Question 1

How did King feel about the Vietnam War after 1966?

Accepted Answer

A)  He became more supportive of the war as the United States began beating the communists there. 
B)  He never made a public statement about the war. 
C)  He was increasingly critical of the war as well as the idea that blacks should fight for a country that wouldn't guarantee or protect their civil rights. 
D)  He vacillated constantly over the war, and never really came to a firm position before his death. 
A)  He became more supportive of the war as the United States began beating the communists there. 
B)  He never made a public statement about the war. 
C)  He was increasingly critical of the war as well as the idea that blacks should fight for a country that wouldn't guarantee or protect their civil rights. 
D)  He vacillated constantly over the war, and never really came to a firm position before his death. C

Question 2

What led to the downfall of Great Society programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyndon Johnson's increased spending on the Vietnam War 
B)  Johnson losing interest in the Great Society 
C)  the election of Richard Nixon 
D)  the violence of the Black Power movement 
A)  Lyndon Johnson's increased spending on the Vietnam War 
B)  Johnson losing interest in the Great Society 
C)  the election of Richard Nixon 
D)  the violence of the Black Power movement A

Question 3

Why did the Black Panthers alarm white Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They advocated self-defense, and frequently patrolled black neighborhoods with guns to protect them. 
B)  They were stressing a return to segregation, which had become unpopular. 
C)  They advocated violence against all whites, regardless of political views. 
D)  They hoped to move all African Americans to Africa, thereby removing an important part of the labor force. 
A)  They advocated self-defense, and frequently patrolled black neighborhoods with guns to protect them. 
B)  They were stressing a return to segregation, which had become unpopular. 
C)  They advocated violence against all whites, regardless of political views. 
D)  They hoped to move all African Americans to Africa, thereby removing an important part of the labor force. A

Question 4

What issues did George Wallace, a candidate in the 1968 presidential election, stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  He pressed for additional rights for blacks, and the initiation of affirmative action programs. 
B)  He stressed using more blacks in the military in Vietnam. 
C)  He denounced desegregation and civil rights for blacks, and approved of repression of any demonstrators. 
D)  He proved that black women were treated unfairly in defense industries. 
A)  He pressed for additional rights for blacks, and the initiation of affirmative action programs. 
B)  He stressed using more blacks in the military in Vietnam. 
C)  He denounced desegregation and civil rights for blacks, and approved of repression of any demonstrators. 
D)  He proved that black women were treated unfairly in defense industries.

Question 5

What were the 1970s like for many poor and working class blacks economically?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks were gaining tremendous ground economically during the 1970s. 
B)  They were difficult. The number of black men in poverty increased, and more blacks became poor relative to whites. 
C)  Whites lost many jobs to blacks during the 1970s, although overall, income remained the same. 
D)  Black women's income rose because of the women's movement, but income for teenagers dropped dramatically. 
A)  Blacks were gaining tremendous ground economically during the 1970s. 
B)  They were difficult. The number of black men in poverty increased, and more blacks became poor relative to whites. 
C)  Whites lost many jobs to blacks during the 1970s, although overall, income remained the same. 
D)  Black women's income rose because of the women's movement, but income for teenagers dropped dramatically.

Question 6

How did Stokely Carmichael change SNCC around 1965?

Accepted Answer

A)  He expelled all white members. 
B)  He began to admit whites. 
C)  He forced all members to renounce nonviolence and Christianity. 
D)  He set age limitations on group members in order to allow only college-age students to be members. 
A)  He expelled all white members. 
B)  He began to admit whites. 
C)  He forced all members to renounce nonviolence and Christianity. 
D)  He set age limitations on group members in order to allow only college-age students to be members.

Question 7

What was not a type of program started by the Black Panthers in urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  efforts to reform the American prison system 
B)  programs to educate people about the dangers of drugs 
C)  programs to educate blacks about their history 
D)  efforts to work with police to establish better relations with communities 
A)  efforts to reform the American prison system 
B)  programs to educate people about the dangers of drugs 
C)  programs to educate blacks about their history 
D)  efforts to work with police to establish better relations with communities

Question 8

What was Project 100,000?

