Question 1

The counterculture and the new Left were the same group of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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-Family Assistance Plan

Accepted Answer

Nixon administration proposal for revisi

Question 3

Lyndon Johnson secured passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by

Accepted Answer

A) appealing to the public with a televised "fireside chat." 
B) gaining support from leading Republicans in Congress. 
C) persuading southern congressmen that segregation was morally wrong. 
D) promising segregationists that enforcement of the law would be left entirely in the hands of state officials. 
E) getting the support of the Supreme Court. 
A) appealing to the public with a televised "fireside chat." 
B) gaining support from leading Republicans in Congress. 
C) persuading southern congressmen that segregation was morally wrong. 
D) promising segregationists that enforcement of the law would be left entirely in the hands of state officials. 
E) getting the support of the Supreme Court.

Question 4

Which of the following was true of Lyndon Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A) Like John F Kennedy,Johnson was sophisticated,urbane,and charismatic. 
B) He tried to create a consensus in support of his policies by using flattery and threats. 
C) He hated paperwork and was bored by legislative details. 
D) He had held only one elective office before he became president of the United States. 
E) He was ineffective in dealing with Congress. 
A) Like John F Kennedy,Johnson was sophisticated,urbane,and charismatic. 
B) He tried to create a consensus in support of his policies by using flattery and threats. 
C) He hated paperwork and was bored by legislative details. 
D) He had held only one elective office before he became president of the United States. 
E) He was ineffective in dealing with Congress.

Question 5

In 1971,Daniel Ellsberg released the "Pentagon Papers," a top-secret study of U.S.involvement in Vietnam,to the press.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The author of the expose on auto safety titled Unsafe at Any Speed was

Accepted Answer

A) Ralph Nader. 
B) Betty Friedan. 
C) Earl Warren. 
D) George Wallace. 
E) John Kenneth Galbraith 
A) Ralph Nader. 
B) Betty Friedan. 
C) Earl Warren. 
D) George Wallace. 
E) John Kenneth Galbraith

Question 7

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 8

The primary reason for SALT I's negligible impact on the arms race was

Accepted Answer

A) widespread Soviet violations of the agreed upon limits. 
B) widespread American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
C) its failure to win public support in the U.S.and the Soviet Union. 
D) widespread Soviet and American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
E) its failure to limit the number of warheads that each missile could carry 
A) widespread Soviet violations of the agreed upon limits. 
B) widespread American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
C) its failure to win public support in the U.S.and the Soviet Union. 
D) widespread Soviet and American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
E) its failure to limit the number of warheads that each missile could carry

Question 9

The charismatic black Muslim leader who challenged the nonviolent approach of Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr.was

Accepted Answer

A) Elijah Muhammad. 
B) Malcolm X. 
C) Stokely Carmichael. 
D) Louis Farrakhan. 
E) Jesse Jackson. 
A) Elijah Muhammad. 
B) Malcolm X. 
C) Stokely Carmichael. 
D) Louis Farrakhan. 
E) Jesse Jackson.

Question 10

Which of the following best characterizes the reason the United States sent ground troops to Vietnam and became involved in the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A) Johnson promised that if he was elected in 1964,he would commit land troops to battle. 
B) Johnson feared his domestic programs would be undermined if the Communists won in Vietnam. 
C) Johnson considered Vietnam strategically necessary to protect the Philippines. 
D) The Joint Chiefs of Staff assured Johnson that U.S.troops could easily win the war. 
E) Congress declared war after a lengthy public debate. 
A) Johnson promised that if he was elected in 1964,he would commit land troops to battle. 
B) Johnson feared his domestic programs would be undermined if the Communists won in Vietnam. 
C) Johnson considered Vietnam strategically necessary to protect the Philippines. 
D) The Joint Chiefs of Staff assured Johnson that U.S.troops could easily win the war. 
E) Congress declared war after a lengthy public debate.

Question 11

The simultaneous increase in both inflation and unemployment,which economists called "stagflation," defied conventional economic thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

____________________ temporarily embargoed oil shipments to the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ temporarily embargoed oil shipments to the...

