Question 1

How did Vietnam affect black participation in the armed forces?

Accepted Answer

A)  As with every other war in American history, blacks were relegated to menial tasks, and rarely fought in combat roles. 
B)  Blacks refused to serve in the Vietnam War, thinking it was a white man's war to dominate a darker skinned people. 
C)  Blacks served in increasing percentages, and were sent out for combat frequently. 
D)  Vietnam actually saw a return to segregated military forces. 
A)  As with every other war in American history, blacks were relegated to menial tasks, and rarely fought in combat roles. 
B)  Blacks refused to serve in the Vietnam War, thinking it was a white man's war to dominate a darker skinned people. 
C)  Blacks served in increasing percentages, and were sent out for combat frequently. 
D)  Vietnam actually saw a return to segregated military forces.

Question 2

What was a primary complaint among many black communities that had riots in the years from 1965 to 1969?

Accepted Answer

A)  charges of black men raping white women 
B)  charges of police brutality or unfair, discriminatory practices 
C)  charges that blacks had been trying to exercise political power 
D)  Urban riots in those years were sparked solely by white racism. Blacks never participated in the riots. 
A)  charges of black men raping white women 
B)  charges of police brutality or unfair, discriminatory practices 
C)  charges that blacks had been trying to exercise political power 
D)  Urban riots in those years were sparked solely by white racism. Blacks never participated in the riots.

Question 3

Who was the first black woman to make the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Who became the first black mayor of a major American city in 1967?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vernon Jordan of Jackson 
B)  Richard Daley of New York City 
C)  Carl Stokes of Cleveland 
D)  Martin Luther King of Atlanta 
A)  Vernon Jordan of Jackson 
B)  Richard Daley of New York City 
C)  Carl Stokes of Cleveland 
D)  Martin Luther King of Atlanta

Question 5

What did the "Moynihan Report" see as the main source of economic and civil problems among blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  the "breakdown" of the black family, with too many families led by single women 
B)  police brutality in the cities 
C)  the lack of role models for black children 
D)  the laziness and lack of work ethic among most blacks 
A)  the "breakdown" of the black family, with too many families led by single women 
B)  police brutality in the cities 
C)  the lack of role models for black children 
D)  the laziness and lack of work ethic among most blacks

Question 6

Which of the following was not a Great Society program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Community Action Programs 
B)  Head Start 
C)  Social Security Act 
D)  Volunteers in Service to America 
A)  Community Action Programs 
B)  Head Start 
C)  Social Security Act 
D)  Volunteers in Service to America

Question 7

What did the black arts movement see as the role of art in black life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Art should be uplifting and simply provide an escape from everyday life's worries. 
B)  Art should be combined with involvement in politics and community life to help blacks gain status. 
C)  Art had no role in culture, and blacks should focus on removing political and social discrimination. 
D)  All art forms came originally from Africa. 
A)  Art should be uplifting and simply provide an escape from everyday life's worries. 
B)  Art should be combined with involvement in politics and community life to help blacks gain status. 
C)  Art had no role in culture, and blacks should focus on removing political and social discrimination. 
D)  All art forms came originally from Africa.

Question 8

What effect did the Voting Rights Act have on black voting power outside the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  virtually none-blacks there had been voting and getting significant political power for some time 
B)  a tremendous effect, as blacks tried to vote to demonstrate new political power and voice 
C)  a marginal effect, since it really wasn't enforced 
D)  no effect, since the Voting Rights Act only applied to the South 
A)  virtually none-blacks there had been voting and getting significant political power for some time 
B)  a tremendous effect, as blacks tried to vote to demonstrate new political power and voice 
C)  a marginal effect, since it really wasn't enforced 
D)  no effect, since the Voting Rights Act only applied to the South

Question 9

How did H. Rap Brown change the rhetoric of the Black Power Movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  He began adopting nonviolence, and stressing a return to Christian values. 
B)  He used more violent language, and threatened destruction and violent acts to obtain what he wanted. 
C)  He advocated the forceful overthrow of the United States government, to be replaced by a government similar to the Soviet Union's. 
D)  He hoped to place women's rights as a central part of the movement's goals. 
A)  He began adopting nonviolence, and stressing a return to Christian values. 
B)  He used more violent language, and threatened destruction and violent acts to obtain what he wanted. 
C)  He advocated the forceful overthrow of the United States government, to be replaced by a government similar to the Soviet Union's. 
D)  He hoped to place women's rights as a central part of the movement's goals.