Accepted Answer

A)  a program designed to increase the number of draftees for the Vietnam War by lowering standards and requirements 
B)  a program designed to help 100,000 more young blacks get into traditionally white colleges 
C)  a program to give money to the poorest 100,000 families in America, most of them black 
D)  a program to give medical insurance to the 100,000 people injured in urban riots during the 1960s 
A)  a program designed to increase the number of draftees for the Vietnam War by lowering standards and requirements 
B)  a program designed to help 100,000 more young blacks get into traditionally white colleges 
C)  a program to give money to the poorest 100,000 families in America, most of them black 
D)  a program to give medical insurance to the 100,000 people injured in urban riots during the 1960s

Question 9

What sparked the uprising at Attica Prison in New York?

Accepted Answer

A)  the murder of a black prison guard by white inmates 
B)  the rape of a white prison nurse by a black inmate 
C)  George Jackson's death - he was shot and killed by prison guards after being accused of murdering a guard 
D)  the revelation that a leader of the prison inmates was actually an FBI informant 
A)  the murder of a black prison guard by white inmates 
B)  the rape of a white prison nurse by a black inmate 
C)  George Jackson's death - he was shot and killed by prison guards after being accused of murdering a guard 
D)  the revelation that a leader of the prison inmates was actually an FBI informant

Question 10

How did the candidacy of George Wallace, an avowed racist, fare in the presidential election of 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wallace did surprisingly well in several states outside the South. 
B)  Wallace received almost no support in any area. The failure of his candidacy indicated that racial attitudes were changing. 
C)  Wallace was beaten very narrowly by Johnson in the primaries. 
D)  Wallace received the support of all the deep South states, but no others. 
A)  Wallace did surprisingly well in several states outside the South. 
B)  Wallace received almost no support in any area. The failure of his candidacy indicated that racial attitudes were changing. 
C)  Wallace was beaten very narrowly by Johnson in the primaries. 
D)  Wallace received the support of all the deep South states, but no others.

Question 11

How did the Vietnamese see the Americans after the defeat of the French in 1954?

Accepted Answer

A)  as just another white colonial power attempting to keep them from independence 
B)  as liberators from French domination 
C)  as freedom fighters, helping them win their independence from China 
D)  as role models in the attempt to restore democracy 
A)  as just another white colonial power attempting to keep them from independence 
B)  as liberators from French domination 
C)  as freedom fighters, helping them win their independence from China 
D)  as role models in the attempt to restore democracy

Question 12

Why were people surprised by the Detroit riot in the summer of 1967?

Accepted Answer

A)  Detroit had already had a large riot the summer before, and things seemed quieter. 
B)  Detroit had never had any race problems before. 
C)  Detroit seemed a model city for race relations, especially with the importance of Motown. 
D)  Detroit blacks were among the best paid in the country. 
A)  Detroit had already had a large riot the summer before, and things seemed quieter. 
B)  Detroit had never had any race problems before. 
C)  Detroit seemed a model city for race relations, especially with the importance of Motown. 
D)  Detroit blacks were among the best paid in the country.

Question 13

How did Malcolm X's views begin to change after his visit to Mecca in 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  He became more in favor of segregation and subordination for blacks. 
B)  He renounced his former view that all whites were evil, and began speaking about connections between systems in Africa and the United States. 
C)  He began speaking for the use of violence and force to overcome racism. 
D)  He began to insist that all blacks move to Africa. 
A)  He became more in favor of segregation and subordination for blacks. 
B)  He renounced his former view that all whites were evil, and began speaking about connections between systems in Africa and the United States. 
C)  He began speaking for the use of violence and force to overcome racism. 
D)  He began to insist that all blacks move to Africa.

Question 14

Who was the leader of the Vietnamese Communists in 1945 and after?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kim Il Sung 
B)  Ho Chi Minh 
C)  Vo Nguyen Giap 
D)  Nguyen Minh 
A)  Kim Il Sung 
B)  Ho Chi Minh 
C)  Vo Nguyen Giap 
D)  Nguyen Minh

Question 15

What were conditions like for most urban blacks during the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economically, most blacks were far worse off than white Americans. 
B)  Most urban blacks were gaining in status and prestige at the time. 
C)  Most urban blacks were doing far better than urban whites at the time. 
D)  Urban blacks and urban whites were at about the same economic level. 
A)  Economically, most blacks were far worse off than white Americans. 
B)  Most urban blacks were gaining in status and prestige at the time. 
C)  Most urban blacks were doing far better than urban whites at the time. 
D)  Urban blacks and urban whites were at about the same economic level.