Question 13

During the "Freedom Summer" of 1964,

Accepted Answer

A) the FBI gathered information for Johnson to use to discredit southern segregationists. 
B) civil rights legislation was included in the Republican Party platform. 
C) Lyndon Johnson used his influence to support the dissident "Freedom Democratic Party" at the Democratic Convention. 
D) students marched on Washington to protest the Vietnam War. 
E) almost a thousand volunteers from various states helped register black voters in Mississippi. 
A) the FBI gathered information for Johnson to use to discredit southern segregationists. 
B) civil rights legislation was included in the Republican Party platform. 
C) Lyndon Johnson used his influence to support the dissident "Freedom Democratic Party" at the Democratic Convention. 
D) students marched on Washington to protest the Vietnam War. 
E) almost a thousand volunteers from various states helped register black voters in Mississippi.

Question 14

The year 1968 was significant for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) both Martin Luther King,Jr.and Robert Kennedy were assassinated. 
B) Lyndon Johnson announced he would not seek reelection so he could devote his time to ending the Vietnam War. 
C) antiwar demonstrators and the Chicago police rioted at the Democratic Convention. 
D) Lyndon Johnson won the war on poverty. 
E) Richard Nixon was elected President. 
A) both Martin Luther King,Jr.and Robert Kennedy were assassinated. 
B) Lyndon Johnson announced he would not seek reelection so he could devote his time to ending the Vietnam War. 
C) antiwar demonstrators and the Chicago police rioted at the Democratic Convention. 
D) Lyndon Johnson won the war on poverty. 
E) Richard Nixon was elected President.

Question 15

National Security Adviser ____________________ predicted Saigon's defeat unless the US increased its military role.

Accepted Answer

The answer of National Security Adviser ____________________ predicted Saigon's defeat...

Question 16

Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The campaign of sustained bombing launched by Lyndon Johnson against North Vietnam in 1964 was known as

Accepted Answer

A) "Rolling Thunder." 
B) "Agent Orange." 
C) "Operation Jungle." 
D) "Operation Desert Storm." 
E) "Operation Overlord." 
A) "Rolling Thunder." 
B) "Agent Orange." 
C) "Operation Jungle." 
D) "Operation Desert Storm." 
E) "Operation Overlord."

Question 18

The AFDC program was created under which of the following presidents?

Accepted Answer

A) Nixon 
B) Johnson 
C) Kennedy 
D) Ford 
E) Carter 
A) Nixon 
B) Johnson 
C) Kennedy 
D) Ford 
E) Carter

Question 19

In 1968,the ____________________,a coordinated attack on South Vietnam by National Liberation Front and North Vietnamese troops,shocked and confused the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1968,the ____________________,a coordinated attack on South...

Question 20

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Accepted Answer

A) attempted to fight job discrimination. 
B) prohibited discrimination in public accommodations. 
C) barred discrimination based on gender. 
D) established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 
E) all of these choices 
A) attempted to fight job discrimination. 
B) prohibited discrimination in public accommodations. 
C) barred discrimination based on gender. 
D) established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 
E) all of these choices

Exam 29: America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

The counterculture and the new Left were the same group of people.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Family Assistance Plan

Lyndon Johnson secured passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by

Which of the following was true of Lyndon Johnson?

In 1971,Daniel Ellsberg released the "Pentagon Papers," a top-secret study of U.S.involvement in Vietnam,to the press.

The author of the expose on auto safety titled Unsafe at Any Speed was

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

The primary reason for SALT I's negligible impact on the arms race was

The charismatic black Muslim leader who challenged the nonviolent approach of Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr.was

Which of the following best characterizes the reason the United States sent ground troops to Vietnam and became involved in the Vietnam War?

The simultaneous increase in both inflation and unemployment,which economists called "stagflation," defied conventional economic thinking.

____________________ temporarily embargoed oil shipments to the United States.

During the "Freedom Summer" of 1964,

The year 1968 was significant for all of the following reasons except

National Security Adviser ____________________ predicted Saigon's defeat unless the US increased its military role.

Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972.

The campaign of sustained bombing launched by Lyndon Johnson against North Vietnam in 1964 was known as

The AFDC program was created under which of the following presidents?

In 1968,the ____________________,a coordinated attack on South Vietnam by National Liberation Front and North Vietnamese troops,shocked and confused the United States.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

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

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

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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