American History C Final Exam Review

Where was the famous 1969 Woodstock music festival held?

What was Agent Orange supposed to do?

Who succeeded to the presidency after Kennedy died?

Which of the following terms refers to increasing the scope of a war or "ramping up" involvement in a war?

There was often said to be a ____ between members of the counterculture movement and their parents.

The election of 1960 was the first to...

Which of the following disadvantages was experienced by the Viet Cong during the war?

What places were considered the "unofficial headquarters" of the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War?

The person most often credited with popularizing "nonviolent resistance" or "nonviolent protest" in world history is...

This org was est by Ella Baker & Robert Moses in 1960 to bring young people into the CRM & sought more immediate change.

Why did Jack Ruby say he shot Oswald?

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?

Nikita Khrushchev became leader of the Soviet Union after ___ died.

Which chemical weapons were broadly used for the first time during the Vietnam War?

The 1963 March on Washington was organized by civil rights organizations in order to promote...

Which Supreme Court case esablished the doctrine of separate but equal?

Under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, federal officials could...

After signing this agreement, hostilities were reignited in 1974. The war eventually ended in 1975 when ____.

In what places/areas of society did Brown v. Board declare segregation unconstitutional?

Which of these Great Society-era programs provides health insurance to those who are 65 years of age and older?

The first major civil rights org, est by W.E.B DuBois in 1909. It aimed to achieve legal equality via court cases.

Which country originally colonized Vietnam?

When was President Kennedy assassinated?

Which of the following terms refers to an official postponement of mandatory military service?

The Viet Cong relied on what to fend off American soldiers?

Which U.S. president is best-known for escalating U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?

These civil rights workers (Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman) were part of the campaign known as...

Which of the following is NOT true of President John F. Kennedy?

American Neil Armstrong was the first man to ___ in July 1969.

This civil rights org was established by James Farmer in 1942 and was the first to advocate nonviolent resistance.

Which event did President Johnson base his request for expanded war powers on?

When a nation decides to create a program that offers healthcare to its citizens, this is an example of...

The Soviet Union lauched the first ever satellite into orbit. It was called _____.

The United States officially "left" the Vietnam War after signing which of the following agreements in 1973?

Why did the Soviet Union want to keep East Berliners from leaving?

This civil rights org was est by Huey Newton & Bobby Seale in 1966 and promoted "black power" and self-defense.

Which of the following is NOT something that members of the counterculture movement did?

The Berlin Wall was built to prevent...

Who led the fight for Vietnamese independence from France?

Kennedy did not obtain a large majority of the votes in the election, meaning he did not have a strong __ for his ideas.

Which of the following was NOT a strategy that southern states used to prevent blacks from voting?

The tactic used by the Greensboro Four to integrate Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC was a ___.

Photographs taken of Cuba in the late summer and early fall of 1962 kicked off the...

Which of these Great Society-era programs provides low-cost health insurance for those can't afford private insurance?

Who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald before he could be tried for his crime?

Which option did President Kennedy initially use to address the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The 1961 invasion to overthrow the leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro was known as the ____ invasion.

When one nation decides to sign a treaty with another nation, this is an example of...

Which countries were responsible for building the Berlin Wall in 1961?

______ segregation is segregation that is enforced by law.

The Little Rock Nine were nine _____ who integrated _______ in 1957.

Which Supreme Court case officially overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal" established in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Which of the following ideologies did Ho Chi Minh support?

Which of these terms refers to a group of people who reject conventional or mainstream customs or norms?

What did President Johnson call his set of domestic programs?

This civil rights org, est by MLK Jr. in 1957, brought together pastors and ministers & also used nonviolent resistance.

The three civil rights activists who traveled to Jessup in the film Mississippi Burning were there to...

Kennedy also negotiated with Khrushchev to remove missiles in ___ in exchange for the USSR removing missiles from Cuba.

How did one obtain a deferment at the outset of the Vietnam War?

Which of the following refers to the belief that if one nation "fell" to communism, neighboring nations would follow?

Kennedy's New Frontier was a set of programs aimed at...

Nixon's plan for ending the Vietnam War included a process he called "Vietnamization." What did this involve?

______ segregation is segregation that occurs as a result of human behavior, though it is not enforced by law.

President John F. Kennedy was elected in ____.

The U.S. trained Cuban rebels who invaded Cuba as part of the Bay of Pigs...

Thus, Kennedy's New Frontier consisted of programs related to...

The Freedom Rides buses were ____ by white citizens when they reached Alabama.

What was the purpose of Johnson's Head Start program (which was part of his Great Society)?

The Freedom Rides sought to integrate ___ in the South.

The Viet Cong used primarily what form of warfare during the Vietnam War?

Who was deemed responsible for Kennedy's death by the Warren Commission?

Which of the following leaders promoted radical ideas like black separatism & achieving rights by "any means necessary?"