Question 1

The Civil Rights Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibited racial discrimination in places of public accommodation, but not private accommodation. 
B)  was seen by Lyndon Johnson as "a fitting memorial" to John F. Kennedy, after his assassination. 
C)  did not include a ban on discrimination on the basis of "sex" until the original bill was amended two years later. 
D)  prohibited racial discrimination in places of employment only. 
E)  was amended a year later to prohibit racial discrimination in private accommodations. 
A)  prohibited racial discrimination in places of public accommodation, but not private accommodation. 
B)  was seen by Lyndon Johnson as "a fitting memorial" to John F. Kennedy, after his assassination. 
C)  did not include a ban on discrimination on the basis of "sex" until the original bill was amended two years later. 
D)  prohibited racial discrimination in places of employment only. 
E)  was amended a year later to prohibit racial discrimination in private accommodations.

Question 2

The sexual revolution that accompanied the birth control pill was not central to feminism's "second wave" in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The gay liberation movement:

Accepted Answer

A)  was banned in several states. 
B)  attracted many straight women. 
C)  initially excluded women. 
D)  was inspired by the civil rights movement. 
E)  ended with the successful Stonewall riot. 
A)  was banned in several states. 
B)  attracted many straight women. 
C)  initially excluded women. 
D)  was inspired by the civil rights movement. 
E)  ended with the successful Stonewall riot.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Black Power is a political slogan and a

Question 5

The 1960 sit-in at Greensboro,North Carolina:

Accepted Answer

A)  sparked similar successful demonstrations throughout the South. 
B)  did not end with integration of the Woolworth's lunch counter. 
C)  encountered a harsh reaction from Greensboro's police force, which jailed the four ringleaders. 
D)  was staged in one of the most notoriously racist cities of the South, where angry residents remained deeply committed to the racial divide. 
E)  ended in a riot with ten injured. 
A)  sparked similar successful demonstrations throughout the South. 
B)  did not end with integration of the Woolworth's lunch counter. 
C)  encountered a harsh reaction from Greensboro's police force, which jailed the four ringleaders. 
D)  was staged in one of the most notoriously racist cities of the South, where angry residents remained deeply committed to the racial divide. 
E)  ended in a riot with ten injured.

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Loving v.Virginia

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 7

During Freedom Summer:

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A)  very few white college students participated. 
B)  only black activists participated in the voter registration campaign. 
C)  signers of the Southern Manifesto launched a campaign against integration. 
D)  a coalition of civil rights groups launched a voter registration drive in Mississippi. 
E)  there was little violence. 
A)  very few white college students participated. 
B)  only black activists participated in the voter registration campaign. 
C)  signers of the Southern Manifesto launched a campaign against integration. 
D)  a coalition of civil rights groups launched a voter registration drive in Mississippi. 
E)  there was little violence.

Question 8

Describe the new environmental movement of the 1960s.What was "new" about it? How did Rachel Carson's work help spur and shape the movement? Did environmental activism of the period result in any of the desired outcomes? If so,what were they? If not,why not? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The new environmental movement of the 19

Question 9

By 1968,the number of U.S.troops in Vietnam:

Accepted Answer

A)  was less than in 1965. 
B)  was decreasing as the peace process accelerated. 
C)  exceeded half a million as the war became more brutal. 
D)  was reduced, as President Johnson considered running for another term. 
E)  was of little concern to most Americans. 
A)  was less than in 1965. 
B)  was decreasing as the peace process accelerated. 
C)  exceeded half a million as the war became more brutal. 
D)  was reduced, as President Johnson considered running for another term. 
E)  was of little concern to most Americans.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The Black Panther Party:

Accepted Answer

A)  repudiated the notion of "black power" and worked for reconciliation between the divided factions of SNCC and CORE. 
B)  provided education and health care to urban residents. 
C)  unlike other black militant groups of the era, did not suffer from internal dissension. 
D)  became a target of the FBI and California police. 
E)  B and D 
A)  repudiated the notion of "black power" and worked for reconciliation between the divided factions of SNCC and CORE. 
B)  provided education and health care to urban residents. 
C)  unlike other black militant groups of the era, did not suffer from internal dissension. 
D)  became a target of the FBI and California police. 
E)  B and D

Question 12

How did John F.Kennedy's foreign policy agenda envision new initiatives aimed at countering communist influence in the world? How successful was Kennedy's foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

John F. Kennedy's foreign policy agenda

Question 13

John F.Kennedy's foreign policy for Latin America,called the Alliance for Progress,was a success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

On what grounds could foreign nationals apply for immigrant status in the United States after 1965?

Accepted Answer

A)  The color of their skin. 
B)  Their proficiency in English. 
C)  Their anticommunist credentials. 
D)  Their family ties to U.S. citizens or other immigrants. 
E)  Their experience in counterinsurgency operations. 
A)  The color of their skin. 
B)  Their proficiency in English. 
C)  Their anticommunist credentials. 
D)  Their family ties to U.S. citizens or other immigrants. 
E)  Their experience in counterinsurgency operations.

Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Cesar Chavez

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 16

The slogan of the March on Washington was "Jobs and Freedom."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss the various "liberation" movements of the 1960s.How did racial minorities,women,and gays and lesbians challenge long-standing social inequalities in American society? Were there any similarities in issues and/or strategies among the various groups? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The 1960s saw a surge in "liberation" mo

Question 18

Why are the riots in American cities during the 1960s best understood as battles?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Department of Defense deployed regular army units to suppress these uprisings. 
B)  African-American rioters often had received military training in Cuba and Venezuela. 
C)  Urban blacks saw the predominantly white police force as an occupying army. 
D)  Rioters frequently employed weapons otherwise only used in military combat operations. 
E)  Riot squads were organized by the Department of Defense. 
A)  The Department of Defense deployed regular army units to suppress these uprisings. 
B)  African-American rioters often had received military training in Cuba and Venezuela. 
C)  Urban blacks saw the predominantly white police force as an occupying army. 
D)  Rioters frequently employed weapons otherwise only used in military combat operations. 
E)  Riot squads were organized by the Department of Defense.

Question 19

The Cuban Missile Crisis did nothing to change John F.Kennedy's attitudes toward the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Fidel Castro

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

Exam 25: The Sixties,1960-1968

The Civil Rights Act:

The sexual revolution that accompanied the birth control pill was not central to feminism's "second wave" in the 1960s.

The gay liberation movement:

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

The 1960 sit-in at Greensboro,North Carolina:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Loving v.Virginia

During Freedom Summer:

Describe the new environmental movement of the 1960s.What was "new" about it? How did Rachel Carson's work help spur and shape the movement? Did environmental activism of the period result in any of the desired outcomes? If so,what were they? If not,why not? Explain.

By 1968,the number of U.S.troops in Vietnam:

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

The Black Panther Party:

How did John F.Kennedy's foreign policy agenda envision new initiatives aimed at countering communist influence in the world? How successful was Kennedy's foreign policy?

John F.Kennedy's foreign policy for Latin America,called the Alliance for Progress,was a success.

On what grounds could foreign nationals apply for immigrant status in the United States after 1965?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Cesar Chavez

The slogan of the March on Washington was "Jobs and Freedom."

Discuss the various "liberation" movements of the 1960s.How did racial minorities,women,and gays and lesbians challenge long-standing social inequalities in American society? Were there any similarities in issues and/or strategies among the various groups? Explain.

Why are the riots in American cities during the 1960s best understood as battles?

The Cuban Missile Crisis did nothing to change John F.Kennedy's attitudes toward the Cold War.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Fidel Castro

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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