Question 1

Some advocates of Black Power made the movement the basis for

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasizing African American distinctiveness and separatism. 
B)  upholding the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
C)  supporting a movement "back to Africa." 
D)  encouraging the end of racially based identity and culture. 
E)  promoting affirmative action in education and employment. 
A)  emphasizing African American distinctiveness and separatism. 
B)  upholding the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
C)  supporting a movement "back to Africa." 
D)  encouraging the end of racially based identity and culture. 
E)  promoting affirmative action in education and employment.

Question 2

The 1968 Tet offensive resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Viet Cong's takeover of most of South Vietnam's major cities. 
B)  a request from American generals to send an additional 200,000 American troops to Vietnam. 
C)  a tactical defeat for the Viet Cong. 
D)  a political defeat for the United States. 
E)  a negotiated settlement of the war. 
A)  the Viet Cong's takeover of most of South Vietnam's major cities. 
B)  a request from American generals to send an additional 200,000 American troops to Vietnam. 
C)  a tactical defeat for the Viet Cong. 
D)  a political defeat for the United States. 
E)  a negotiated settlement of the war.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Allen Ginsberg

Accepted Answer

Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Curtis LeMay

Accepted Answer

Curtis LeMay was a highly influential fi

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Barry Goldwater

Accepted Answer

Barry Goldwater was a significant figure

Question 6

Even though Senator Barry Goldwater was buried in Lyndon Johnson's landslide victory in 1964,he is often seen as the forerunner of the later rise of conservatism in American politics.What explains the longer-term appeal of Goldwater-style conservatism? Why was he able to make so little headway in 1964?

Accepted Answer

The longer-term appeal of Goldwater-styl

Question 7

The attempt to nominate an antiwar Democratic candidate for president in 1968 suffered a crippling blow when

Accepted Answer

A)  Senator Eugene McCarthy withdrew from the race before the Democratic convention. 
B)  Senator Robert Kennedy was assassinated after winning the California primary. 
C)  pro-war vice president Hubert Humphrey won the Oregon and California primaries. 
D)  militant leftist demonstrators at the Chicago convention caused a backlash in favor of Humphrey. 
E)  public opinion turned back in favor of the war after the Tet offensive. 
A)  Senator Eugene McCarthy withdrew from the race before the Democratic convention. 
B)  Senator Robert Kennedy was assassinated after winning the California primary. 
C)  pro-war vice president Hubert Humphrey won the Oregon and California primaries. 
D)  militant leftist demonstrators at the Chicago convention caused a backlash in favor of Humphrey. 
E)  public opinion turned back in favor of the war after the Tet offensive.

Exam 38: The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

Some advocates of Black Power made the movement the basis for

The 1968 Tet offensive resulted in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Allen Ginsberg

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Curtis LeMay

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Barry Goldwater

The attempt to nominate an antiwar Democratic candidate for president in 1968 suffered a crippling blow when

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