Question 1

As the radical chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Stokely Carmichael

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A)  called for blacks to form their own political organizations. 
B)  called whites devils who are inherently evil. 
C)  advocated extreme violence as a way to achieve racial equality. 
D)  started the back-to-Africa movement. 
A)  called for blacks to form their own political organizations. 
B)  called whites devils who are inherently evil. 
C)  advocated extreme violence as a way to achieve racial equality. 
D)  started the back-to-Africa movement.

Question 2

What happened at a massive civil rights demonstration in the nation's capital in August 1963?

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A)  Fighting broke out between white and black participants. 
B)  Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. 
C)  Riot police randomly clubbed hundreds of protesters and dispersed crowds with tear gas. 
D)  Martin Luther King Jr. alienated most white Americans with an inflammatory speech. 
A)  Fighting broke out between white and black participants. 
B)  Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. 
C)  Riot police randomly clubbed hundreds of protesters and dispersed crowds with tear gas. 
D)  Martin Luther King Jr. alienated most white Americans with an inflammatory speech.

Question 3

The feminism that emerged in the 1960s affected women in many ways. How did different activist groups define feminism? What approaches did these groups take to achieve their goals? What did they achieve? What obstacles did they face?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Liberal Fe

Question 4

During the Nixon administration, the number of government assistance programs

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A)  was reduced drastically. 
B)  did not change. 
C)  actually grew. 
D)  fluctuated throughout the course of the term. 
A)  was reduced drastically. 
B)  did not change. 
C)  actually grew. 
D)  fluctuated throughout the course of the term.

Question 5

What were the Stonewall riots and how did they spark the movement for gay and lesbian rights?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Stonewall

Question 6

Match the term with the definition.
-Legislation passed during Lyndon Johnson's administration abolishing discriminatory immigration quotas based on national origins. Although the law did limit the number of immigrants, including those from Latin America for the first time, it facilitated a surge in immigration later in the century.

Accepted Answer

A) American Indian Movement (AIM) 
B) black power movement 
C) Chicano movement 
D) Civil Rights Act of 1964 
E) Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A) 
F)Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
G)Medicare and Medicaid
H)National Organization for Women (NOW)
I)Roe v. Wade
J)Voting Rights Act of 1965
K)War on Poverty
L)Warren Court 
A) American Indian Movement (AIM) 
B) black power movement 
C) Chicano movement 
D) Civil Rights Act of 1964 
E) Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A) 
F)Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
G)Medicare and Medicaid
H)National Organization for Women (NOW)
I)Roe v. Wade
J)Voting Rights Act of 1965
K)War on Poverty
L)Warren Court

Question 7

Out of all protest groups, President Nixon gave the most public support for justice to

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A)  Latinos. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  blacks. 
D)  Asian Americans. 
A)  Latinos. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  blacks. 
D)  Asian Americans.

Question 8

To eradicate poverty and solve most social problems, President Kennedy believed the United States needed to

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A)  grow the economy. 
B)  control runaway inflation. 
C)  have a strong military presence. 
D)  redistribute wealth through its tax policy. 
A)  grow the economy. 
B)  control runaway inflation. 
C)  have a strong military presence. 
D)  redistribute wealth through its tax policy.

Question 9

Match the term with the definition.
-Social programs enacted as part of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. One provided the elderly with universal compulsory medical insurance financed primarily by Social Security taxes, while the other authorized federal grants to supplement state-paid medical care for poor people of all ages.

Accepted Answer

A) American Indian Movement (AIM) 
B) black power movement 
C) Chicano movement 
D) Civil Rights Act of 1964 
E) Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A) 
F)Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
G)Medicare and Medicaid
H)National Organization for Women (NOW)
I)Roe v. Wade
J)Voting Rights Act of 1965
K)War on Poverty
L)Warren Court 
A) American Indian Movement (AIM) 
B) black power movement 
C) Chicano movement 
D) Civil Rights Act of 1964 
E) Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A) 
F)Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
G)Medicare and Medicaid
H)National Organization for Women (NOW)
I)Roe v. Wade
J)Voting Rights Act of 1965
K)War on Poverty
L)Warren Court

Question 10

To what extent did liberal policies and programs extend into the Nixon administration?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Liberalism

Question 11

In its 1963 decision in Baker v. Carr, the Supreme Court established

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A)  the principle of one person, one vote for state and national legislatures. 
B)  states' duty to provide counsel to indigent people accused of crimes. 
C)  the unconstitutionality of Bible-reading and prayer in public schools. 
D)  the requirement that police officers inform criminal suspects of their rights. 
A)  the principle of one person, one vote for state and national legislatures. 
B)  states' duty to provide counsel to indigent people accused of crimes. 
C)  the unconstitutionality of Bible-reading and prayer in public schools. 
D)  the requirement that police officers inform criminal suspects of their rights.

Question 12

How did the environmental movement in the United States challenge the dominant values of consumption and growth?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Environmen

Question 13

What were the primary differences between the women's liberation movement and women's rights organizations such as the National Organization for Women (NOW)? What did they have in common?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Women's Ri

Question 14

What did the Warren Commission conclude about the assassination of President Kennedy?

