Question 1

President Kennedy canceled military air support for the Bay of Pigs operation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

For a time,President Johnson was successful both as a social reformer and a coalition builder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In the 1960s,the philosophy of "black power"

Accepted Answer

A)  called for an increased awareness of racial differences. 
B)  helped to unite the many different black civil rights groups. 
C)  encouraged greater racial assimilation. 
D)  disavowed the use of violence in the civil rights movement. 
E)  was rejected by groups such as SNCC and CORE. 
A)  called for an increased awareness of racial differences. 
B)  helped to unite the many different black civil rights groups. 
C)  encouraged greater racial assimilation. 
D)  disavowed the use of violence in the civil rights movement. 
E)  was rejected by groups such as SNCC and CORE. A

Question 4

In 1961,CORE organized the "________ rides" into the South.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1961,CORE organized the "________ rides" into...

Question 5

When Lyndon Johnson became president was he,in essence,already committed to following a policy of escalating involvement in Vietnam? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

When Lyndon Johnson became president, he

Question 6

The 1968 presidential election results

Accepted Answer

A)  were extremely close. 
B)  saw Hubert Humphrey win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote. 
C)  saw George Wallace carry the entire South. 
D)  saw both George Wallace carry the entire South, and Hubert Humphrey win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  were extremely close. 
B)  saw Hubert Humphrey win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote. 
C)  saw George Wallace carry the entire South. 
D)  saw both George Wallace carry the entire South, and Hubert Humphrey win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

President Lyndon Johnson's first major foreign policy test came in 1961 during a crisis in

Accepted Answer

A)  Singapore. 
B)  the Middle East. 
C)  the Dominican Republic. 
D)  Brazil. 
E)  Laos. 
A)  Singapore. 
B)  the Middle East. 
C)  the Dominican Republic. 
D)  Brazil. 
E)  Laos.

Question 8

In the 1962 Cuban missile crisis,the

Accepted Answer

A)  Cubans attempted to install defensive nuclear weapons. 
B)  United States ordered a naval and air blockade of Cuba. 
C)  United States made an air attack on Cuban missile sites. 
D)  Soviet Union launched a missile at an American naval destroyer. 
E)  Soviet Union attempted to invade Cuba. 
A)  Cubans attempted to install defensive nuclear weapons. 
B)  United States ordered a naval and air blockade of Cuba. 
C)  United States made an air attack on Cuban missile sites. 
D)  Soviet Union launched a missile at an American naval destroyer. 
E)  Soviet Union attempted to invade Cuba.

Question 9

In 1967,President Lyndon Johnson responded to mounting inflation at home by

Accepted Answer

A)  raising the Federal Reserve interest rate. 
B)  increasing taxes while agreeing to large funding reductions in Great Society programs. 
C)  reducing the American troops in Vietnam. 
D)  calling for a tax reduction. 
E)  reinstalling the wartime wage and price controls of the Truman administration. 
A)  raising the Federal Reserve interest rate. 
B)  increasing taxes while agreeing to large funding reductions in Great Society programs. 
C)  reducing the American troops in Vietnam. 
D)  calling for a tax reduction. 
E)  reinstalling the wartime wage and price controls of the Truman administration.

Question 10

The ________ offensive of 1968 cost the North Vietnamese dearly,even as it further weakened American support for the war in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ offensive of 1968 cost the...

Question 11

In 1961,President John Kennedy saw legislative success in

Accepted Answer

A)  a major civil rights bill. 
B)  tariff reductions. 
C)  improved Soviet-American relations. 
D)  a major tax increase. 
E)  a reduction of Social Security. 
A)  a major civil rights bill. 
B)  tariff reductions. 
C)  improved Soviet-American relations. 
D)  a major tax increase. 
E)  a reduction of Social Security.

Question 12

Great Society reforms

Accepted Answer

A)  were generally proven to be cost-effective. 
B)  improved the lives of whites far more than blacks. 
C)  contributed to the greatest reduction in poverty in American history. 
D)  grew in popularity over the next decade and a half. 
E)  made no dent in reducing hunger in America. 
A)  were generally proven to be cost-effective. 
B)  improved the lives of whites far more than blacks. 
C)  contributed to the greatest reduction in poverty in American history. 
D)  grew in popularity over the next decade and a half. 
E)  made no dent in reducing hunger in America.

Question 13

What steps did Lyndon Johnson take to expand the liberal state? Which steps seemed to be successful,and why? Which did not seem to be successful,and why?

