Question 1

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

Accepted Answer

A) launched the free speech movement of the 1960s. 
B) helped initiate the women's movement. 
C) raised public awareness about the continuing problem of poverty in America. 
D) raised concerns about the use of pesticides in agriculture. 
E) was a best-selling romance novel. 
A) launched the free speech movement of the 1960s. 
B) helped initiate the women's movement. 
C) raised public awareness about the continuing problem of poverty in America. 
D) raised concerns about the use of pesticides in agriculture. 
E) was a best-selling romance novel. D

Question 2

Lieutenant ____________________ was convicted by a military court for his role in the shootings of more than 200 people in the Vietnamese village of My Lai.

Accepted Answer

William Calley

Question 3

All of the following are true of Freedom Summer except

Accepted Answer

A) three civil rights workers died in Mississippi. 
B) part of the goal was to register black voters. 
C) it was organized by SNCC. 
D) there were other issues in addition to voting that were addressed. 
E) they had the full support and protection of the government. 
A) three civil rights workers died in Mississippi. 
B) part of the goal was to register black voters. 
C) it was organized by SNCC. 
D) there were other issues in addition to voting that were addressed. 
E) they had the full support and protection of the government. E

Question 4

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Accepted Answer

A) required federal election officials at polling places nationwide. 
B) authorized the Justice Department to monitor elections in places with a history of discriminating against black voters. 
C) required that all voters present a photo I.D. at the polls. 
D) permitted anyone with permanent resident alien status to vote. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) required federal election officials at polling places nationwide. 
B) authorized the Justice Department to monitor elections in places with a history of discriminating against black voters. 
C) required that all voters present a photo I.D. at the polls. 
D) permitted anyone with permanent resident alien status to vote. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 5

Examine the counterculture of the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

The counterculture of the 1960s was a so

Question 6

Explore the changing role of the United States in Vietnam, from the Johnson escalation through the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.

Accepted Answer

The United States' role in Vietnam under

Question 7

Lyndon Johnson refused to watch television coverage of the war in Vietnam for fear of seeing criticism of his policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 1970, President Richard Nixon escalated the war in Indochina by invading ____, a supposedly neutral nation.

Accepted Answer

A) Thailand 
B) Laos 
C) Burma 
D) Cambodia 
E) China 
A) Thailand 
B) Laos 
C) Burma 
D) Cambodia 
E) China

Question 9

Examine the implications of the Watergate scandal and the Nixon presidency on American society.

Accepted Answer

The Watergate scandal and the Nixon pres

Question 10

____________________ is the economic term for an economy with rising inflation and unemployment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the economic term for an...

Question 11

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 included new provisions that

Accepted Answer

A) guaranteed the right to vote to black Americans. 
B) guaranteed the right to vote to women. 
C) proposed federal remedies for fighting job discrimination. 
D) protected women in the workplace. 
E) reinforced states rights. 
A) guaranteed the right to vote to black Americans. 
B) guaranteed the right to vote to women. 
C) proposed federal remedies for fighting job discrimination. 
D) protected women in the workplace. 
E) reinforced states rights.

Question 12

Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All of the following are associated with the counterculture except​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the Grateful Dead 
B) ​Woodstock 
C) ​San Francisco 
D) ​LSD 
E) ​Watts 
A) ​the Grateful Dead 
B) ​Woodstock 
C) ​San Francisco 
D) ​LSD 
E) ​Watts

Question 14

In 1975, Senator ____________________ conducted highly publicized hearings into abuses by the CIA.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1975, Senator ____________________ conducted highly publicized...

Question 15

The president most associated with the "war on poverty" was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The president most associated with the "war...

Question 16

In the 1964 presidential campaign, Senator Barry Goldwater

Accepted Answer

A) criticized Lyndon Johnson's foreign policy as too aggressive. 
B) was the only Republican senator to vote in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
C) was characterized by critics as a fanatical, reactionary extremist. 
D) believed that the federal government had exclusive enforcement powers in issues of individual rights. 
E) strongly supported the Social Security program. 
A) criticized Lyndon Johnson's foreign policy as too aggressive. 
B) was the only Republican senator to vote in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
C) was characterized by critics as a fanatical, reactionary extremist. 
D) believed that the federal government had exclusive enforcement powers in issues of individual rights. 
E) strongly supported the Social Security program.

Question 17

Operation ____________________, launched in 1967, scorched South Vietnam's cropland and defoliated half of its forests.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Operation ____________________, launched in 1967, scorched South...

Question 18

The Johnson administration's sustained campaign of bombing in North Vietnam was code-named ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Johnson administration's sustained campaign of bombing...

Question 19

Medicare provides nationally funded medical coverage for low-income citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

James Earl Ray was convicted of killing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 29: America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

Lieutenant ____________________ was convicted by a military court for his role in the shootings of more than 200 people in the Vietnamese village of My Lai.

All of the following are true of Freedom Summer except

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Examine the counterculture of the 1960s.

Explore the changing role of the United States in Vietnam, from the Johnson escalation through the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.

Lyndon Johnson refused to watch television coverage of the war in Vietnam for fear of seeing criticism of his policies.

In 1970, President Richard Nixon escalated the war in Indochina by invading ____, a supposedly neutral nation.

Examine the implications of the Watergate scandal and the Nixon presidency on American society.

____________________ is the economic term for an economy with rising inflation and unemployment.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 included new provisions that

Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972.

All of the following are associated with the counterculture except​

In 1975, Senator ____________________ conducted highly publicized hearings into abuses by the CIA.

The president most associated with the "war on poverty" was ____________________.

In the 1964 presidential campaign, Senator Barry Goldwater

Operation ____________________, launched in 1967, scorched South Vietnam's cropland and defoliated half of its forests.

The Johnson administration's sustained campaign of bombing in North Vietnam was code-named ____________________.

Medicare provides nationally funded medical coverage for low-income citizens.

James Earl Ray was convicted of killing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

Filters

All of the following are associated with the counterculture except