Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Martin Luther King Jr.

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 2

During the feminist movement,women came to believe that "the personal is political," thus permanently changing Americans' definition of freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What did the defeat of Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater show?

Accepted Answer

A)  The success of the civil rights movement had made conventional Republicans unelectable. 
B)  The success of the New Deal state had made libertarianism unattractive to Americans. 
C)  The changing demographic image of the United States had made older presidential candidates unappealing. 
D)  The civil rights movement had redrawn the political map and opened the South to the Republican Party. 
E)  Americans were not yet ready for a Jewish presidential candidate. 
A)  The success of the civil rights movement had made conventional Republicans unelectable. 
B)  The success of the New Deal state had made libertarianism unattractive to Americans. 
C)  The changing demographic image of the United States had made older presidential candidates unappealing. 
D)  The civil rights movement had redrawn the political map and opened the South to the Republican Party. 
E)  Americans were not yet ready for a Jewish presidential candidate.

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Stokely Carmichael

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 5

Why did John F.Kennedy consider civil rights a moral crisis for the nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  He saw how racial tensions divided his own family. 
B)  He had personally witnessed the hardships of Jim Crow growing up. 
C)  He did not think racial equality in the United States possible without reparations for slavery. 
D)  He found racial discrimination incompatible with the United States' claim for leadership of the free world. 
E)  He considered civil rights an issue for women and gays as well as for African-Americans. 
A)  He saw how racial tensions divided his own family. 
B)  He had personally witnessed the hardships of Jim Crow growing up. 
C)  He did not think racial equality in the United States possible without reparations for slavery. 
D)  He found racial discrimination incompatible with the United States' claim for leadership of the free world. 
E)  He considered civil rights an issue for women and gays as well as for African-Americans.

Question 6

The Warren Court:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a conservative court with the one exception of Brown v. Board of Education. 
B)  seemed to accept the feminist view of the family as a collection of sovereign individuals rather than a unit with a single male head. 
C)  began a trend to halt the liberal view that had begun in the late 1950s that government had an obligation to provide for the welfare of the citizens. 
D)  condemned Lyndon Johnson for abuses of power taken during the Vietnam War. 
E)  set up the legal precedents that would later lead to a conservative view on abortion rights. 
A)  was a conservative court with the one exception of Brown v. Board of Education. 
B)  seemed to accept the feminist view of the family as a collection of sovereign individuals rather than a unit with a single male head. 
C)  began a trend to halt the liberal view that had begun in the late 1950s that government had an obligation to provide for the welfare of the citizens. 
D)  condemned Lyndon Johnson for abuses of power taken during the Vietnam War. 
E)  set up the legal precedents that would later lead to a conservative view on abortion rights.

Question 7

Compare the civil rights movement in the South with that in the North.Be sure to discuss methods,leadership,and issues that were being addressed,and the success of each.

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement in the South a

Question 8

Harry Truman and Dwight D.Eisenhower had sought a policy known as termination,meant to integrate Indians into the American mainstream,but it was abandoned by John F.Kennedy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why did the United States continue to support South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem's corrupt and weak regime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diem had the support of his people, which pointed to an eventual South Vietnamese victory over the communists. 
B)  By 1963, Diem's forces had regained much of the Vietnamese countryside from the outnumbered Viet Cong. 
C)  Presidents Kennedy and Johnson feared losing Vietnam to communism. 
D)  U.S. officials were caught by surprise when a military coup led to Diem's death. 
E)  Diem had built a stable and broad base of support for his government using advice from American officials. 
A)  Diem had the support of his people, which pointed to an eventual South Vietnamese victory over the communists. 
B)  By 1963, Diem's forces had regained much of the Vietnamese countryside from the outnumbered Viet Cong. 
C)  Presidents Kennedy and Johnson feared losing Vietnam to communism. 
D)  U.S. officials were caught by surprise when a military coup led to Diem's death. 
E)  Diem had built a stable and broad base of support for his government using advice from American officials.

Question 10

Regarding civil rights during his presidency,John F.Kennedy:

Accepted Answer

A)  immediately addressed the demands of black activists. 
B)  remained completely uninvolved. 
C)  was reluctant to address the movement's demands until 1963. 
D)  instructed his brother Robert Kennedy to immediately enforce desegregation in the South. 
E)  proposed a civil rights bill his first week in office. 
A)  immediately addressed the demands of black activists. 
B)  remained completely uninvolved. 
C)  was reluctant to address the movement's demands until 1963. 
D)  instructed his brother Robert Kennedy to immediately enforce desegregation in the South. 
E)  proposed a civil rights bill his first week in office.

Question 11

The free speech movement:

Accepted Answer

A)  failed in its efforts to establish free speech on college campuses. 
B)  began in Berkeley to protest a campus ban on political groups convening and distributing literature at a central meeting place. 
C)  began in Los Angeles to protest a campus ban on political literature. 
D)  began in Port Huron to protest a campus ban on political literature. 
E)  had little support among college-age students at the time. 
A)  failed in its efforts to establish free speech on college campuses. 
B)  began in Berkeley to protest a campus ban on political groups convening and distributing literature at a central meeting place. 
C)  began in Los Angeles to protest a campus ban on political literature. 
D)  began in Port Huron to protest a campus ban on political literature. 
E)  had little support among college-age students at the time.

