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Q: In the 1970s, the most critical factor that disrupted the American economy was A) wage and price controls. B) spiraling food prices. C) the war in Vietnam. D) the oil embargo.

Q: Richard Nixon believed that the office of the president A) set the moral tone for the nation. B) ought to be the engine of social change. C) had too much power. D) should not interfere with the economy.

Q: The leader of South Vietnam during the Johnson administration was ________.

Q: The U.S.S.R. responded to tensions over Berlin by creating a(n) ________ that sealed off its section of the city.

Q: President Kennedy met with Soviet leader ________ in Vienna to calm tensions over Berlin in 1961.

Q: The _______________ was one organization in the United States that attempted to halt communism in Cuba.

Q: The nationalist ________ helped to overthrow a dictatorial regime in Cuba in 1959.

Q: The ________ dealt the Great Society a fatal blow.

Q: In his effort to eliminate poverty in the United States, President Lyndon Johnson encouraged Congress to pass the ________ Act of 1964.

Q: The Republican presidential candidate in the election of 1964 was ________.

Q: Police turned high-pressure hoses and dogs against black protesters in ________, Alabama in 1963.

Q: President Kennedy established the ________ to send men and women overseas to help developing countries achieve their economic and social goals.

Q: The most important medium in determining the outcome of the election of 1960 was ________.

Q: As a member of the counterculture of American young people during the 1960s, explain what your values and principles would probably have been and which literary and artistic works would have influenced you.

Q: Discuss the major reasons for the development of the student movement during the 1960s and describe the chief ways in which the participants in the movement expressed their objectives.

Q: Discuss President Kennedy's foreign policy with respect to Cuba and show how it led to confrontation with the Soviet Union.

Q: Discuss the philosophical position of the majority of the Supreme Court during the 1960s and list the most significant cases decided by the Court involving civil rights and civil liberties.

Q: Suppose you were a militant black during the 1960s. What organizations would you most likely support and which civil rights leaders would you most likely admire? Explain your answer.

Q: Pretend that you are preparing a television documentary about the civil rights movement during the 1960s. What events would you show? Who would you interview or discuss?

Q: Discuss President Lyndon Johnson's leadership style and evaluate the success of his Great Society programs.

Q: Discuss President Kennedy's leadership style and evaluate his success in achieving the goals of his New Frontier program before his assassination.

Q: The first anti-war teach-in took place at the University of Michigan in 1965.

Q: The Free Speech movement was born at the University of Mississippi in 1964.

Q: By the 1960s, college enrollment had plummeted compared to the 1940s.

Q: Members of the baby-boom generation occupied the forefront of the protest movement against the Vietnam War.

Q: The Tet Offensive eroded the confidence of the American working and middle class during the Vietnam War.

Q: Critics of the Great Society program came from across the political spectrum.

Q: During the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, for the first time in American history the federal government developed a program specifically designed to end poverty in the United States.

Q: The SNCC advocated using violence in pursuing civil rights.

Q: During his administration, President Kennedy's relations with the major corporations of the country were very cordial.

Q: In the election of 1960 voters divided very evenly between the two major presidential candidates.

Q: One of the most prominent Americans to resist the draft was A) George Bush. B) Muhammad Ali. C) John McCain. D) Ronald Reagan.

Q: In 1962, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) issued the A) Declaration of Sentiments. B) Communist Manifesto. C) Port Huron Statement. D) White Paper.

Q: The United States in 1964 charged that North Vietnam had attacked American destroyers in the A) Gulf of Mexico. B) Gulf of Tonkin. C) Gulf of St. Lawrence. D) China Sea.

Q: With U.S. assistance, the South Vietnamese military assassinated President A) Ho Chi Minh. B) Nguyen Kao Ky. C) Diem. D) Viet Cong.

Q: Which of the following presidents is responsible for initially escalating the Vietnam War? A) John F. Kennedy B) Dwight D. Eisenhower C) Harry Truman D) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Q: During the Six-Day war, Israel defeated A) the Soviet Union. B) Egypt. C) Saudi Arabia. D) Poland.