Accepted Answer

A)  There had been a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. 
B)  Both Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby had acted alone. 
C)  There was not enough evidence to determine the facts underlying the assassination. 
D)  The assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald was a Communist plot. 
A)  There had been a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. 
B)  Both Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby had acted alone. 
C)  There was not enough evidence to determine the facts underlying the assassination. 
D)  The assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald was a Communist plot.

Question 15

By 1966, the civil rights movement in the United States

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A)  had reconfirmed its commitment to nonviolence. 
B)  had achieved most of its major goals. 
C)  was no longer committed to nonviolence. 
D)  had been forced underground by continuing violence. 
A)  had reconfirmed its commitment to nonviolence. 
B)  had achieved most of its major goals. 
C)  was no longer committed to nonviolence. 
D)  had been forced underground by continuing violence.

Question 16

How did President Johnson respond to the Bloody Sunday event of 1965?

Accepted Answer

A)  He called up the National Guard to protect the marchers. 
B)  He did not take any action at all. 
C)  He allowed Governor George Wallace to cancel the march. 
D)  He jailed SNCC chairman John Lewis. 
A)  He called up the National Guard to protect the marchers. 
B)  He did not take any action at all. 
C)  He allowed Governor George Wallace to cancel the march. 
D)  He jailed SNCC chairman John Lewis.

Question 17

How successful was Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Uneven Res

Question 18

"Wayne students are told by the Left that "student power" merely means more democracy on campus. This is an outright lie! Student power is a Left-Wing catchword symbolizing campus militancy and radicalism. In actuality, the Left-Wing, spearheaded by the SDS, want to radically alter the university community. . . . The Leftists charge a sinister plot by private enterprise to train students for jobs at taxpayers' expense. Evidently it never occurred to the SDS that private enterprise is also the biggest single taxpayer for schools. But, of course, that would require a little thought on the part of the SDS which they have already demonstrated they are incapable of. . . .
The byword of student power-union advocates is Radicalism. . . . Fraternities and student Governments will have no place in student power-unions since both are considered allies of the status quo and thus useless. . . . As responsible Wayne students, we cannot allow our University to be used by Leftists for their narrow purposes."
According to the student organization Counterthrust, what did the phrase "student power" signify?

Accepted Answer

A)  Campus militancy and radicalism 
B)  Sincere efforts to make campuses more democratic 
C)  An attempt to align students with other oppressed minorities 
D)  The desire of students to peaceably reason with university administrators and others in power 
A)  Campus militancy and radicalism 
B)  Sincere efforts to make campuses more democratic 
C)  An attempt to align students with other oppressed minorities 
D)  The desire of students to peaceably reason with university administrators and others in power

Question 19

Who persuaded President Kennedy to create the President's Commission on the Status of Women in 1961?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyndon Johnson 
B)  Esther Peterson 
C)  Betty Friedan 
D)  Pauli Murray 
A)  Lyndon Johnson 
B)  Esther Peterson 
C)  Betty Friedan 
D)  Pauli Murray

Question 20

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 transform southern politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  It empowered the federal government to intervene directly to enable African Americans to register and vote. 
B)  It recalled every legislator and state and local official that had been elected by a white electorate. 
C)  It gave the Supreme Court the power to nullify state elections in which blacks were deprived of their voting rights. 
D)  It mandated a basic literacy test for voters of all races, not just blacks. 
A)  It empowered the federal government to intervene directly to enable African Americans to register and vote. 
B)  It recalled every legislator and state and local official that had been elected by a white electorate. 
C)  It gave the Supreme Court the power to nullify state elections in which blacks were deprived of their voting rights. 
D)  It mandated a basic literacy test for voters of all races, not just blacks.

Exam 28: Reform, Rebellion, and Reaction

As the radical chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Stokely Carmichael

What happened at a massive civil rights demonstration in the nation's capital in August 1963?

The feminism that emerged in the 1960s affected women in many ways. How did different activist groups define feminism? What approaches did these groups take to achieve their goals? What did they achieve? What obstacles did they face?

During the Nixon administration, the number of government assistance programs

What were the Stonewall riots and how did they spark the movement for gay and lesbian rights?

Out of all protest groups, President Nixon gave the most public support for justice to

To eradicate poverty and solve most social problems, President Kennedy believed the United States needed to

To what extent did liberal policies and programs extend into the Nixon administration?

In its 1963 decision in Baker v. Carr, the Supreme Court established

How did the environmental movement in the United States challenge the dominant values of consumption and growth?

What were the primary differences between the women's liberation movement and women's rights organizations such as the National Organization for Women (NOW)? What did they have in common?

What did the Warren Commission conclude about the assassination of President Kennedy?

By 1966, the civil rights movement in the United States

How did President Johnson respond to the Bloody Sunday event of 1965?

How successful was Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty?

Who persuaded President Kennedy to create the President's Commission on the Status of Women in 1961?

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 transform southern politics?

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