Question 12

The anti-war movement:

Accepted Answer

A)  attracted only draft-age males. 
B)  was of little interest to civil-rights activists. 
C)  never built a mass constituency. 
D)  had little impact on public opinion. 
E)  challenged the foundations of Cold War thinking. 
A)  attracted only draft-age males. 
B)  was of little interest to civil-rights activists. 
C)  never built a mass constituency. 
D)  had little impact on public opinion. 
E)  challenged the foundations of Cold War thinking.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The Chicago Freedom Movement was a civil

Question 14

Barry Goldwater's 1964 campaign emphasized:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased taxes to balance the budget. 
B)  an immediate pullout from Vietnam. 
C)  a reduction in governmental regulations. 
D)  racial equality in the United States. 
E)  a less aggressive approach to the Cold War. 
A)  increased taxes to balance the budget. 
B)  an immediate pullout from Vietnam. 
C)  a reduction in governmental regulations. 
D)  racial equality in the United States. 
E)  a less aggressive approach to the Cold War.

Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Twenty-fourth Amendment

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

What set President Lyndon Baines Johnson apart from his predecessor,John F.Kennedy?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was willing to focus on Cold War issues the way Kennedy did not. 
B)  He was free from the legacy of political compromise in Congress that had weakened Kennedy's reputation. 
C)  He had the charm and affability that the often-aloof Kennedy could not muster. 
D)  He knew the meaning of poverty and racial injustice from his own life experiences. 
E)  He lacked the political experience in Congress that made Kennedy such an effective president. 
A)  He was willing to focus on Cold War issues the way Kennedy did not. 
B)  He was free from the legacy of political compromise in Congress that had weakened Kennedy's reputation. 
C)  He had the charm and affability that the often-aloof Kennedy could not muster. 
D)  He knew the meaning of poverty and racial injustice from his own life experiences. 
E)  He lacked the political experience in Congress that made Kennedy such an effective president.

Question 17

What event forced John F.Kennedy to take meaningful action in support of the civil rights movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Selma-to-Birmingham March. 
B)  March on Washington rally. 
C)  King's demonstrations in Birmingham. 
D)  Greensboro sit-ins. 
E)  Freedom Summer campaign. 
A)  Selma-to-Birmingham March. 
B)  March on Washington rally. 
C)  King's demonstrations in Birmingham. 
D)  Greensboro sit-ins. 
E)  Freedom Summer campaign.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate about the 1965 Voting Rights Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was partly the result of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march where participants were brutally assaulted by police. 
B)  It upheld the right of county officials to oversee black voter registration in cases where provided for by local statute. 
C)  It empowered federal officials to oversee voter registration. 
D)  It was strongly endorsed by President Johnson. 
E)  Congress quickly passed the act after the president's speech. 
A)  It was partly the result of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march where participants were brutally assaulted by police. 
B)  It upheld the right of county officials to oversee black voter registration in cases where provided for by local statute. 
C)  It empowered federal officials to oversee voter registration. 
D)  It was strongly endorsed by President Johnson. 
E)  Congress quickly passed the act after the president's speech.

Question 19

What did students of the New Left movement think was missing in American liberalism in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The willingness to address poverty. 
B)  The reluctance of companies to recognize unions. 
C)  The commitment to legislate on behalf of Social Security. 
D)  The practice of true participatory democracy. 
E)  A concern about the threat of monopoly in industrial capitalism. 
A)  The willingness to address poverty. 
B)  The reluctance of companies to recognize unions. 
C)  The commitment to legislate on behalf of Social Security. 
D)  The practice of true participatory democracy. 
E)  A concern about the threat of monopoly in industrial capitalism.

Question 20

The movements of the 1960s challenged the 1950s understanding of freedom,which had been linked to the Cold War abroad and to consumer choice at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: The Sixties,1960-1968

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Martin Luther King Jr.

During the feminist movement,women came to believe that "the personal is political," thus permanently changing Americans' definition of freedom.

What did the defeat of Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater show?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Stokely Carmichael

Why did John F.Kennedy consider civil rights a moral crisis for the nation?

The Warren Court:

Compare the civil rights movement in the South with that in the North.Be sure to discuss methods,leadership,and issues that were being addressed,and the success of each.

Harry Truman and Dwight D.Eisenhower had sought a policy known as termination,meant to integrate Indians into the American mainstream,but it was abandoned by John F.Kennedy.

Why did the United States continue to support South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem's corrupt and weak regime?

Regarding civil rights during his presidency,John F.Kennedy:

The free speech movement:

The anti-war movement:

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

Barry Goldwater's 1964 campaign emphasized:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Twenty-fourth Amendment

What set President Lyndon Baines Johnson apart from his predecessor,John F.Kennedy?

What event forced John F.Kennedy to take meaningful action in support of the civil rights movement?

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate about the 1965 Voting Rights Act?

What did students of the New Left movement think was missing in American liberalism in the 1960s?

The movements of the 1960s challenged the 1950s understanding of freedom,which had been linked to the Cold War abroad and to consumer choice at home.

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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

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From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

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