Q: In 1965, Johnson dispatched 20,000 troops to the Latin American nation of A) Mexico. B) the Dominican Republic. C) Cuba. D) Panama.

Q: After learning of missiles in Cuba, Kennedy imposed A) martial law. B) a blockade. C) a quarantine. D) economic sanctions.

Q: Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion result in disaster for the United States? A) Castro held off troops coming ashore. B) An air strike failed to destroy Cuban air power. C) The Americans mistakenly assumed the Cuban people would rise up against Castro during the attack. D) All of the above.

Q: What problems did President Johnson's Great Society suffer from? A) Some programs promised too much. B) Many programs were under funded. C) Political factionalism divided objectives. D) All of the above.

Q: A spokesman for the more militant blacks during the 1960s was A) Malcolm X. B) Marcus Garvey. C) Booker T. Washington. D) Martin Luther King, Jr.

Q: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT A) protect the right to vote. B) fail to eliminate discrimination. C) outlaw racial discrimination in public accommodations. D) prohibit discriminatory hiring practices in firms with more than 25 employees.

Q: As far as his legislative program was concerned, President Lyndon Johnson A) showed little interest in the needs of the poor. B) was unable to get Congress to approve any important measures. C) failed to obtain congressional approval for Medicare. D) obtained congressional approval for his educational proposals.

Q: As part of his Great Society program, Lyndon Johnson A) failed to demonstrate concern about poverty in the country. B) called for a tax increase to pay for the social programs. C) supported a medical assistance plan. D) refused to support federal aid to education.

Q: After he became president, Lyndon Johnson A) failed to promote the interest of blacks. B) demonstrated considerable charisma and charm. C) refused to support any of Kennedy's programs. D) proved effective in working with Congress.

Q: Underlying Johnson's vision of a "Great Society" was A) the desire to be reelected in 1960. B) his belief that the Republicans would return to office in 1964. C) his opposition to Kennedy's legislative programs. D) the most extensive reform program in U.S. history.

Q: One of Lyndon Johnson's major goals as president was to A) lessen the power of the executive branch in the political process. B) slow down the pace of the civil rights movement. C) secure the foundation of the welfare state. D) reduce government involvement in the economy.

Q: Presidents Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were similar in A) their culture and sophistication. B) crude and offensive personal manners. C) ability to deal effectively with Congress. D) aggressive use of presidential power.

Q: In November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated while A) attempting to undermine support for Vice President Johnson, who hoped to oppose him in the 1964 Democratic primary. B) promoting his plans to invade Cuba. C) on a political trip to help unite the Texas Democratic party. D) en route to a vacation on Padre Island.

Q: In his pursuit of black rights, Martin Luther King, Jr. was committed to A) forming a black political party. B) violent confrontation. C) nonviolent protest. D) a separatist movement for blacks.

Q: When James Meredith tried to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962, A) the state's governor supported his right to attend the university. B) blacks decided to boycott the bus system in Oxford. C) riots resulted. D) the Supreme Court refused to support Meredith's admission.

Q: During the 1960s, the civil rights movement in the United States A) often employed civil disobedience, such as sit-ins, to achieve its goals. B) was opposed by the NAACP. C) became less violent. D) caused few problems for American political leaders.

Q: As president, Kennedy A) failed to enact any parts of the New Frontier. B) realized modest success. C) antagonized the youth. D) altered the scope of federal power more than any previous president.

Q: The Peace Corps was established in order to A) send trained volunteers abroad to teach modern methods of birth control. B) provide diplomatic assistance to end civil wars in developing countries. C) help developing countries industrialize. D) send dedicated Americans abroad to work with people at the grassroots level.

Q: As president, Kennedy was able to win congressional support and funding for A) medical care for the elderly. B) aid to parochial schools. C) a major urban renewal program. D) the exploration of space.

Q: President Kennedy's New Frontier program A) met resistance on several points. B) enjoyed strong support from the Democrats in Congress. C) had been strongly supported by the voters in the 1960 election. D) provided many new socioeconomic opportunities for the American people.

