Question 1

In what city did Mayor Connor order police to unleash their dogs and clubs on civil rights demonstrators?

Accepted Answer

A)  Birmingham, Alabama 
B)  New Orleans, Louisiana 
C)  Memphis. Tennessee 
D)  Charlotte, North Carolina 
E)  Houston, Texas 
A)  Birmingham, Alabama 
B)  New Orleans, Louisiana 
C)  Memphis. Tennessee 
D)  Charlotte, North Carolina 
E)  Houston, Texas

Question 2

What were the main domestic achievements of the New Frontier and the Great Society? Which accomplished more? Why?

Accepted Answer

-The greatest domestic achievement of th

Question 3

Jack Ruby was charged with assassinating President John F. Kennedy, but doubts about his guilt linger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Robert F. Kennedy

Accepted Answer

A) was a segregationist Alabama governor 
B) won California's Democratic primary in 1968 
C) was the first black student at the University of Mississippi 
D) was the Birmingham police commissioner 
E) won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was an American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for Black Muslim movement 
A) was a segregationist Alabama governor 
B) won California's Democratic primary in 1968 
C) was the first black student at the University of Mississippi 
D) was the Birmingham police commissioner 
E) won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was an American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for Black Muslim movement

Question 5

Hubert Humphrey was Lyndon Johnson's running mate in the presidential race of 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

President Johnson's first priority on the domestic front was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  balance the federal budget 
B)  give more power to the states 
C)  get Kennedy's legislative program through Congress 
D)  redistribute wealth and income 
E)  reduce the bloated power of the executive branch of government 
A)  balance the federal budget 
B)  give more power to the states 
C)  get Kennedy's legislative program through Congress 
D)  redistribute wealth and income 
E)  reduce the bloated power of the executive branch of government

Question 7

In its controversial Miranda v. Arizona decision, the Warren Court:

Accepted Answer

A)  required that an accused person be informed of certain basic rights 
B)  made abortion legal 
C)  banned prayer in public schools 
D)  protected job rights for homosexuals 
E)  gave police more power to search without a warrant 
A)  required that an accused person be informed of certain basic rights 
B)  made abortion legal 
C)  banned prayer in public schools 
D)  protected job rights for homosexuals 
E)  gave police more power to search without a warrant

Question 8

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Barry Goldwater

Accepted Answer

A) was a segregationist Alabama governor 
B) won California's Democratic primary in 1968 
C) was the first black student at the University of Mississippi 
D) was the Birmingham police commissioner 
E) won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was an American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for Black Muslim movement 
A) was a segregationist Alabama governor 
B) won California's Democratic primary in 1968 
C) was the first black student at the University of Mississippi 
D) was the Birmingham police commissioner 
E) won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was an American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for Black Muslim movement

Question 9

Beginning with Watts, the major race riots of 1965 and 1966:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurred in large cities 
B)  started when white mobs attacked blacks 
C)  resulted from blacks being denied the vote 
D)  were led by the Black Panthers 
E)  proved the increasing irrelevance of Martin Luther King 
A)  occurred in large cities 
B)  started when white mobs attacked blacks 
C)  resulted from blacks being denied the vote 
D)  were led by the Black Panthers 
E)  proved the increasing irrelevance of Martin Luther King

Question 10

By 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. had become a leading spokesman for "black power."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Changes in immigration law in 1965:

Accepted Answer

A)  favored immigration from Europe as compared to other parts of the world 
B)  removed quotas based upon national origin 
C)  removed annual limits on how many could enter the United States 
D)  decreased foreign immigration 
E)  were designed to increase American access to cheap labor 
A)  favored immigration from Europe as compared to other parts of the world 
B)  removed quotas based upon national origin 
C)  removed annual limits on how many could enter the United States 
D)  decreased foreign immigration 
E)  were designed to increase American access to cheap labor

Question 12

In South Vietnam in the early 1960s:

Accepted Answer

A)  Diem's land reforms were undercutting the Communists 
B)  Kennedy was increasing the number of American military advisers 
C)  American troops were regularly involved in combat 
D)  the Viet Cong captured several major cities 
E)  the French had returned to assist the South Vietnamese 
A)  Diem's land reforms were undercutting the Communists 
B)  Kennedy was increasing the number of American military advisers 
C)  American troops were regularly involved in combat 
D)  the Viet Cong captured several major cities 
E)  the French had returned to assist the South Vietnamese

