Question 1

The Great Society program VISTA was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rife with corruption and waste 
B)  a kind of domestic Peace Corps 
C)  an effort to give poor people control over their own communities 
D)  easily the most successful of Johnson's initiatives 
A)  rife with corruption and waste 
B)  a kind of domestic Peace Corps 
C)  an effort to give poor people control over their own communities 
D)  easily the most successful of Johnson's initiatives B

Question 2

Why did Great Society educational and employment programs, such as the Jobs Corps and the Neighborhood Youth Corps, produce mixed results at best?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both programs offered vocational training and jobs to urban youth, but most of the factory skills learned were obsolete, and the jobs were low paying. 
B)  Both programs offered strong opportunities for superior job-training and high-paying jobs, but few of the nation's urban youth took advantage of them. 
C)  Both programs, while offering strong opportunities for education and employment, caused resentment among urban community activists, who believed they had no input in mobilizing the resources provided. 
D)  While many of the nation's urban youth took advantage of the educational and employment opportunities offered by both programs, Congress cut off funding due to rising costs of fighting the Vietnam War. 
A)  Both programs offered vocational training and jobs to urban youth, but most of the factory skills learned were obsolete, and the jobs were low paying. 
B)  Both programs offered strong opportunities for superior job-training and high-paying jobs, but few of the nation's urban youth took advantage of them. 
C)  Both programs, while offering strong opportunities for education and employment, caused resentment among urban community activists, who believed they had no input in mobilizing the resources provided. 
D)  While many of the nation's urban youth took advantage of the educational and employment opportunities offered by both programs, Congress cut off funding due to rising costs of fighting the Vietnam War. A

Question 3

The most dramatic and highly publicized foreign policy move of the Nixon presidency involved __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  negotiating an Arab-Israeli peace accord 
B)  reopening diplomatic relations with Cuba 
C)  his visit to the People's Republic of China 
D)  signing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviets 
A)  negotiating an Arab-Israeli peace accord 
B)  reopening diplomatic relations with Cuba 
C)  his visit to the People's Republic of China 
D)  signing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviets C

Question 4

Which of these was a likely experience for a U.S. soldier in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vietnamese civilians saw American soldiers as their saviors. 
B)  Soldiers participated in large-scale battles against conventional armies. 
C)  Veterans received a hero's welcome home. 
D)  Vietnamese civilians resented and attacked American soldiers. 
A)  Vietnamese civilians saw American soldiers as their saviors. 
B)  Soldiers participated in large-scale battles against conventional armies. 
C)  Veterans received a hero's welcome home. 
D)  Vietnamese civilians resented and attacked American soldiers.

Question 5

What was the war strategy that the Johnson administration pursued in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  fighting a war of attrition on the premise that continuous use of heavy artillery and air power would eventually exhaust North Vietnam's resources 
B)  using air power to destroy Vietcong guerrilla strongholds in South Vietnam, while simultaneously launching a ground offensive against North Vietnam 
C)  keeping Vietnam divided, with a Communist government in the north and a pro-Western government in the south 
D)  gradually withdrawing U.S. troops and turning the war over to South Vietnamese troops 
A)  fighting a war of attrition on the premise that continuous use of heavy artillery and air power would eventually exhaust North Vietnam's resources 
B)  using air power to destroy Vietcong guerrilla strongholds in South Vietnam, while simultaneously launching a ground offensive against North Vietnam 
C)  keeping Vietnam divided, with a Communist government in the north and a pro-Western government in the south 
D)  gradually withdrawing U.S. troops and turning the war over to South Vietnamese troops

Question 6

What was one major result of the American public's growing disapproval of the Vietnam War after the 1968 Tet Offensive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyndon Johnson decided not to seek another term as president. 
B)  The North Vietnamese Army gained a permanent foothold in South Vietnam. 
C)  Civic and political leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, began to favor greater U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. 
D)  North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh decided to enter comprehensive peace talks with South Vietnam and the United States. 
A)  Lyndon Johnson decided not to seek another term as president. 
B)  The North Vietnamese Army gained a permanent foothold in South Vietnam. 
C)  Civic and political leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, began to favor greater U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. 
D)  North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh decided to enter comprehensive peace talks with South Vietnam and the United States.

Question 7

Why did student protests against the Vietnam War turn violent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peaceful protest had not worked to change government policy. 
B)  Students were high on drugs and out of control. 
C)  President Johnson sent in the National Guard. 
D)  University officials cracked down on protestors. 
A)  Peaceful protest had not worked to change government policy. 
B)  Students were high on drugs and out of control. 
C)  President Johnson sent in the National Guard. 
D)  University officials cracked down on protestors.

Question 8

What was Gerald Ford alluding to when he reassured the public that "our long national nightmare is over" shortly after he was sworn in as president on August 9, 1974?

