Question 1

In what ways did the counterculture represent the fulfillment of the consumer marketplace?

Accepted Answer

A)  The counterculture extended the concept of individual choice into every realm of life. 
B)  The counterculture made mass consumption more affordable for college students. 
C)  The counterculture revived the concept of free competition and innovation. 
D)  The counterculture extended the privilege of consumption and leisure to the young. 
E)  Members of the counterculture were the primary consumers of new technology. 
A)  The counterculture extended the concept of individual choice into every realm of life. 
B)  The counterculture made mass consumption more affordable for college students. 
C)  The counterculture revived the concept of free competition and innovation. 
D)  The counterculture extended the privilege of consumption and leisure to the young. 
E)  Members of the counterculture were the primary consumers of new technology.

Question 2

Why was liberation theology so popular in Latin America in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Second Vatican Council had sanctioned birth control. 
B)  The Cuban Revolution had inspired neighboring nations. 
C)  Kennedy's Alliance for Progress was bearing fruit. 
D)  The Cuban Missile Crisis had shattered the region's complacency. 
E)  Reform in the Catholic Church had inspired social justice activists. 
A)  The Second Vatican Council had sanctioned birth control. 
B)  The Cuban Revolution had inspired neighboring nations. 
C)  Kennedy's Alliance for Progress was bearing fruit. 
D)  The Cuban Missile Crisis had shattered the region's complacency. 
E)  Reform in the Catholic Church had inspired social justice activists.

Question 3

During the 1960s,the United States had become a more open,more tolerant-in a word,freer-country.Defend or refute this statement.

Accepted Answer

The 1960s in the United States was a tim

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The American Indian Movement (AIM) was a

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Participatory democracy is a system of g

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Malcolm X

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

American planes dropped more tons of bombs on Vietnam than were used in all of World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-James Meredith

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 9

After the Stonewall riot:

Accepted Answer

A)  gay men and lesbians divided into two separate political movements. 
B)  the gay liberation movement came to an end. 
C)  prejudice against lesbians ended. 
D)  a militant gay liberation movement was born. 
E)  prejudice against gay men increased. 
A)  gay men and lesbians divided into two separate political movements. 
B)  the gay liberation movement came to an end. 
C)  prejudice against lesbians ended. 
D)  a militant gay liberation movement was born. 
E)  prejudice against gay men increased.

Question 10

Malcolm X:

Accepted Answer

A)  supported integration efforts. 
B)  worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 
C)  insisted that blacks have economic and political autonomy. 
D)  felt that the Black Power movement went too far. 
E)  was inspired by the efforts of Booker T. Washington. 
A)  supported integration efforts. 
B)  worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 
C)  insisted that blacks have economic and political autonomy. 
D)  felt that the Black Power movement went too far. 
E)  was inspired by the efforts of Booker T. Washington.

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Silent Spring

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Free Speech movement

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

The Tet Offensive was a coordinated seri

Question 14

The 1963 March on Washington:

Accepted Answer

A)  included various female speakers. 
B)  included speeches with militant language. 
C)  focused solely on economic justice. 
D)  focused solely on a languishing civil rights bill. 
E)  was a high point in black and white cooperation. 
A)  included various female speakers. 
B)  included speeches with militant language. 
C)  focused solely on economic justice. 
D)  focused solely on a languishing civil rights bill. 
E)  was a high point in black and white cooperation.

Question 15

After Rachel Carson publicly exposed the dangers of DDT,chemical and pesticide companies launched a campaign to discredit her.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Compare Lyndon Johnson's Great Society with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.Be sure to discuss how the Great Society was a response to prosperity,unlike the New Deal,which was a response to depression.

Accepted Answer

The Great Society was a set of domestic

Question 17

Lyndon Johnson held the New Deal view that government had an obligation to assist the less fortunate members of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Chicano farm workers found a powerful advocate in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the bracero program. 
B)  Cesar Chavez. 
C)  Mario Savio. 
D)  Carlos Bulosan. 
E)  the Border Patrol. 
A)  the bracero program. 
B)  Cesar Chavez. 
C)  Mario Savio. 
D)  Carlos Bulosan. 
E)  the Border Patrol.

Question 19

To combat communism,one of John Kennedy's first acts was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  call for a summit meeting between the two superpowers. 
B)  increase military spending on ballistic missiles. 
C)  suggest a ban on nuclear weapons. 
D)  deploy combat troops to Vietnam. 
E)  establish the Peace Corps. 
A)  call for a summit meeting between the two superpowers. 
B)  increase military spending on ballistic missiles. 
C)  suggest a ban on nuclear weapons. 
D)  deploy combat troops to Vietnam. 
E)  establish the Peace Corps.

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ralph Nader

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

In what ways did the counterculture represent the fulfillment of the consumer marketplace?

Why was liberation theology so popular in Latin America in the 1960s?

During the 1960s,the United States had become a more open,more tolerant-in a word,freer-country.Defend or refute this statement.

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

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Malcolm X

American planes dropped more tons of bombs on Vietnam than were used in all of World War II.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -James Meredith

After the Stonewall riot:

Malcolm X:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Silent Spring

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Free Speech movement

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

The 1963 March on Washington:

After Rachel Carson publicly exposed the dangers of DDT,chemical and pesticide companies launched a campaign to discredit her.

Compare Lyndon Johnson's Great Society with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.Be sure to discuss how the Great Society was a response to prosperity,unlike the New Deal,which was a response to depression.

Lyndon Johnson held the New Deal view that government had an obligation to assist the less fortunate members of society.

Chicano farm workers found a powerful advocate in:

To combat communism,one of John Kennedy's first acts was to:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ralph Nader

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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