Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Free Speech movement

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A)  SDS
B)  Richard Nixon's voter base
C)  a congressional blank check
D)  outlawed the poll tax
E)  freedom of the pressF) Young Americans for FreedomG) University of California at BerkeleyH) young American volunteers to help abroadI) aid for Latin AmericaJ) environmental movementK) protection of the right to abortionL) voter registration driveM) women's healthN) E) and K)
O) C) and F)

Question 2

The National Organization for Women (NOW)  campaigned for all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   an end to the mass media's false image of women.
B)   equal job opportunities for women.
C)   equal educational opportunities.
D)   equal opportunities in politics.
E)   an end to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Why are the riots in American cities during the 1960s best understood as battles?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Department of Defense deployed regular army units to suppress these uprisings.
B)   African-American rioters often had received military training in Cuba and Venezuela.
C)   Urban blacks saw the predominantly white police force as an occupying army.
D)   Rioters frequently employed weapons otherwise only used in military combat operations.
E)   Riot squads were organized by the Department of Defense.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Lyndon B. Johnson held the New Deal view that government had an obligation to assist the less fortunate members of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Silent Spring

Accepted Answer

A)  SDS
B)  Richard Nixon's voter base
C)  a congressional blank check
D)  outlawed the poll tax
E)  freedom of the pressF) Young Americans for FreedomG) University of California at BerkeleyH) young American volunteers to help abroadI) aid for Latin AmericaJ) environmental movementK) protection of the right to abortionL) voter registration driveM) women's healthN) F) and J)
O) F) and L)

Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Warren Court

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Question 7

In the Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan:

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A)   focused on the plight of working-class women.
B)   emphasized the role of child rearing for women.
C)   focused on the discontents of middle-class women.
D)   focused on the particular plight of black women.
E)   emphasized the role women played in the antiwar movement.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court deemed interracial marriage unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Gulf of Tonkin resolution

Accepted Answer

A)  SDS
B)  Richard Nixon's voter base
C)  a congressional blank check
D)  outlawed the poll tax
E)  freedom of the pressF) Young Americans for FreedomG) University of California at BerkeleyH) young American volunteers to help abroadI) aid for Latin AmericaJ) environmental movementK) protection of the right to abortionL) voter registration driveM) women's healthN) C) and F)
O) K) and M)

Question 10

Unlike the New Deal, the Great Society was a response to prosperity, not depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Mario Savio

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Society
B)  Unsafe at Any Speed
C)  "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
D)  National Farm Worker's Association
E)  Free Speech movementF) supporter of Black Power movementG) Bay of PigsH) The Other AmericaI) founder of NOWJ) Nation of IslamK) SDS leaderL) University of MississippiM) interracial marriageN) D) and M)
O) A) and G)

Question 12

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring inspired the:

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A)   environmental movement.
B)   feminist movement.
C)   gay liberation movement.
D)   conservative movement.
E)   Indian movement.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

What did students of the New Left movement think was missing in American liberalism in the 1960s?

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A)   The willingness to address poverty.
B)   The reluctance of companies to recognize unions.
C)   The commitment to legislate on behalf of Social Security.
D)   The practice of true participatory democracy.
E)   A concern about the threat of monopoly in industrial capitalism.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

The War on Poverty

Accepted Answer

A)   was first proposed by Richard Nixon as a means to gain support of congressional Democrats during Eisenhower's second term.
B)   was not a part of Johnson's Great Society agenda.
C)   concentrated on equipping the poor with skills and rebuilding their spirit and motivation.
D)   guaranteed an annual income for most Americans.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Participatory democracy

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Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Martin Luther King Jr.

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Society
B)  Unsafe at Any Speed
C)  "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
D)  National Farm Worker's Association
E)  Free Speech movementF) supporter of Black Power movementG) Bay of PigsH) The Other AmericaI) founder of NOWJ) Nation of IslamK) SDS leaderL) University of MississippiM) interracial marriageN) G) and I)
O) B) and F)

Question 17

In the 1960s, Latino rights in particular were the focus of the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
B)   United Farm Workers.
C)   Mattachine Society.
D)   Redstockings.
E)   NAACP.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following statements BEST describes the legacy of the War on Poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)   Its overwhelming success suggested that restoring Americans' economic security was ultimately more important than securing their civil rights.
B)   It cemented Lyndon B. Johnson's reputation as one of the most popular presidents in American history.
C)   It transformed the condition of life in poor urban neighborhoods.
D)   It helped significantly reduce America's incidence of poverty.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated:

Accepted Answer

A)   while in Memphis, supporting a garbage workers' strike.
B)   as he launched the Poor People's Campaign in Dallas.
C)   and while the nation mourned his death, there was no violence.
D)   and congressional support for the Open Housing Act was declined.
E)   and no one was ever charged for the crime.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Why did John F. Kennedy consider civil rights a moral crisis for the nation?

Accepted Answer

A)   He saw how racial tensions divided his own family.
B)   He had personally witnessed the hardships of Jim Crow growing up.
C)   He did not think racial equality in the United States possible without reparations for slavery.
D)   He found racial discrimination incompatible with the United States' claim for leadership of the free world.
E)   He considered civil rights an issue for women and gays as well as for African-Americans.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court deemed interracial marriage unconstitutional.

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Mario Savio

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In the Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan:

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Free Speech movement

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Unlike the New Deal, the Great Society was a response to prosperity, not depression.

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On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated:

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Gulf of Tonkin resolution

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The National Organization for Women (NOW) campaigned for all of the following EXCEPT:

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What did students of the New Left movement think was missing in American liberalism in the 1960s?

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Which of the following statements BEST describes the legacy of the War on Poverty?

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Rachel Carson's Silent Spring inspired the:

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The War on Poverty

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In the 1960s, Latino rights in particular were the focus of the:

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Martin Luther King Jr.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Warren Court

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Why are the riots in American cities during the 1960s best understood as battles?

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Lyndon B. Johnson held the New Deal view that government had an obligation to assist the less fortunate members of society.

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