Question 1

After learning of missiles in Cuba, Kennedy imposed

Accepted Answer

A)  martial law. 
B)  a blockade. 
C)  a quarantine. 
D)  economic sanctions. 
A)  martial law. 
B)  a blockade. 
C)  a quarantine. 
D)  economic sanctions. C

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

When he came into office, the Central Intelligence Agency had developed plans to overthrow the communist government in Cuba, the plan that failed with the Bay of Pigs invasion, embarrassing Kennedy. When the United States discovered that the Soviets had placed missiles in Cuba, Kennedy declared a blockade of Cuba to prevent it, and brought the United States and the Soviets to the brink of war.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

television

Question 4

During the 1960s, the civil rights movement in the United States

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 5

Which of the following presidents is responsible for initially escalating the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  John F. Kennedy 
B)  Dwight D. Eisenhower 
C)  Harry Truman 
D)  Franklin D. Roosevelt 
A)  John F. Kennedy 
B)  Dwight D. Eisenhower 
C)  Harry Truman 
D)  Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The U.S.S.R. responded to tensions over Berlin...

Question 7

Paul Cowan represented the views of many 1960s students who

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 8

In 1965, Johnson dispatched 20,000 troops to the Latin American nation of

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico. 
B)  the Dominican Republic. 
C)  Cuba. 
D)  Panama. 
A)  Mexico. 
B)  the Dominican Republic. 
C)  Cuba. 
D)  Panama.

Question 9

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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.

Accepted Answer

Demographic patterns lay behind much of

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

Many important events and people played

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

John Kennedy

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 14

Underlying Johnson's vision of a "Great Society" was

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated while

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A spokesman for the more militant blacks during the 1960s was

Accepted Answer

A)  Malcolm X. 
B)  Marcus Garvey. 
C)  Booker T. Washington. 
D)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
A)  Malcolm X. 
B)  Marcus Garvey. 
C)  Booker T. Washington. 
D)  Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 19

In 1962, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) issued the

Accepted Answer

A)  Declaration of Sentiments. 
B)  Communist Manifesto. 
C)  Port Huron Statement. 
D)  White Paper. 
A)  Declaration of Sentiments. 
B)  Communist Manifesto. 
C)  Port Huron Statement. 
D)  White Paper.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Police turned high-pressure hoses and dogs against...

Exam 26: Reform and Rebellion in the Turbulent Sixties, 1960-1969

After learning of missiles in Cuba, Kennedy imposed

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

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

During the 1960s, the civil rights movement in the United States

Which of the following presidents is responsible for initially escalating the Vietnam War?

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

Paul Cowan represented the views of many 1960s students who

In 1965, Johnson dispatched 20,000 troops to the Latin American nation of

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.

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.

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?

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

John Kennedy

Underlying Johnson's vision of a "Great Society" was

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

In November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated while

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

A spokesman for the more militant blacks during the 1960s was

In 1962, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) issued the

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

Ancient America and Africa

Europeans and Africans Reach the Americas

Colonizing a Continent in the Seventeenth Century

The Maturing of Colonial Society

Bursting the Bonds of Empire

A People in Revolution

Consolidating the Revolution

Currents of Change in the Northeast and the Old Northwest

Slavery and the Old South

Shaping America in the Antebellum Age

Moving West

The Union in Peril

The Union Severed

The Union Reconstructed

The Realities of Rural America

The Rise of Smokestack America

The New Metropolis

Becoming a World Power

The Progressives Confront Industrial Capitalism

The Great War

Affluence and Anxiety

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

Chills and Fever During the Cold War, 1945-1960

Postwar America at Home, 1945-1960

Disorder and Discontent, 1969-1980

Conservatism and a Shift in Course 1980-2010

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