Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-massive retaliation

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

Question 2

President Kennedy ordered hundreds of federal marshals and thousands of federal troops to force the racial integration of

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A)  Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. 
B)  Louisiana State University. 
C)  the lunch counters of Greensboro, North Carolina. 
D)  the bus stations in Birmingham, Alabama. 
E)  the University of Mississippi. 
A)  Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. 
B)  Louisiana State University. 
C)  the lunch counters of Greensboro, North Carolina. 
D)  the bus stations in Birmingham, Alabama. 
E)  the University of Mississippi.

Question 3

What was the impact of the 1960s cultural rebellions on education,religion,and the family?

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The 1960s cultural rebellions had a sign

Question 4

How did the Republicans' nomination of the ultraconservative Senator Barry Goldwater in 1964 pave the way for Lyndon Johnson's sweeping Great Society legislation?

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The Republicans' nomination of the ultra

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Malcolm X

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Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little on May 19

Question 6

Both major-party presidential candidates in 1968 agreed that the United States should

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A)  negotiate an immediate end to the Vietnam War. 
B)  withdraw U.S. troops to safe enclaves. 
C)  withdraw American forces from Vietnam. 
D)  escalate the bombing of North Vietnam. 
E)  continue the war in pursuit of an honorable peace. 
A)  negotiate an immediate end to the Vietnam War. 
B)  withdraw U.S. troops to safe enclaves. 
C)  withdraw American forces from Vietnam. 
D)  escalate the bombing of North Vietnam. 
E)  continue the war in pursuit of an honorable peace.

Question 7

To what extent was the gay movement a direct outgrowth of the 1960s? How does it compare with the other civil rights and liberation movements of the time?

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The gay movement of the 1960s was indeed

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-War on Poverty

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The War on Poverty refers to a series of

Question 9

Opponents of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act calculated that

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A)  they had enough votes from senators and congressmen opposed to racial equality to tank the bill. 
B)  it would fail because liberals would not be able to support legislation that would end laws that gave women special protections. 
C)  it would be derailed by the inclusion of sexual orientation in the new law. 
D)  discrimination in hiring would not be eliminated by this law. 
E)  None of these 
A)  they had enough votes from senators and congressmen opposed to racial equality to tank the bill. 
B)  it would fail because liberals would not be able to support legislation that would end laws that gave women special protections. 
C)  it would be derailed by the inclusion of sexual orientation in the new law. 
D)  discrimination in hiring would not be eliminated by this law. 
E)  None of these

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a join

Question 11

Besides eliminating segregation and racial discrimination in public facilities and employment,Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 included a provision that

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A)  laid the foundation for busing to achieve integration. 
B)  prohibited sexual as well as racial discrimination. 
C)  established the principle of affirmative action in college admissions. 
D)  protected the rights of Latino immigrants to speak Spanish in schools. 
E)  protected gays against discrimination in employment. 
A)  laid the foundation for busing to achieve integration. 
B)  prohibited sexual as well as racial discrimination. 
C)  established the principle of affirmative action in college admissions. 
D)  protected the rights of Latino immigrants to speak Spanish in schools. 
E)  protected gays against discrimination in employment.

Question 12

American and world public opinion turned strongly in favor of the civil rights movement when

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A)  Senator Barry Goldwater came out in favor of the civil rights bill. 
B)  Martin Luther King led a successful nonviolent march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. 
C)  J. Edgar Hoover's wiretaps on Martin Luther King were exposed. 
D)  Martin Luther King's peaceful demonstrators were viciously attacked in Birmingham. 
E)  Martin Luther King met with President Kennedy at the White House. 
A)  Senator Barry Goldwater came out in favor of the civil rights bill. 
B)  Martin Luther King led a successful nonviolent march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. 
C)  J. Edgar Hoover's wiretaps on Martin Luther King were exposed. 
D)  Martin Luther King's peaceful demonstrators were viciously attacked in Birmingham. 
E)  Martin Luther King met with President Kennedy at the White House.