Q: The inauguration of John Kennedy as president of the United States A) brought vigorous leadership to the government. B) meant that Washington social life became less glamorous. C) meant the continuation of a presidential leadership style similar to Eisenhower's. D) led to an administration dominated by Roman Catholic concepts.

Q: John Kennedy A) was the youngest man elected president. B) won the election with a wide margin of the popular vote. C) barely received enough electoral votes to win the election. D) had little prior political experience.

Q: One of the chief obstacles John Kennedy had to overcome to win the election of 1960 was the fact that he was A) a Quaker. B) not photogenic. C) divorced. D) Roman Catholic.

Q: By 1960, most Americans tended to believe that the federal government should A) abandon the philosophy on which the New Deal and Fair Deal had been based. B) reduce its commitment to social welfare programs. C) assume an active role in providing welfare benefits for the people. D) radically reduce defense spending.

Q: Paul Cowan represented the views of many 1960s students who A) opposed the concept of active government. B) lost faith in the "American way." C) felt government could make a positive difference. D) deserted the military because of their disillusionment with the war.

Q: During the 1950s, ethnic Americans in general A) constituted an increasingly greater percentage of the American population. B) tended to become less homogeneous with the rest of the American population. C) became more readily assimilated into American society. D) unlike most Americans, were influenced little by television.

Q: The first credit card was A) American Express. B) Diners Club. C) Bank Americard. D) Mastercard.

Q: During the 1950s, material consumption in the United States A) was generally uninfluenced by advertising. B) was facilitated by installment plans. C) tended to be limited because many Americans who had experienced the Depression resisted purchasing luxury goods. D) was yet to be influenced by easier credit.

Q: The major influence on American societal norms that developed after World War II was A) movies. B) radio. C) newspapers. D) television.

Q: In the years since World War II, A) the American population has shifted away from the West and Southwest. B) the rich have become more concentrated in the center of American cities. C) American housing has become less standardized. D) suburbs have become more important in American society.

Q: Which areas benefited the most from the military expenditures of the 1950s and 1960s? A) Atlantic Coast and Alaska Territory B) New England and the Midwest C) the Pacific Coast and the West D) the mid and Deep South

Q: In early post-World War II America, A) Americans became less mobile. B) Elvis Presley died. C) the birthrate in the United States increased. D) shopping centers became less important in American society.

Q: During the 1950s, agricultural developments in the United States A) were influenced by important new technology. B) ceased to be important to the American economy. C) tended to focus on the family farm. D) required a greater number of farmers than in the Depression years.

Q: Part of labor's cooperation was gained by material concessions such as General Motors' 1948 introduction of A) double time for overtime. B) profit sharing. C) cost-of-living adjustment. D) guaranteed annual wage.

Q: In the late 1940s, workers A) enjoyed great support from the federal government. B) lost basic rights. C) decided that strikes were ineffective. D) went on several strikes.

Q: By 1956, the majority of workers in the United States A) worked in factories. B) were engaged in agricultural pursuits. C) held white-collar jobs. D) faced a decline in their living standards.

Q: During the Truman and Eisenhower administrations, corporate development in the United States A) declined in importance economically. B) was unable to expand into foreign markets. C) was discouraged by government policy. D) was characterized by increasing concentration of control.

Q: As a result of defense spending in the 1950s, all of the following occurred EXCEPT A) aircraft and electronic industries were stimulated. B) half the federal budget went to the armed forces. C) most citizens protested the huge expenditures. D) business-government ties grew stronger.

Q: During the Eisenhower administration, an important factor in promoting the material development of the United States was A) a population shift away from suburban areas. B) less corporate control of the American economy. C) construction of the interstate highway system. D) control of the economy by the Office of Price Administration.

Q: By 1960, a majority of all American families A) had little extra spending money. B) had made few gains from the Depression years. C) could attain a middle-class lifestyle. D) found they could not keep up with the cost of living.

Q: The key to Ray Kroc's success was A) advertising. B) uniqueness. C) standardization. D) conservative thinking.

Q: The ________Act of 1957 established a Civil Rights Commission.

Q: President Eisenhower in 1957 sent the ________into Little Rock, Arkansas.