Question 1

Johnson's Great Society programs helped reduce the number of people living in poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Richard Nixon:

Accepted Answer

A)  had limited political experience when he ran for president in 1960 
B)  had a reputation for hard-line anti-communism and rough campaign tactics 
C)  like John F. Kennedy, came from a wealthy family 
D)  did not have the intellectual depth to be president 
E)  was politically damaged by his service as vice president due to Eisenhower's unpopularity when his presidency ended 
A)  had limited political experience when he ran for president in 1960 
B)  had a reputation for hard-line anti-communism and rough campaign tactics 
C)  like John F. Kennedy, came from a wealthy family 
D)  did not have the intellectual depth to be president 
E)  was politically damaged by his service as vice president due to Eisenhower's unpopularity when his presidency ended

Question 3

Compare the philosophies and styles of Martin Luther King Jr. and the leaders of the black power movement.

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr, was a black Ameri

Question 4

The person most persuasive in getting President Kennedy to endorse civil rights would have been:

Accepted Answer

A)  his vice president, Lyndon Johnson 
B)  his brother Robert 
C)  his wife, Jackie 
D)  FBI director J. Edgar Hoover 
E)  Chief Justice Earl Warren 
A)  his vice president, Lyndon Johnson 
B)  his brother Robert 
C)  his wife, Jackie 
D)  FBI director J. Edgar Hoover 
E)  Chief Justice Earl Warren

Question 5

Trace the early foreign-policy setbacks during the Kennedy administration.

Accepted Answer

The early foreign-policy setbacks during

Question 6

Describe the major trends in the cold war in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

In the 1960s, the Cold War saw several m

Question 7

Lyndon Johnson's domestic program was called the Great Society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Nikita Khrushchev was Soviet premier while Kennedy was president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In his "Letter from Birmingham City Jail," Martin Luther King:

Accepted Answer

A)  expressed his admiration of activists Ross Barnett and Bull Connor 
B)  announced that he was abandoning nonviolent tactics 
C)  expressed anger at being locked up 
D)  declared his willingness to break unjust laws 
E)  explained why he hated racist whites 
A)  expressed his admiration of activists Ross Barnett and Bull Connor 
B)  announced that he was abandoning nonviolent tactics 
C)  expressed anger at being locked up 
D)  declared his willingness to break unjust laws 
E)  explained why he hated racist whites

Question 10

By the mid-1960s, Martin Luther King had decided to:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasize the need for economic uplift for the black urban poor 
B)  adopt much of the rhetoric and tactics of the militant blacks 
C)  retire so that younger leaders could move to the forefront 
D)  focus on his opposition to the war in Vietnam 
E)  declare that the fight for black equality was largely won 
A)  emphasize the need for economic uplift for the black urban poor 
B)  adopt much of the rhetoric and tactics of the militant blacks 
C)  retire so that younger leaders could move to the forefront 
D)  focus on his opposition to the war in Vietnam 
E)  declare that the fight for black equality was largely won

Question 11

In what ways is the civil rights movement of the 1960s similar to protests and demonstrations today? In what ways is it different? Were civil rights activists ultimately successful?

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement of the 1960s a

Question 12

Barry Goldwater said, "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Had Kennedy lived, he would certainly have removed U.S. troops from Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-James Meredith

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 15

The protest tactic initiated by black students in Greensboro, North Carolina, was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the sit-in 
B)  the occupation of campus administration buildings 
C)  the March on Washington 
D)  street theater 
E)  the freedom ride 
A)  the sit-in 
B)  the occupation of campus administration buildings 
C)  the March on Washington 
D)  street theater 
E)  the freedom ride

Question 16

The year 1968 has been called the most turbulent year of the 1960s. Explain why some people believe this.

Accepted Answer

The year 1968 is often referred to as th

Question 17

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Malcolm Little

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 18

President Kennedy's cabinet was dominated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  men from the most radical wing of the Democratic party 
B)  old-school politicians from the Truman administration 
C)  men with new ideas and fresh thinking 
D)  his fraternity buddies from Harvard 
E)  Catholics and racial minorities 
A)  men from the most radical wing of the Democratic party 
B)  old-school politicians from the Truman administration 
C)  men with new ideas and fresh thinking 
D)  his fraternity buddies from Harvard 
E)  Catholics and racial minorities

Question 19

The Voting Rights Act of 1965:

Accepted Answer

A)  was passed by Congress over Johnson's opposition 
B)  ended black protest movements 
C)  dramatically expanded black votes in the South 
D)  made the South more strongly Democratic 
E)  was successfully resisted in the Deep South 
A)  was passed by Congress over Johnson's opposition 
B)  ended black protest movements 
C)  dramatically expanded black votes in the South 
D)  made the South more strongly Democratic 
E)  was successfully resisted in the Deep South

Question 20

The purpose of Kennedy's proposed tax cut was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce the size of the federal government 
B)  help the economy by stimulating consumer spending 
C)  give rich Americans even more money 
D)  reduce the government's budgetary surplus 
E)  win Republican support for civil rights legislation 
A)  reduce the size of the federal government 
B)  help the economy by stimulating consumer spending 
C)  give rich Americans even more money 
D)  reduce the government's budgetary surplus 
E)  win Republican support for civil rights legislation

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

Johnson's Great Society programs helped reduce the number of people living in poverty.

Richard Nixon:

Compare the philosophies and styles of Martin Luther King Jr. and the leaders of the black power movement.

The person most persuasive in getting President Kennedy to endorse civil rights would have been:

Trace the early foreign-policy setbacks during the Kennedy administration.

Describe the major trends in the cold war in the 1960s.

Lyndon Johnson's domestic program was called the Great Society.

Nikita Khrushchev was Soviet premier while Kennedy was president.

In his "Letter from Birmingham City Jail," Martin Luther King:

By the mid-1960s, Martin Luther King had decided to:

In what ways is the civil rights movement of the 1960s similar to protests and demonstrations today? In what ways is it different? Were civil rights activists ultimately successful?

Barry Goldwater said, "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice."

Had Kennedy lived, he would certainly have removed U.S. troops from Vietnam.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -James Meredith

The protest tactic initiated by black students in Greensboro, North Carolina, was:

The year 1968 has been called the most turbulent year of the 1960s. Explain why some people believe this.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Malcolm Little

President Kennedy's cabinet was dominated by:

The Voting Rights Act of 1965:

The purpose of Kennedy's proposed tax cut was to:

The Collision of Cultures

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The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

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Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

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