Question 13

All of the following are true of the Kennedy assassination EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the primary suspect was Lee Harvey Oswald 
B)  Jack Ruby shot and killed the suspected assassin 
C)  the Warren Commission concluded there may have been multiple gunmen 
D)  it occurred in Dallas on November 22, 1963 
E)  so many of the related events were watched on television 
A)  the primary suspect was Lee Harvey Oswald 
B)  Jack Ruby shot and killed the suspected assassin 
C)  the Warren Commission concluded there may have been multiple gunmen 
D)  it occurred in Dallas on November 22, 1963 
E)  so many of the related events were watched on television

Question 14

In 1961, Khrushchev escalated tensions over Berlin by:

Accepted Answer

A)  imposing another Soviet blockade of West Berlin 
B)  sending spy planes over West Germany 
C)  putting nuclear missiles in East Berlin 
D)  erecting the Berlin Wall 
E)  walking out of a summit conference in Vienna 
A)  imposing another Soviet blockade of West Berlin 
B)  sending spy planes over West Germany 
C)  putting nuclear missiles in East Berlin 
D)  erecting the Berlin Wall 
E)  walking out of a summit conference in Vienna

Question 15

Discuss, in detail, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "militant nonviolence." How did this philosophy inspire others to challenge segregation in the South?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of "

Question 16

The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago:

Accepted Answer

A)  boosted the candidacy of Hubert Humphrey 
B)  showed the patience of Mayor Daley and the Chicago police 
C)  resulted in massive rioting in the streets 
D)  was dull and uninspiring 
E)  successfully appealed to the values of "middle America" 
A)  boosted the candidacy of Hubert Humphrey 
B)  showed the patience of Mayor Daley and the Chicago police 
C)  resulted in massive rioting in the streets 
D)  was dull and uninspiring 
E)  successfully appealed to the values of "middle America"

Question 17

The Viet Cong were the rebel army in South Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 
B)  Area Redevelopment Act of 1961 
C)  Civil Rights Act of 1964 
D)  Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965 
E)  Trade Expansion Act of 1962 
A)  Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 
B)  Area Redevelopment Act of 1961 
C)  Civil Rights Act of 1964 
D)  Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965 
E)  Trade Expansion Act of 1962

Question 19

During the 1964 election:

Accepted Answer

A)  Republicans continued to make gains in the Deep South 
B)  Republicans made gains in both houses of Congress 
C)  voters approved Johnson's pledge to escalate the war in Vietnam 
D)  Goldwater lost but did better than expected 
E)  voters expressed their desire for even more radical domestic reform 
A)  Republicans continued to make gains in the Deep South 
B)  Republicans made gains in both houses of Congress 
C)  voters approved Johnson's pledge to escalate the war in Vietnam 
D)  Goldwater lost but did better than expected 
E)  voters expressed their desire for even more radical domestic reform

Question 20

By the time of the 1960 presidential race, Kennedy had far more experience in national politics than did Richard Nixon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 29: A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

In what city did Mayor Connor order police to unleash their dogs and clubs on civil rights demonstrators?

What were the main domestic achievements of the New Frontier and the Great Society? Which accomplished more? Why?

Jack Ruby was charged with assassinating President John F. Kennedy, but doubts about his guilt linger.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Robert F. Kennedy

Hubert Humphrey was Lyndon Johnson's running mate in the presidential race of 1964.

President Johnson's first priority on the domestic front was to:

In its controversial Miranda v. Arizona decision, the Warren Court:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Barry Goldwater

Beginning with Watts, the major race riots of 1965 and 1966:

By 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. had become a leading spokesman for "black power."

Changes in immigration law in 1965:

In South Vietnam in the early 1960s:

All of the following are true of the Kennedy assassination EXCEPT:

In 1961, Khrushchev escalated tensions over Berlin by:

Discuss, in detail, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "militant nonviolence." How did this philosophy inspire others to challenge segregation in the South?

The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago:

The Viet Cong were the rebel army in South Vietnam.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created by the:

During the 1964 election:

By the time of the 1960 presidential race, Kennedy had far more experience in national politics than did Richard Nixon.

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Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

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