Question 1

After the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the chief goal of the black civil rights movement in the South became to

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A)  secure the right to vote. 
B)  end discrimination in housing. 
C)  gain equality in education. 
D)  prohibit racial discrimination in employment. 
E)  integrate private social clubs and organizations. 
A)  secure the right to vote. 
B)  end discrimination in housing. 
C)  gain equality in education. 
D)  prohibit racial discrimination in employment. 
E)  integrate private social clubs and organizations.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hubert H. Humphrey

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Hubert H. Humphrey was an American polit

Question 3

George McGovern, the Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1972, alienated the traditional working-class backbone of the Democratic party

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A)  by opposing the "closed shop" and minimum wage laws. 
B)  when he advocated an end to the Vietnam War. 
C)  when it was discovered that he had undergone psychiatric care. 
D)  by appealing to racial minorities, feminists, and youth. 
E)  by opposing the power of labor unions. 
A)  by opposing the "closed shop" and minimum wage laws. 
B)  when he advocated an end to the Vietnam War. 
C)  when it was discovered that he had undergone psychiatric care. 
D)  by appealing to racial minorities, feminists, and youth. 
E)  by opposing the power of labor unions.

Question 4

The three P's that largely explain the cultural upheavals of the 1960s are

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A)  poverty, political radicalism, and protest against authority. 
B)  public schools, parietal rules, and parental restrictions. 
C)  population bulge, protest against Vietnam, and prosperity. 
D)  patriotism, prowar enthusiasm, and perfectionism. 
E)  the pill, pot, and popular rock music. 
A)  poverty, political radicalism, and protest against authority. 
B)  public schools, parietal rules, and parental restrictions. 
C)  population bulge, protest against Vietnam, and prosperity. 
D)  patriotism, prowar enthusiasm, and perfectionism. 
E)  the pill, pot, and popular rock music.

Question 5

Former vice president Richard Nixon essentially won the 1968 presidential election by

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A)  promising to escalate the Vietnam War and win a decisive victory there. 
B)  repudiating Goldwater conservatives and running as a liberal Republican. 
C)  re-asserting the Republican party's historic commitment to civil rights and civil liberties. 
D)  arguing that the Vietnam War had been a mistake from the beginning. 
E)  exploiting Democratic divisions and appealing to moderately conservative law and order sentiment. 
A)  promising to escalate the Vietnam War and win a decisive victory there. 
B)  repudiating Goldwater conservatives and running as a liberal Republican. 
C)  re-asserting the Republican party's historic commitment to civil rights and civil liberties. 
D)  arguing that the Vietnam War had been a mistake from the beginning. 
E)  exploiting Democratic divisions and appealing to moderately conservative law and order sentiment.

Question 6

Why did so much of the idealistic youthful political movements and counterculture end in disillusionment and cynicism? Could those movements have taken a different turn under different circumstances, such as if President Johnson had concluded a peace treaty ending American involvement in the Vietnam War and if the political assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X during the 1960s had not occurred?

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There are several reasons why so much of

Question 7

To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s, President Richard Nixon

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A)  imposed a ninety-day wage and price freeze. 
B)  put the United States back on the gold standard. 
C)  sought a system of international currency stabilization. 
D)  lowered Social Security payments. 
E)  pressured the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates. 
A)  imposed a ninety-day wage and price freeze. 
B)  put the United States back on the gold standard. 
C)  sought a system of international currency stabilization. 
D)  lowered Social Security payments. 
E)  pressured the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-détente

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Détente refers to a period of improved r

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Eugene McCarthy

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Eugene McCarthy was an American politici

Question 10

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?

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The longer-term appeal of Goldwater-styl

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Wallace

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George Wallace was an American politicia

Question 12

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 13

President Johnson proved to be much more successful than President Kennedy at

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A)  getting his legislation passed by Congress. 
B)  exciting the ideals and spirit of his fellow citizens. 
C)  reducing America's overseas commitments. 
D)  gaining the admiration and support of the media. 
E)  appealing to America's European Allies. 
A)  getting his legislation passed by Congress. 
B)  exciting the ideals and spirit of his fellow citizens. 
C)  reducing America's overseas commitments. 
D)  gaining the admiration and support of the media. 
E)  appealing to America's European Allies.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1

Question 15

Substantial opposition to America's commitment to Vietnam between 1965 and 1968 came from

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A)  America's European allies. 
B)  Congress. 
C)  the American public. 
D)  many draft registrants. 
E)  Senators Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy. 
A)  America's European allies. 
B)  Congress. 
C)  the American public. 
D)  many draft registrants. 
E)  Senators Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lyndon B. Johnson

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Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th President

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The Republicans' nomination of the ultra

Question 18

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

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Curtis LeMay was a highly influential fi

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Voting Rights Act of 1965

Accepted Answer

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a land

Question 20

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

After the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the chief goal of the black civil rights movement in the South became to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hubert H. Humphrey

George McGovern, the Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1972, alienated the traditional working-class backbone of the Democratic party

The three P's that largely explain the cultural upheavals of the 1960s are

Former vice president Richard Nixon essentially won the 1968 presidential election by

To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s, President Richard Nixon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -détente

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eugene McCarthy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Wallace

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

President Johnson proved to be much more successful than President Kennedy at

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Substantial opposition to America's commitment to Vietnam between 1965 and 1968 came from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lyndon B. Johnson

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: -Curtis LeMay

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Voting Rights Act of 1965

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

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933–1941

America in World War II 1941–1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 16: The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

After the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the chief goal of the black civil rights movement in the South became to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hubert H. Humphrey

George McGovern, the Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1972, alienated the traditional working-class backbone of the Democratic party

The three P's that largely explain the cultural upheavals of the 1960s are

Former vice president Richard Nixon essentially won the 1968 presidential election by

To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s, President Richard Nixon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -détente

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eugene McCarthy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Wallace

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

President Johnson proved to be much more successful than President Kennedy at

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Substantial opposition to America's commitment to Vietnam between 1965 and 1968 came from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lyndon B. Johnson

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: -Curtis LeMay

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Voting Rights Act of 1965

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

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933–1941

America in World War II 1941–1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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