Question 10

What was Vietnamization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nixon's policy of withdrawing American troops and turning the war over to the South Vietnamese 
B)  Nixon's policy of allowing Vietnamese citizens asylum in the United States 
C)  Nixon's idea that by withdrawing from the war, he would be better able to create the ideal of the Great Society 
D)  Nixon had decided to use nuclear weapons, and was only stopped by the surrender of the North Vietnamese 
A)  Nixon's policy of withdrawing American troops and turning the war over to the South Vietnamese 
B)  Nixon's policy of allowing Vietnamese citizens asylum in the United States 
C)  Nixon's idea that by withdrawing from the war, he would be better able to create the ideal of the Great Society 
D)  Nixon had decided to use nuclear weapons, and was only stopped by the surrender of the North Vietnamese

Question 11

Which college created the first black studies department in 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  University of California at Berkeley 
B)  San Francisco State College 
C)  Harvard University 
D)  University of Alabama 
A)  University of California at Berkeley 
B)  San Francisco State College 
C)  Harvard University 
D)  University of Alabama

Question 12

How did California demonstrate in 1964 that it was opposed to racial desegregation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not-California has always been at the forefront of legislation promoting racial equity, since it is such a diverse state. 
B)  Although it was later declared unconstitutional, Californians approved a law allowing voter registration solely on the basis of race. 
C)  It passed a state constitutional amendment repealing all legislation banning discrimination in housing. 
D)  Californians passed a law in that year promoting segregated schools, and abolishing some public schools in mostly black areas. 
A)  It did not-California has always been at the forefront of legislation promoting racial equity, since it is such a diverse state. 
B)  Although it was later declared unconstitutional, Californians approved a law allowing voter registration solely on the basis of race. 
C)  It passed a state constitutional amendment repealing all legislation banning discrimination in housing. 
D)  Californians passed a law in that year promoting segregated schools, and abolishing some public schools in mostly black areas.

Question 13

How did President Johnson respond to the riots in the summer of 1967?

Accepted Answer

A)  He declared martial law in most large urban areas for the remainder of the summer, and restored the peace. 
B)  He established a commission to investigate the conflicts, and come up with solutions. 
C)  He ignored the riots and hoped that they would die down on their own. 
D)  He began drafting more black men from those areas for the war. 
A)  He declared martial law in most large urban areas for the remainder of the summer, and restored the peace. 
B)  He established a commission to investigate the conflicts, and come up with solutions. 
C)  He ignored the riots and hoped that they would die down on their own. 
D)  He began drafting more black men from those areas for the war.

Question 14

Which of the following is false about the presidency of Richard Nixon?

Accepted Answer

A)  In everything he did, Nixon was very conservative, rarely doing anything innovative or new. 
B)  Nixon endorsed a plan to give every poor family a guaranteed amount of income. 
C)  Nixon's personality influenced his decision to wiretap and watch demonstrators and political opponents, even without regard to the law. 
D)  Nixon was never strongly behind desegregation. 
A)  In everything he did, Nixon was very conservative, rarely doing anything innovative or new. 
B)  Nixon endorsed a plan to give every poor family a guaranteed amount of income. 
C)  Nixon's personality influenced his decision to wiretap and watch demonstrators and political opponents, even without regard to the law. 
D)  Nixon was never strongly behind desegregation.

Question 15

What did Carmichael say Black Power meant?

Accepted Answer

A)  reverse discrimination, favoring blacks over whites by any means necessary 
B)  positive self-identity, racial pride, and independent economic and political power 
C)  the removal of segregation 
D)  Carmichael never really defined black power 
A)  reverse discrimination, favoring blacks over whites by any means necessary 
B)  positive self-identity, racial pride, and independent economic and political power 
C)  the removal of segregation 
D)  Carmichael never really defined black power

Question 16

What was the Family Assistance Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  a plan to stop all government financial assistance to families with only a female head of household 
B)  a plan to guarantee every poor family without a wage earner a certain level of income 
C)  a plan to assist middle-class families by using tax breaks, helping those who needed it the least 
D)  a plan to raise the amount of tax deductions a family could take for each child 
A)  a plan to stop all government financial assistance to families with only a female head of household 
B)  a plan to guarantee every poor family without a wage earner a certain level of income 
C)  a plan to assist middle-class families by using tax breaks, helping those who needed it the least 
D)  a plan to raise the amount of tax deductions a family could take for each child

Question 17

What event is generally seen as the beginning of the second phase of the black student movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Attica Prison Revolt 
B)  the first sit-ins in the 1960s 
C)  the Orangeburg Massacre 
D)  the death of Malcolm X 
A)  the Attica Prison Revolt 
B)  the first sit-ins in the 1960s 
C)  the Orangeburg Massacre 
D)  the death of Malcolm X

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

How did Vietnam affect black participation in the armed forces?

What was a primary complaint among many black communities that had riots in the years from 1965 to 1969?

Who was the first black woman to make the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list?

Who became the first black mayor of a major American city in 1967?

What did the "Moynihan Report" see as the main source of economic and civil problems among blacks?

Which of the following was not a Great Society program?

What did the black arts movement see as the role of art in black life?

What effect did the Voting Rights Act have on black voting power outside the South?

How did H. Rap Brown change the rhetoric of the Black Power Movement?

What was Vietnamization?

Which college created the first black studies department in 1968?

How did California demonstrate in 1964 that it was opposed to racial desegregation?

How did President Johnson respond to the riots in the summer of 1967?

Which of the following is false about the presidency of Richard Nixon?

What did Carmichael say Black Power meant?

What was the Family Assistance Plan?

What event is generally seen as the beginning of the second phase of the black student movement?

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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

Meanings of Freedom: Culture and Society in the 1930s and 1940s

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

The Freedom Movement

African Americans at the Millennium

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

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