Question 1

The Hart-Cellar Act of 1965 did all of the following EXCEPT it:

Accepted Answer

A)  no longer restricted southern and eastern Europeans. 
B)  limited the amount of immigrants from the Western Hemisphere to 120,000. 
C)  was forced through Congress in response to increasing numbers of Vietnamese refugees. 
D)  provided special provisions for communist country refugees. 
E)  set the total number of immigrants in a year at 290,000. 
A)  no longer restricted southern and eastern Europeans. 
B)  limited the amount of immigrants from the Western Hemisphere to 120,000. 
C)  was forced through Congress in response to increasing numbers of Vietnamese refugees. 
D)  provided special provisions for communist country refugees. 
E)  set the total number of immigrants in a year at 290,000. C

Question 2

Which of the following organizations does NOT belong in this group?

Accepted Answer

A)  SNCC. 
B)  YAF. 
C)  CORE. 
D)  SDS. 
E)  NAACP. 
A)  SNCC. 
B)  YAF. 
C)  CORE. 
D)  SDS. 
E)  NAACP. B

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Gulf of Tonkin resolution

Accepted Answer

A) SDS 
B) Richard Nixon's voter base 
C) a congressional blank check 
D) outlawed the poll tax 
E) freedom of the press
F)Young Americans for Freedom
G)University of California at Berkeley
H)young American volunteers to help abroad
I)aid for Latin America
J)environmental movement
K)protection of the right to abortion
L)voter registration drive
M)women's health 
A) SDS 
B) Richard Nixon's voter base 
C) a congressional blank check 
D) outlawed the poll tax 
E) freedom of the press
F)Young Americans for Freedom
G)University of California at Berkeley
H)young American volunteers to help abroad
I)aid for Latin America
J)environmental movement
K)protection of the right to abortion
L)voter registration drive
M)women's health C

Question 4

The Berlin Wall:

Accepted Answer

A)  was built with the cooperation of West Germany and her western allies, who sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union. 
B)  was torn down in 1989 by a group of Soviet protestors. 
C)  was erected in 1961 by the Soviets to stem the rising tide of emigration from East Berlin to West Berlin. 
D)  became an unlikely symbol of hope that one day the Cold War would end. 
E)  was a temporary defensive measure enacted after a series of riots. 
A)  was built with the cooperation of West Germany and her western allies, who sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union. 
B)  was torn down in 1989 by a group of Soviet protestors. 
C)  was erected in 1961 by the Soviets to stem the rising tide of emigration from East Berlin to West Berlin. 
D)  became an unlikely symbol of hope that one day the Cold War would end. 
E)  was a temporary defensive measure enacted after a series of riots.

Question 5

The Kerner Report blamed ghetto violence on segregation and poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Martin Luther King Jr.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The National Organization for Women (NOW)campaigned for all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  an end to the mass media's false image of women. 
B)  equal job opportunities for women. 
C)  equal educational opportunities. 
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 women. 
B)  equal job opportunities for women. 
C)  equal educational opportunities. 
D)  equal opportunities in politics. 
E)  an end to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Question 8

The War on Poverty:

Accepted Answer

A)  was first proposed by Richard Nixon as a means to gain 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 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 9

Barry Goldwater's conservative movement:

Accepted Answer

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 10

Lyndon Johnson said that economic freedom meant more than equal opportunity.Explain what he meant by that statement and how his Great Society program attempted to redefine the relationship between freedom and equality.

Accepted Answer

Lyndon Johnson's statement about economi

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Peace Corps

Accepted Answer

A) SDS 
B) Richard Nixon's voter base 
C) a congressional blank check 
D) outlawed the poll tax 
E) freedom of the press
F)Young Americans for Freedom
G)University of California at Berkeley
H)young American volunteers to help abroad
I)aid for Latin America
J)environmental movement
K)protection of the right to abortion
L)voter registration drive
M)women's health 
A) SDS 
B) Richard Nixon's voter base 
C) a congressional blank check 
D) outlawed the poll tax 
E) freedom of the press
F)Young Americans for Freedom
G)University of California at Berkeley
H)young American volunteers to help abroad
I)aid for Latin America
J)environmental movement
K)protection of the right to abortion
L)voter registration drive
M)women's health

Question 12

Discuss how successful the anti-war movement was in changing the course of the war.What methods were used? How did the movement view freedom and the war?

