Question 1

Which of the following was not part of Lyndon Johnson's "war on poverty" or Great Society?

Accepted Answer

A) Head Start program 
B) "just say no" campaign 
C) model cities program 
D) community action program 
E) legal services program 
A) Head Start program 
B) "just say no" campaign 
C) model cities program 
D) community action program 
E) legal services program

Question 2

During the presidential campaign of 1964, ____________________ suggested using tactical nuclear weapons in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the presidential campaign of 1964, ____________________...

Question 3

Describe the personality of Richard Nixon and examine the characteristics that led to his downfall.

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon was known for his complex

Question 4

Civil Rights leaders had a different vision than Johnson for the types of antipoverty programs needed in poor urban areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), also known as the vanguard of the New Left, saw its mission as​

Accepted Answer

A) ​ensuring equality of opportunity across the nation. 
B) ​overturning the existing government as part of a social revolution. 
C) ​participatory democracy -- grass roots activism and government responsive to local needs. 
D) ​passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
E) ​All of these choices. 
A) ​ensuring equality of opportunity across the nation. 
B) ​overturning the existing government as part of a social revolution. 
C) ​participatory democracy -- grass roots activism and government responsive to local needs. 
D) ​passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
E) ​All of these choices.

Question 6

Two African-American students were killed by law-enforcement officials following an antiwar protest rally at Jackson State College in 1970.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

By 1971, unemployment topped ____________________ percent.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 1971, unemployment topped ____________________ percent....

Question 8

It took quite a while for Lyndon Johnson to complete the major goals of JFK's New Frontier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The winner of the 1964 presidential election was

Accepted Answer

A) Lyndon B. Johnson. 
B) Richard M. Nixon. 
C) John F. Kennedy. 
D) Gerald Ford. 
E) Barry Goldwater. 
A) Lyndon B. Johnson. 
B) Richard M. Nixon. 
C) John F. Kennedy. 
D) Gerald Ford. 
E) Barry Goldwater.

Question 10

The Pentagon Papers were highly critical of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicare 
B) American involvement in Vietnam 
C) The investigation of the JFK assassination 
D) Head Start Program 
E) Federal government's response to antiwar protesters 
A) Medicare 
B) American involvement in Vietnam 
C) The investigation of the JFK assassination 
D) Head Start Program 
E) Federal government's response to antiwar protesters

Question 11

Richard Nixon clearly won the election of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Richard Nixon clearly won the election of...

Question 12

President Nixon signed no significant environment legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In ____________________, the Supreme Court ruled that the police must advise people arrested for felonies of their constitutional right to remain silent and to consult an attorney.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In ____________________, the Supreme Court ruled that...

Question 14

Describe the "New Left" and the growing protests by this movement against U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

The "New Left" refers to a political mov

Question 15

Both Martin Luther King Jr. and ____________________ were killed in 1968.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Both Martin Luther King Jr. and ____________________...

Question 16

Students at Berkeley "revolted"​ beginning in 1964 because

Accepted Answer

A) ​they were angry about the violence at the Democratic National Convention. 
B) ​the university restricted their right to political activism on campus. 
C) ​they were opposed to racism in admission practices. 
D) ​they disliked restrictive curfews and parietal rules. 
E) ​all of these choices. 
A) ​they were angry about the violence at the Democratic National Convention. 
B) ​the university restricted their right to political activism on campus. 
C) ​they were opposed to racism in admission practices. 
D) ​they disliked restrictive curfews and parietal rules. 
E) ​all of these choices.

Question 17

The MFDP

Accepted Answer

A) was a political party founded an organized by African Americans in Mississippi. 
B) was a violent backlash to Freedom Summer. 
C) was LBJ's greatest civil rights legislation. 
D) was founded by Martin Luther King Jr. 
E) represented a serious challenge to the Democratic Party by Republicans. 
A) was a political party founded an organized by African Americans in Mississippi. 
B) was a violent backlash to Freedom Summer. 
C) was LBJ's greatest civil rights legislation. 
D) was founded by Martin Luther King Jr. 
E) represented a serious challenge to the Democratic Party by Republicans.

Question 18

Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis, TN, where he was supporting a protest by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis,...

Question 19

All of the following were undertaken under the Nixon administration regarding the environment except

Accepted Answer

A) creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
B) the federal government officially sponsoring Earth Day. 
C) passage of the Clean Air Act of 1970. 
D) passage of the Resources Recovery Act of 1970. 
E) passage of the Pesticides Control Act of 1972. 
A) creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
B) the federal government officially sponsoring Earth Day. 
C) passage of the Clean Air Act of 1970. 
D) passage of the Resources Recovery Act of 1970. 
E) passage of the Pesticides Control Act of 1972.

Question 20

The creation of the Department of ______________________________ demonstrated the Johnson administration's determination to coordinate programs for urban revitalization.

Accepted Answer

Housing an

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

Which of the following was not part of Lyndon Johnson's "war on poverty" or Great Society?

During the presidential campaign of 1964, ____________________ suggested using tactical nuclear weapons in Vietnam.

Describe the personality of Richard Nixon and examine the characteristics that led to his downfall.

Civil Rights leaders had a different vision than Johnson for the types of antipoverty programs needed in poor urban areas.

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), also known as the vanguard of the New Left, saw its mission as​

Two African-American students were killed by law-enforcement officials following an antiwar protest rally at Jackson State College in 1970.

By 1971, unemployment topped ____________________ percent.

It took quite a while for Lyndon Johnson to complete the major goals of JFK's New Frontier.

The winner of the 1964 presidential election was

The Pentagon Papers were highly critical of which of the following?

Richard Nixon clearly won the election of ____________________.

President Nixon signed no significant environment legislation.

In ____________________, the Supreme Court ruled that the police must advise people arrested for felonies of their constitutional right to remain silent and to consult an attorney.

Describe the "New Left" and the growing protests by this movement against U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Both Martin Luther King Jr. and ____________________ were killed in 1968.

Students at Berkeley "revolted"​ beginning in 1964 because

The MFDP

Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis, TN, where he was supporting a protest by ____________________.

All of the following were undertaken under the Nixon administration regarding the environment except

The creation of the Department of ______________________________ demonstrated the Johnson administration's determination to coordinate programs for urban revitalization.

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

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Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), also known as the vanguard of the New Left, saw its mission as

Students at Berkeley "revolted" beginning in 1964 because