Exam 16: The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Evaluate the impact of the Warren Court on American life. Cite specific cases that "reflected [the Supreme Court's] deep concern for the individual, no matter how lowly."

Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court handed down rulings to

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

Do you agree with the text authors that Martin Luther King, Jr., was "one of the most inspirational leaders in [American] history," who "left a shining legacy of racial progress"? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

In response to the energy crisis in 1973-1974

The Nixon administration still reflected a staunch anticommunist policy when it engaged in covert operations to overthrow the elected leftist government of

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

President Nixon's chief foreign policy adviser, throughout his administration, was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Warren Burger

President Johnson's legislative program after his election in 1964 included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Anti-Ballistic Missiles (ABM)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Michael Harrington

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Robert F. Kennedy

In response to Congress's attempt to stop him from continuing the bombing of Cambodia, President Nixon

As a result of U.S. support for Israel in 1973, when Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria

Explain why the civil rights movement became more radical and violent as the 1960s progressed. What changes occurred in the motives, assumptions, and leadership of the movement?

Aerial bombardment in Vietnam by the Johnson administration

Why do you think President Johnson's Vietnam policy of "a fine-tuned, step-by-step increase in American force [that] would drive the enemy to defeat with a minimum loss of life on both sides" was unsuccessful? What hawkish and dovish policy alternatives did President Johnson possess in Vietnam? Which, if any, of these Vietnam policy alternatives likely would have been successful? Why would your selected Vietnam policy alternative have stood a reasonable probability of success?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John F. Kennedy