Exam 16: The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Which of Lyndon Johnson's Big Four Great Society legislative achievements had the most long-term impact on American society: federal aid to education, Medicare and Medicaid, immigration reform, or the Voting Rights Act of 1965? Defend your answer.

Assess President Nixon's strategy of Vietnamization. Do you think that it was the best way to end the war? Why or why not?

The difference between Lyndon Johnson's affirmative action programs and those of Richard Nixon was

The War on Poverty was inspired by

The militant African American leader who most directly challenged Martin Luther King, Jr.'s goal of peaceful integration was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"black power"

Why was Richard M. Nixon, with his "loser's image," able to win the presidential election of 1968? What issues and events worked to his advantage?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Spiro Agnew

What was the political impetus for the War Powers Act? Do you think that the War Powers Act unduly restricted the ability of the president to conduct foreign affairs and act as commander-in-chief? Do you believe the law is unconstitutional? Why or why not?

In the final analysis, Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Elijah Muhammad

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

Assess America's role in Vietnam in the 1960s. Consider, for example, Diem's assassination, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, the policy of gradual escalation, and the bombing campaign.

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Great Society

Richard Nixon's policy of détente

How did the cultural and social upheavals of the 1960s alter American religion and values?

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

Were the cultural protests of the 1960 inside the United States connected to the political protests inside the United States in terms of similar themes, goals and objectives, and methods? Why or why not? Give specific examples to support your point of view.

Despite his political skills and foreign policy knowledge, Richard Nixon harbored deep and bitter resentments against