Question 1

The ____________________ allowed LBJ to increase our involvement in Vietnam and appear moderate at the same time.

Accepted Answer

Gulf of To

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

Richard Nixon clearly won the election of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is significant for women as well as people of color because

Accepted Answer

A) it demanded equal rights for all Americans. 
B) its Title VII added the word "sex" to the legislation barring employment discrimination. 
C) it prohibited companies from discriminating against gay workers. 
D) it was enacted as a result of women's movement activism. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) it demanded equal rights for all Americans. 
B) its Title VII added the word "sex" to the legislation barring employment discrimination. 
C) it prohibited companies from discriminating against gay workers. 
D) it was enacted as a result of women's movement activism. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 7

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 8

The Nixon administration's devaluation of the U.S.dollar in 1973 had little impact on the deterioration of U.S.trade balances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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.

Question 10

Johnson's Great Society was criticized for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) not including a tax cut to provide money for business investment. 
B) creating large federal deficits that conservatives believed would slow economic growth. 
C) not attempting to radically redistribute wealth and income. 
D) relying too heavily on bureaucratic professionals rather than grassroots activists to design and implement programs. 
E) directing money into unproductive social experiments. 
A) not including a tax cut to provide money for business investment. 
B) creating large federal deficits that conservatives believed would slow economic growth. 
C) not attempting to radically redistribute wealth and income. 
D) relying too heavily on bureaucratic professionals rather than grassroots activists to design and implement programs. 
E) directing money into unproductive social experiments.

Question 11

The protests at Kent State University and Jackson State College were touched off by the expansion of the war in Southeast Asia into Cambodia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

By 1971,unemployment topped ____________________ percent.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Great Society

Accepted Answer

The Great Society was a set of domestic

Question 14

Vietnamization refers to

Accepted Answer

A) LBJ's commitment to escalating US involvement in Vietnam. 
B) the use of napalm in Vietnam. 
C) the psychological impact of returning veterans from Vietnam. 
D) Nixon's policy to withdraw from Vietnam. 
E) the influence of Ho Chi Minh on the American Communist Party. 
A) LBJ's commitment to escalating US involvement in Vietnam. 
B) the use of napalm in Vietnam. 
C) the psychological impact of returning veterans from Vietnam. 
D) Nixon's policy to withdraw from Vietnam. 
E) the influence of Ho Chi Minh on the American Communist Party.

Question 15

On August 9,1974,President Richard Nixon became the only president in U.S.history to

Accepted Answer

A) be impeached. 
B) be indicted. 
C) resign. 
D) be sent to jail. 
E) refuse to leave after his removal from office. 
A) be impeached. 
B) be indicted. 
C) resign. 
D) be sent to jail. 
E) refuse to leave after his removal from office.

Question 16

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

The Watergate scandal and the Nixon pres

Question 18

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.

Question 19

Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned in October 1973 after pleading "no contest" to income tax evasion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The most publicly controversial rights-related cases of the Warren Court involved

Accepted Answer

A) civil rights. 
B) abortion rights. 
C) women's rights. 
D) rights of criminal suspects. 
E) immigrant rights. 
A) civil rights. 
B) abortion rights. 
C) women's rights. 
D) rights of criminal suspects. 
E) immigrant rights.

The ____________________ allowed LBJ to increase our involvement in Vietnam and appear moderate at the same time.

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

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

The winner of the 1964 presidential election was

Richard Nixon clearly won the election of ____________________.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is significant for women as well as people of color because

During the "Freedom Summer" of 1964,

The Nixon administration's devaluation of the U.S.dollar in 1973 had little impact on the deterioration of U.S.trade balances.

All of the following are true of Freedom Summer except

Johnson's Great Society was criticized for all of the following reasons except

The protests at Kent State University and Jackson State College were touched off by the expansion of the war in Southeast Asia into Cambodia.

By 1971,unemployment topped ____________________ percent.

Great Society

Vietnamization refers to

On August 9,1974,President Richard Nixon became the only president in U.S.history to

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

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

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned in October 1973 after pleading "no contest" to income tax evasion.

The most publicly controversial rights-related cases of the Warren Court involved

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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Exam 13: America During a Divisive War 1963-1974

The ____________________ allowed LBJ to increase our involvement in Vietnam and appear moderate at the same time.

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

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

The winner of the 1964 presidential election was

Richard Nixon clearly won the election of ____________________.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is significant for women as well as people of color because

During the "Freedom Summer" of 1964,

The Nixon administration's devaluation of the U.S.dollar in 1973 had little impact on the deterioration of U.S.trade balances.

All of the following are true of Freedom Summer except

Johnson's Great Society was criticized for all of the following reasons except

The protests at Kent State University and Jackson State College were touched off by the expansion of the war in Southeast Asia into Cambodia.

By 1971,unemployment topped ____________________ percent.

Great Society

Vietnamization refers to

On August 9,1974,President Richard Nixon became the only president in U.S.history to

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

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

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned in October 1973 after pleading "no contest" to income tax evasion.

The most publicly controversial rights-related cases of the Warren Court involved

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