Question 13

The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplished all of the following except

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A)  creation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 
B)  prohibiting discrimination based on gender. 
C)  banning sexual as well as racial discrimination. 
D)  banning racial discrimination in most private facilities open to the public. 
E)  requiring affirmative action against discrimination. 
A)  creation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 
B)  prohibiting discrimination based on gender. 
C)  banning sexual as well as racial discrimination. 
D)  banning racial discrimination in most private facilities open to the public. 
E)  requiring affirmative action against discrimination.

Question 14

Before he became vice president and then president of the United States,Lyndon Johnson had exercised great power as

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A)  secretary of defense. 
B)  Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. 
C)  a wealthy Texas businessman. 
D)  governor of Texas. 
E)  Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
A)  secretary of defense. 
B)  Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. 
C)  a wealthy Texas businessman. 
D)  governor of Texas. 
E)  Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jack Kerouac

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Jack Kerouac was an American novelist an

Question 16

At first,John F.Kennedy moved very slowly in the area of racial justice because he

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A)  did not support civil rights. 
B)  needed the support of southern legislators to pass his economic and social legislation. 
C)  had not pledged any action in this area during his campaign. 
D)  believed that initiatives in this area should come from the Supreme Court and Congress. 
E)  was suspicious of Martin Luther King. 
A)  did not support civil rights. 
B)  needed the support of southern legislators to pass his economic and social legislation. 
C)  had not pledged any action in this area during his campaign. 
D)  believed that initiatives in this area should come from the Supreme Court and Congress. 
E)  was suspicious of Martin Luther King.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Free Speech Movement

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The Free Speech Movement was a student p

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-modernization theory

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Modernization theory is a sociological a

Question 19

Do you agree that the protests were partly fueled by the baby boom population bulge and the economic affluence of the times? Would there have been rebellions even if the Vietnam War had not occurred?

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It is possible that the protests of the

Question 20

The Cuban missile crisis resulted in all of the following except

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A)  U.S. agreement to abandon the American base at Guantanamo. 
B)  the removal of Nikita Khrushchev from power in the Soviet Union. 
C)  a U.S. promise not to invade Cuba. 
D)  an ambitious program of military expansion by the Soviet Union. 
E)  withdrawal of U.S. missiles in Turkey. 
A)  U.S. agreement to abandon the American base at Guantanamo. 
B)  the removal of Nikita Khrushchev from power in the Soviet Union. 
C)  a U.S. promise not to invade Cuba. 
D)  an ambitious program of military expansion by the Soviet Union. 
E)  withdrawal of U.S. missiles in Turkey.

Exam 38: The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -massive retaliation

President Kennedy ordered hundreds of federal marshals and thousands of federal troops to force the racial integration of

What was the impact of the 1960s cultural rebellions on education,religion,and the family?

How did the Republicans' nomination of the ultraconservative Senator Barry Goldwater in 1964 pave the way for Lyndon Johnson's sweeping Great Society legislation?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Malcolm X

Both major-party presidential candidates in 1968 agreed that the United States should

To what extent was the gay movement a direct outgrowth of the 1960s? How does it compare with the other civil rights and liberation movements of the time?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -War on Poverty

Opponents of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act calculated that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Besides eliminating segregation and racial discrimination in public facilities and employment,Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 included a provision that

American and world public opinion turned strongly in favor of the civil rights movement when

The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplished all of the following except

Before he became vice president and then president of the United States,Lyndon Johnson had exercised great power as

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jack Kerouac

At first,John F.Kennedy moved very slowly in the area of racial justice because he

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Free Speech Movement

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -modernization theory

Do you agree that the protests were partly fueled by the baby boom population bulge and the economic affluence of the times? Would there have been rebellions even if the Vietnam War had not occurred?

The Cuban missile crisis resulted in all of the following except

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