Question 16

Who found jazz music the most important and influential during the black arts movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the general black population 
B)  black intellectuals 
C)  white intellectuals 
D)  black women 
A)  the general black population 
B)  black intellectuals 
C)  white intellectuals 
D)  black women

Question 17

What was the main difference between the winning mayoral campaigns of Carl Stokes and Richard Hatcher?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hatcher openly espoused racism and segregation, while Stokes was for black civil rights. 
B)  Hatcher won with a very small percentage of white votes, while Stokes won through an interracial effort. 
C)  Stokes ran as a Black Panther, while Hatcher remained a Democrat. 
D)  Hatcher was endorsed and supported by Martin Luther King. 
A)  Hatcher openly espoused racism and segregation, while Stokes was for black civil rights. 
B)  Hatcher won with a very small percentage of white votes, while Stokes won through an interracial effort. 
C)  Stokes ran as a Black Panther, while Hatcher remained a Democrat. 
D)  Hatcher was endorsed and supported by Martin Luther King.

Question 18

Why was the Gary convention important?

Accepted Answer

A)  It indicated a shift to electoral politics from direct action within the civil rights movement. 
B)  Blacks emerged from the convention unified over goals and tactics. 
C)  It was not important. Although widely publicized, few blacks supported the radical propositions of the Black Panther Party. 
D)  It demonstrated that white supremacy was alive and well. 
A)  It indicated a shift to electoral politics from direct action within the civil rights movement. 
B)  Blacks emerged from the convention unified over goals and tactics. 
C)  It was not important. Although widely publicized, few blacks supported the radical propositions of the Black Panther Party. 
D)  It demonstrated that white supremacy was alive and well.

Question 19

Which of the following was not a difference between blacks seen at the Gary convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some wanted separate cultural institutions solely for blacks. 
B)  Some opposed busing as a way to integrate schools. 
C)  Some rejected forming all black unions as a way to protest union discrimination. 
D)  Some wanted only the elite to control black politics, returning to Du Bois's idea of a "Talented Tenth." 
A)  Some wanted separate cultural institutions solely for blacks. 
B)  Some opposed busing as a way to integrate schools. 
C)  Some rejected forming all black unions as a way to protest union discrimination. 
D)  Some wanted only the elite to control black politics, returning to Du Bois's idea of a "Talented Tenth."

Question 20

Why did many black intellectuals feel that jazz was so important to blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jazz was very controlled and rhythmic, and stressed classical learning. 
B)  Jazz required greater understanding of art and literature than any other music form. 
C)  The music seemed to challenge Western views of music, and had long been a way for blacks to express their feelings and individuality. 
D)  Black intellectuals frequently denigrated jazz as only for common people. 
A)  Jazz was very controlled and rhythmic, and stressed classical learning. 
B)  Jazz required greater understanding of art and literature than any other music form. 
C)  The music seemed to challenge Western views of music, and had long been a way for blacks to express their feelings and individuality. 
D)  Black intellectuals frequently denigrated jazz as only for common people.

Exam 22: Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts, 1965-1976

How did King feel about the Vietnam War after 1966?

What led to the downfall of Great Society programs?

Why did the Black Panthers alarm white Americans?

What issues did George Wallace, a candidate in the 1968 presidential election, stress?

What were the 1970s like for many poor and working class blacks economically?

How did Stokely Carmichael change SNCC around 1965?

What was not a type of program started by the Black Panthers in urban areas?

What was Project 100,000?

What sparked the uprising at Attica Prison in New York?

How did the candidacy of George Wallace, an avowed racist, fare in the presidential election of 1964?

How did the Vietnamese see the Americans after the defeat of the French in 1954?

Why were people surprised by the Detroit riot in the summer of 1967?

How did Malcolm X's views begin to change after his visit to Mecca in 1964?

Who was the leader of the Vietnamese Communists in 1945 and after?

What were conditions like for most urban blacks during the 1960s?

Who found jazz music the most important and influential during the black arts movement?

What was the main difference between the winning mayoral campaigns of Carl Stokes and Richard Hatcher?

Why was the Gary convention important?

Which of the following was not a difference between blacks seen at the Gary convention?

Why did many black intellectuals feel that jazz was so important to blacks?

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Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation, 1783-1820

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

Let Your Motto Be Resistance

And Black People Were at the Heart of It

Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Meaning of Freedom: the Promise of Reconstruction

The Meaning of Freedom: the Failure of Reconstruction, 1868-1877

White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

African Americans and the 1920s

Black Protests, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

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The World War Ii Era and the Seeds of a Revolution, 1936-1948

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