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of the Watergate scandal, which resulted in Nixon's resignation as president 
B)  the conclusion of the drawn-out war in Vietnam 
C)  the end of violent student demonstrations on college campuses 
D)  the beginning of friendlier and more open relationships with the Soviet Union and China 
A)  the end of the Watergate scandal, which resulted in Nixon's resignation as president 
B)  the conclusion of the drawn-out war in Vietnam 
C)  the end of violent student demonstrations on college campuses 
D)  the beginning of friendlier and more open relationships with the Soviet Union and China

Question 9

What is the common link among the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village; Delano, California; and the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay?

Accepted Answer

A)  The catalysts for the rise of the gay liberation, Mexican American, and American Indian movements had their origins at these locations during the 1960s. 
B)  Violent confrontations between protesting demonstrators, who demanded greater civil rights recognition for ethnic and homophile groups, and law enforcement occurred at these locations. 
C)  Sit-ins were held in support of greater rights for gays, Mexican Americans, and American Indians at these locations. 
D)  Peaceful demonstrations that brought greater public attention to the plights of gays, Mexican Americans, and American Indians happened at these locations. 
A)  The catalysts for the rise of the gay liberation, Mexican American, and American Indian movements had their origins at these locations during the 1960s. 
B)  Violent confrontations between protesting demonstrators, who demanded greater civil rights recognition for ethnic and homophile groups, and law enforcement occurred at these locations. 
C)  Sit-ins were held in support of greater rights for gays, Mexican Americans, and American Indians at these locations. 
D)  Peaceful demonstrations that brought greater public attention to the plights of gays, Mexican Americans, and American Indians happened at these locations.

Question 10

Betty Friedan's best-selling Feminine Mystique sparked the formation of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  NOW 
B)  LULAC 
C)  SNCC 
D)  SDS 
A)  NOW 
B)  LULAC 
C)  SNCC 
D)  SDS

Question 11

Operation Rolling Thunder was an attempt by Johnson to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bombard North Vietnam from ships in the Gulf of Tonkin 
B)  use air power to avoid sending in ground forces and to exhaust North Vietnamese resources 
C)  contain the political damage resulting from Vietnam 
D)  keep Cambodia from supplying the North Vietnamese 
A)  bombard North Vietnam from ships in the Gulf of Tonkin 
B)  use air power to avoid sending in ground forces and to exhaust North Vietnamese resources 
C)  contain the political damage resulting from Vietnam 
D)  keep Cambodia from supplying the North Vietnamese

Question 12

The biggest weakness of Johnson's Great Society was that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  too little funding went to the neediest poor 
B)  centrally planned programs like Head Start were mismanaged 
C)  it diverted funds from fighting the Vietnam War 
D)  Johnson himself was only lukewarm in his support for it 
A)  too little funding went to the neediest poor 
B)  centrally planned programs like Head Start were mismanaged 
C)  it diverted funds from fighting the Vietnam War 
D)  Johnson himself was only lukewarm in his support for it

Question 13

The killing of four antiwar student demonstrators at Kent State University was initiated by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ohio National Guard 
B)  200 construction workers 
C)  college students supporting the Vietnam War 
D)  agents hired by CREEP 
A)  the Ohio National Guard 
B)  200 construction workers 
C)  college students supporting the Vietnam War 
D)  agents hired by CREEP

Question 14

What was the primary reason Vietnam War veterans returned to the United States without much fanfare?

Accepted Answer

A)  American society was divided over the cause for which these soldiers had risked their lives and/or endured physical injuries. 
B)  Many Americans disapproved of the large number of soldiers who smoked marijuana while on active duty in Vietnam and came back with drug dependencies. 
C)  The tens of thousands of Vietnam War veterans who suffered debilitating physical injuries overburdened and depleted the American health care system. 
D)  The return of Vietnam War veterans led to greater competition in the job field in a time when the American economy was suffering. 
A)  American society was divided over the cause for which these soldiers had risked their lives and/or endured physical injuries. 
B)  Many Americans disapproved of the large number of soldiers who smoked marijuana while on active duty in Vietnam and came back with drug dependencies. 
C)  The tens of thousands of Vietnam War veterans who suffered debilitating physical injuries overburdened and depleted the American health care system. 
D)  The return of Vietnam War veterans led to greater competition in the job field in a time when the American economy was suffering.

Question 15

How did the conclusion of the Vietnam War impact U.S. foreign relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States failed to sustain the policy of containment that was introduced at the beginning of the Cold War. 
B)  The United States gained an important Communist ally in Southeast Asia. 
C)  The United States achieved Nixon's promise of a "just and honorable peace" in Southeast Asia. 
D)  The U.S. government gained the confidence of its international allies. 
A)  The United States failed to sustain the policy of containment that was introduced at the beginning of the Cold War. 
B)  The United States gained an important Communist ally in Southeast Asia. 
C)  The United States achieved Nixon's promise of a "just and honorable peace" in Southeast Asia. 
D)  The U.S. government gained the confidence of its international allies.

