Question 1

The Republican nominee for the presidency in 1964 was

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A) Lyndon B.Johnson. 
B) Barry Goldwater. 
C) Richard Nixon. 
D) George Wallace. 
E) Dwight Eisenhower. 
A) Lyndon B.Johnson. 
B) Barry Goldwater. 
C) Richard Nixon. 
D) George Wallace. 
E) Dwight Eisenhower. B

Question 2

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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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 E

Question 3

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

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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 E

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

Part of the antiwar movement included young men burning draft cards and refusing to register for military service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Rachel Carson

Accepted Answer

Rachel Carson was an American marine bio

Question 11

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 12

The federal government restricted media coverage of the Vietnam War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The ____________________ of 1962 was the founding manifesto of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

Accepted Answer

Port Huron

Question 14

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 15

Increasingly the role of the media has been a factor in the civil rights movement and riots.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

​Which of the following events most polarized public sentiment about the war in Vietnam?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.​ 
B) ​the Tet Offensive.​ 
C) ​Vietnamization. 
D) ​My Lai massacre.​ 
E) ​none of these choices. 
A) ​the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.​ 
B) ​the Tet Offensive.​ 
C) ​Vietnamization. 
D) ​My Lai massacre.​ 
E) ​none of these choices.

Question 17

Which of the following does not describe the counterculture of the 1960s? ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​it was a youth movement that looked to the Beats as an early model. 
B) ​it was based in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury section. 
C) ​members embraced a free-wheeling lifestyle that resisted normal expectations. 
D) ​they recruited college students and were avid political protesters. 
E) the media focused on their outrageous clothes,drug use,and music and dubbed them "Hippies." 
A) ​it was a youth movement that looked to the Beats as an early model. 
B) ​it was based in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury section. 
C) ​members embraced a free-wheeling lifestyle that resisted normal expectations. 
D) ​they recruited college students and were avid political protesters. 
E) the media focused on their outrageous clothes,drug use,and music and dubbed them "Hippies."

Question 18

Examine the reasons for the U.S.escalation of the war in Vietnam in the mid-1960s.

Accepted Answer

The U.S. escalation of the war in Vietna

Question 19

The ____________________ Doctrine claimed that the United States would provide military assistance to anti-Communist governments in Asia but would not provide military forces.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Doctrine claimed that the United...

Question 20

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

The Republican nominee for the presidency in 1964 was

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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

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

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

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

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

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

Part of the antiwar movement included young men burning draft cards and refusing to register for military service.

Rachel Carson

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

The federal government restricted media coverage of the Vietnam War.

The ____________________ of 1962 was the founding manifesto of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

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

Increasingly the role of the media has been a factor in the civil rights movement and riots.

Which of the following events most polarized public sentiment about the war in Vietnam?

Which of the following does not describe the counterculture of the 1960s?

Examine the reasons for the U.S.escalation of the war in Vietnam in the mid-1960s.

The ____________________ Doctrine claimed that the United States would provide military assistance to anti-Communist governments in Asia but would not provide military forces.

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

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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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Exam 13: America During a Divisive War 1963-1974

The Republican nominee for the presidency in 1964 was

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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

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

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

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

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

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

Part of the antiwar movement included young men burning draft cards and refusing to register for military service.

Rachel Carson

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

The federal government restricted media coverage of the Vietnam War.

The ____________________ of 1962 was the founding manifesto of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

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

Increasingly the role of the media has been a factor in the civil rights movement and riots.

​Which of the following events most polarized public sentiment about the war in Vietnam?​

Which of the following does not describe the counterculture of the 1960s? ​

Examine the reasons for the U.S.escalation of the war in Vietnam in the mid-1960s.

The ____________________ Doctrine claimed that the United States would provide military assistance to anti-Communist governments in Asia but would not provide military forces.

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

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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Which of the following events most polarized public sentiment about the war in Vietnam?

Which of the following does not describe the counterculture of the 1960s?