Accepted Answer

Lyndon Johnson took several steps to exp

Question 14

In 1968,George Wallace ran for president

Accepted Answer

A)  based on a variety of conservative grievances. 
B)  as a critic of the war in Vietnam. 
C)  as a Democrat. 
D)  until he was wounded in an assassination attempt. 
E)  to draw attention to his opposition to segregation. 
A)  based on a variety of conservative grievances. 
B)  as a critic of the war in Vietnam. 
C)  as a Democrat. 
D)  until he was wounded in an assassination attempt. 
E)  to draw attention to his opposition to segregation.

Question 15

Under the terms of the Geneva Conference accords,Vietnam was

Accepted Answer

A)  permanently divided into two parts along the 17th parallel. 
B)  to hold elections in 1956. 
C)  to receive military aid from the United States. 
D)  to be controlled by France. 
E)  to unify with nearby Laos and Cambodia. 
A)  permanently divided into two parts along the 17th parallel. 
B)  to hold elections in 1956. 
C)  to receive military aid from the United States. 
D)  to be controlled by France. 
E)  to unify with nearby Laos and Cambodia.

Question 16

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and subsequent related measures

Accepted Answer

A)  offered aid to both public and private schools. 
B)  based aid on student need rather than school need. 
C)  managed to circumvent objections that the Kennedy administration had faced. 
D)  both offered aid to public and private schools, and based aid on student rather than school need. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  offered aid to both public and private schools. 
B)  based aid on student need rather than school need. 
C)  managed to circumvent objections that the Kennedy administration had faced. 
D)  both offered aid to public and private schools, and based aid on student rather than school need. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 17

How did Lyndon Johnson's view of social reform compare with Franklin Roosevelt's? Woodrow Wilson's? Theodore Roosevelt's?

Accepted Answer

Lyndon Johnson's view of social reform w

Question 18

The overthrow of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in Diem's imprisonment and eventual exile. 
B)  was carried out by Soviet KGB operatives. 
C)  brought short-term political stability to South Vietnam. 
D)  was carried out by the National Liberation Front. 
E)  was supported by the Kennedy administration. 
A)  resulted in Diem's imprisonment and eventual exile. 
B)  was carried out by Soviet KGB operatives. 
C)  brought short-term political stability to South Vietnam. 
D)  was carried out by the National Liberation Front. 
E)  was supported by the Kennedy administration.

Question 19

Martin Luther King Jr.confined his civil rights campaigns to the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the Vietnam War,the "Ho Chi Minh Trail" was

Accepted Answer

A)  eventually destroyed by American bombing raids. 
B)  continually moved by the North Vietnamese. 
C)  used by American troops to stage attacks on North Vietnam. 
D)  both continually moved by the North Vietnamese and eventually destroyed by American bombing raids. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  eventually destroyed by American bombing raids. 
B)  continually moved by the North Vietnamese. 
C)  used by American troops to stage attacks on North Vietnam. 
D)  both continually moved by the North Vietnamese and eventually destroyed by American bombing raids. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Exam 29: Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

President Kennedy canceled military air support for the Bay of Pigs operation.

For a time,President Johnson was successful both as a social reformer and a coalition builder.

In the 1960s,the philosophy of "black power"

In 1961,CORE organized the "________ rides" into the South.

When Lyndon Johnson became president was he,in essence,already committed to following a policy of escalating involvement in Vietnam? Why or why not?

The 1968 presidential election results

President Lyndon Johnson's first major foreign policy test came in 1961 during a crisis in

In the 1962 Cuban missile crisis,the

In 1967,President Lyndon Johnson responded to mounting inflation at home by

The ________ offensive of 1968 cost the North Vietnamese dearly,even as it further weakened American support for the war in Vietnam.

In 1961,President John Kennedy saw legislative success in

Great Society reforms

What steps did Lyndon Johnson take to expand the liberal state? Which steps seemed to be successful,and why? Which did not seem to be successful,and why?

In 1968,George Wallace ran for president

Under the terms of the Geneva Conference accords,Vietnam was

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and subsequent related measures

How did Lyndon Johnson's view of social reform compare with Franklin Roosevelt's? Woodrow Wilson's? Theodore Roosevelt's?

The overthrow of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963

Martin Luther King Jr.confined his civil rights campaigns to the South.

In the Vietnam War,the "Ho Chi Minh Trail" was

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