Accepted Answer

The Vietnam War was a conflict that last

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Carl Ogelsby

Accepted Answer

A) Great Society 
B) Unsafe at Any Speed 
C) "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 
D) National Farm Worker's Association 
E) Free Speech movement
F)supporter of Black Power movement
G)Bay of Pigs
H)The Other America
I)founder of NOW
J)Nation of Islam
K)SDS leader
L)University of Mississippi
M)interracial marriage 
A) Great Society 
B) Unsafe at Any Speed 
C) "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 
D) National Farm Worker's Association 
E) Free Speech movement
F)supporter of Black Power movement
G)Bay of Pigs
H)The Other America
I)founder of NOW
J)Nation of Islam
K)SDS leader
L)University of Mississippi
M)interracial marriage

Question 14

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Port Huron Statement

Accepted Answer

A) SDS 
B) Richard Nixon's voter base 
C) a congressional blank check 
D) outlawed the poll tax 
E) freedom of the press
F)Young Americans for Freedom
G)University of California at Berkeley
H)young American volunteers to help abroad
I)aid for Latin America
J)environmental movement
K)protection of the right to abortion
L)voter registration drive
M)women's health 
A) SDS 
B) Richard Nixon's voter base 
C) a congressional blank check 
D) outlawed the poll tax 
E) freedom of the press
F)Young Americans for Freedom
G)University of California at Berkeley
H)young American volunteers to help abroad
I)aid for Latin America
J)environmental movement
K)protection of the right to abortion
L)voter registration drive
M)women's health

Question 16

The New Left:

Accepted Answer

A)  was made up mostly of black college students. 
B)  focused its activism on economic justice. 
C)  called for a democracy of citizen participation. 
D)  was made up of children of the Old Left. 
E)  had made its peace with consumer culture. 
A)  was made up mostly of black college students. 
B)  focused its activism on economic justice. 
C)  called for a democracy of citizen participation. 
D)  was made up of children of the Old Left. 
E)  had made its peace with consumer culture.

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Freedom Summer

Accepted Answer

A) SDS 
B) Richard Nixon's voter base 
C) a congressional blank check 
D) outlawed the poll tax 
E) freedom of the press
F)Young Americans for Freedom
G)University of California at Berkeley
H)young American volunteers to help abroad
I)aid for Latin America
J)environmental movement
K)protection of the right to abortion
L)voter registration drive
M)women's health 
A) SDS 
B) Richard Nixon's voter base 
C) a congressional blank check 
D) outlawed the poll tax 
E) freedom of the press
F)Young Americans for Freedom
G)University of California at Berkeley
H)young American volunteers to help abroad
I)aid for Latin America
J)environmental movement
K)protection of the right to abortion
L)voter registration drive
M)women's health

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Freedom Summer was a voter registration

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  encountered very little resistance by local white authorities. 
B)  included "wade-ins," where black activists attempted to integrate southern beaches. 
C)  attracted national attention, especially the 1961 "Freedom Rides," where integrated groups rode interstate buses into the Deep South and were violently attacked along the way. 
D)  were limited to marches and demonstrations. 
E)  B and C 
A)  encountered very little resistance by local white authorities. 
B)  included "wade-ins," where black activists attempted to integrate southern beaches. 
C)  attracted national attention, especially the 1961 "Freedom Rides," where integrated groups rode interstate buses into the Deep South and were violently attacked along the way. 
D)  were limited to marches and demonstrations. 
E)  B and C

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Our Bodies, Ourselves is a book that was

Exam 25: The Sixties,1960-1968

The Hart-Cellar Act of 1965 did all of the following EXCEPT it:

Which of the following organizations does NOT belong in this group?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Gulf of Tonkin resolution

The Berlin Wall:

The Kerner Report blamed ghetto violence on segregation and poverty.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Martin Luther King Jr.

The National Organization for Women (NOW)campaigned for all of the following EXCEPT:

The War on Poverty:

Barry Goldwater's conservative movement:

Lyndon Johnson said that economic freedom meant more than equal opportunity.Explain what he meant by that statement and how his Great Society program attempted to redefine the relationship between freedom and equality.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Peace Corps

Discuss how successful the anti-war movement was in changing the course of the war.What methods were used? How did the movement view freedom and the war?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Carl Ogelsby

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.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Port Huron Statement

The New Left:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Freedom Summer

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

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. -Our Bodies,Ourselves

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

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s 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 Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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