietly negotiating with the governor of Mississippi and university officials 
D)  ordered federal marshals to protect him 
A)  stood by while Governor Barnett ordered the university closed 
B)  urged Meredith to attend a northern university instead 
C)  prevented riots by quietly negotiating with the governor of Mississippi and university officials 
D)  ordered federal marshals to protect him

Question 20

Which of the following is true of the Port Huron Statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  It called for the replacement of the American two-party system with a European-style multiparty political system. 
B)  It condemned racism, poverty, and the Cold War. 
C)  It called upon college students to boycott corporations whose activities served to support racism or militarism. 
D)  It suggested the formation of a new political coalition consisting of college students and minority groups. 
A)  It called for the replacement of the American two-party system with a European-style multiparty political system. 
B)  It condemned racism, poverty, and the Cold War. 
C)  It called upon college students to boycott corporations whose activities served to support racism or militarism. 
D)  It suggested the formation of a new political coalition consisting of college students and minority groups.

Exam 26: The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968

Which of the following is true of the Kennedy administration's policy toward Cuba after the Bay of Pigs fiasco?

The Greensboro sit-in was ___________________.

In response to the Soviet agreement to withdraw its missiles from Cuba, President Kennedy pledged that the United States would ____________________.

Khrushchev installed nuclear missiles in Cuba for which of the following reasons?

What was the Soviet response to President Kennedy's refusal to accede to their demands during the 1961 Berlin crisis?

Beginning in 1961 and extending through the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, those who volunteered to work in Mississippi ______________________.

Discuss President Johnson's Great Society program. What were its accomplishments? What were its failings?

Discuss the characteristics of the soldiers who served in the Vietnam War, and examine the impact of the war on those soldiers.

In his campaign for the presidency in 1964, Barry Goldwater _________________________.

When Martin Luther King, Jr., put children on the front lines of protest in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, the city's police commissioner ______________________.

Which of the following candidates in the 1968 presidential primaries was assassinated?

Which of the following was a major target of student protesters in the 1960s?

In his vision of the Great Society, President Johnson believed _____________________.

The term for those who supported American goals in the Vietnam War was ______.

Which of the following is associated with Kennedy's nation-building policy among Third World nations?

In response to the concept of Black Power, groups such as CORE and SNCC began to ___________________.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is particularly significant in American history for which of the following reasons?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ________________.

When James Meredith attempted to attend the University of Mississippi as that institution's first African-American student, President Kennedy _______________________.

Which of the following is true of the Port Huron Statement?

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American Revolutions, 1775-1783

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