Question 16

By the time of his death in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. had __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  called for a crusade against communism 
B)  abandoned his nonviolent philosophy 
C)  openly opposed the Vietnam War 
D)  lost hope to bring about change 
A)  called for a crusade against communism 
B)  abandoned his nonviolent philosophy 
C)  openly opposed the Vietnam War 
D)  lost hope to bring about change

Question 17

What was one major difference between the American soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War and those soldiers who fought in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  The average age of soldiers in Vietnam was 19, while the average age of soldiers who fought in World War II was 26. 
B)  Most soldiers who fought in Vietnam volunteered for military duty, while soldiers who fought in World War II were drafted through the Selective Service Act. 
C)  Most of the soldiers who fought in Vietnam either had a college degree or were attending college at the time they joined the military. 
D)  Soldiers who returned from Vietnam were treated as even greater heroes than the soldiers who fought in World War II. 
A)  The average age of soldiers in Vietnam was 19, while the average age of soldiers who fought in World War II was 26. 
B)  Most soldiers who fought in Vietnam volunteered for military duty, while soldiers who fought in World War II were drafted through the Selective Service Act. 
C)  Most of the soldiers who fought in Vietnam either had a college degree or were attending college at the time they joined the military. 
D)  Soldiers who returned from Vietnam were treated as even greater heroes than the soldiers who fought in World War II.

Question 18

Which 1968 presidential candidate was so popular on campuses that his campaign was called the "children's crusade"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hubert Humphrey 
B)  Eugene McCarthy 
C)  Richard Nixon 
D)  George C. Wallace 
A)  Hubert Humphrey 
B)  Eugene McCarthy 
C)  Richard Nixon 
D)  George C. Wallace

Question 19

Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" of the war in Southeast Asia meant that the United States planned to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  turn over an increasing amount of the fighting to the South Vietnamese army 
B)  withdraw immediately and without conditions from Vietnam 
C)  settle for a negotiated peace with North Vietnam 
D)  escalate the number of American troops sent to Vietnam 
A)  turn over an increasing amount of the fighting to the South Vietnamese army 
B)  withdraw immediately and without conditions from Vietnam 
C)  settle for a negotiated peace with North Vietnam 
D)  escalate the number of American troops sent to Vietnam

Question 20

What was one effect of the 1967 "Summer of Love" that took place in San Francisco as part of the counterculture movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young adults returned to their homes bringing a new hippie lifestyle characterized by long hair on men, new clothing styles, drug use, and sexual experimentation. 
B)  Many of the young men who participated in this phenomenon responded to the Selective Service Act at the end of the summer and reported for duty in Vietnam. 
C)  Young adults felt obligated to volunteer for service after their experiences in San Francisco and joined the Peace Corps. 
D)  Young adults followed up on this experience the next year with a Freedom Summer, when they conducted large voter registration drives in the South aimed at increasing the number of African American voters. 
A)  Young adults returned to their homes bringing a new hippie lifestyle characterized by long hair on men, new clothing styles, drug use, and sexual experimentation. 
B)  Many of the young men who participated in this phenomenon responded to the Selective Service Act at the end of the summer and reported for duty in Vietnam. 
C)  Young adults felt obligated to volunteer for service after their experiences in San Francisco and joined the Peace Corps. 
D)  Young adults followed up on this experience the next year with a Freedom Summer, when they conducted large voter registration drives in the South aimed at increasing the number of African American voters.

Exam 29: War Abroad

The Great Society program VISTA was __________.

Why did Great Society educational and employment programs, such as the Jobs Corps and the Neighborhood Youth Corps, produce mixed results at best?

The most dramatic and highly publicized foreign policy move of the Nixon presidency involved __________.

Which of these was a likely experience for a U.S. soldier in Vietnam?

What was the war strategy that the Johnson administration pursued in Vietnam?

What was one major result of the American public's growing disapproval of the Vietnam War after the 1968 Tet Offensive?

Why did student protests against the Vietnam War turn violent?

What was Gerald Ford alluding to when he reassured the public that "our long national nightmare is over" shortly after he was sworn in as president on August 9, 1974?

What is the common link among the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village; Delano, California; and the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay?

Betty Friedan's best-selling <emphasis>Feminine Mystique</emphasis> <xref label="27" olinkend="ch27"><inst></inst></xref></link>sparked the formation of __________.

Operation Rolling Thunder was an attempt by Johnson to __________.

The biggest weakness of Johnson's Great Society was that __________.

The killing of four antiwar student demonstrators at Kent State University was initiated by __________.

What was the primary reason Vietnam War veterans returned to the United States without much fanfare?

How did the conclusion of the Vietnam War impact U.S. foreign relations?

By the time of his death in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. had __________.

What was one major difference between the American soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War and those soldiers who fought in World War II?

Which 1968 presidential candidate was so popular on campuses that his campaign was called the "children's crusade"?

Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" of the war in Southeast Asia meant that the United States planned to __________.

What was one effect of the 1967 "Summer of Love" that took place in San Francisco as part of the counterculture movement?

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