Question 1

One of the chief obstacles John Kennedy had to overcome to win the election of 1960 was the fact that he was

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A)  a Quaker. 
B)  not photogenic. 
C)  divorced. 
D)  Roman Catholic. 
A)  a Quaker. 
B)  not photogenic. 
C)  divorced. 
D)  Roman Catholic.

Question 2

As far as his legislative program was concerned, President Lyndon Johnson

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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. 
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.

Question 3

The SNCC advocated using violence in pursuing civil rights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One of Lyndon Johnson's major goals as president was to

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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. 
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.

Question 7

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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.

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A militant black would probably support

Question 9

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

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Kennedy advocated strong leadership remi

Question 10

As part of his Great Society program, Lyndon Johnson

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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. 
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.

Question 11

President Kennedy's New Frontier program

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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. 
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.

Question 12

One of the most prominent Americans to resist the draft was

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A)  George Bush. 
B)  Muhammad Ali. 
C)  John McCain. 
D)  Ronald Reagan. 
A)  George Bush. 
B)  Muhammad Ali. 
C)  John McCain. 
D)  Ronald Reagan.

Question 13

By 1960, most Americans tended to believe that the federal government should

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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. 
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.

Question 14

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

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Alliance f

Question 15

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

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The answer of President Kennedy met with Soviet leader ________...

Question 16

The ________ dealt the Great Society a fatal blow.

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The answer of The ________ dealt the Great Society a...

Question 17

The United States in 1964 charged that North Vietnam had attacked American destroyers in the

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A)  Gulf of Mexico. 
B)  Gulf of Tonkin. 
C)  Gulf of St. Lawrence. 
D)  China Sea. 
A)  Gulf of Mexico. 
B)  Gulf of Tonkin. 
C)  Gulf of St. Lawrence. 
D)  China Sea.

Question 18

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

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The answer of The leader of South Vietnam during the...

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of President Kennedy established the ________ to send...

Question 20

Presidents Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were similar in

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A)  their culture and sophistication. 
B)  crude and offensive personal manners. 
C)  ability to deal effectively with Congress. 
D)  aggressive use of presidential power. 
A)  their culture and sophistication. 
B)  crude and offensive personal manners. 
C)  ability to deal effectively with Congress. 
D)  aggressive use of presidential power.

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

One of the chief obstacles John Kennedy had to overcome to win the election of 1960 was the fact that he was

As far as his legislative program was concerned, President Lyndon Johnson

The SNCC advocated using violence in pursuing civil rights.

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

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

One of Lyndon Johnson's major goals as president was to

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

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.

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

As part of his Great Society program, Lyndon Johnson

President Kennedy's New Frontier program

One of the most prominent Americans to resist the draft was

By 1960, most Americans tended to believe that the federal government should

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

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

The ________ dealt the Great Society a fatal blow.

The United States in 1964 charged that North Vietnam had attacked American destroyers in the

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

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

Presidents Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were similar in

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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