In what way were the SCLC and CORE alike?

Both promoted nonviolent protest.

As a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis,

the Soviets removed their missiles from Cuba

The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren ruled that

evidence seized illegally could not be used in a trial

During the 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy promised to

get the American economy moving again.

The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education ended

the “separate but equal” doctrine

What was one result of the baby boom?

Families moved from the cities to the suburbs

All of the following resulted from the civil rights movement except

eliminating poverty in the United States.

After Kennedy authorized a military buildup to show the US would not be bullied by the SU, they

began construction of the Berlin Wall

The 1950s saw such disparate trends as

the resurgence of religion and the rise of rock-and-roll.

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1
In what way were the SCLC and CORE alike?
Both were founded by church leaders.
Both relied on militant tactics.
Both promoted nonviolent protest.
Neither was interracial.
2
Kennedy had a rather weak domestic record largely because he lacked
the support of Congress
the support of NASA
optimism
bold ideas
3
To gain passage of his civil rights legislation, Johnson had to
accept weaker versions of the bills.
limit civil rights demonstrations.
overcome Senate filibusters.
appoint judges who favored civil rights.
4
Martin Luther King, Jr., and other members of the SCLC encouraged a policy of
lawsuits
nonviolent protest
armed confrontation
national strikes
5
After Freedom Riders were violently attacked in Alabama, they
received federal protection.
moved the protest to Chicago.
armed themselves for protection.
abandoned the protest.
6
The Warren Commission declared that Kennedy’s assassination was the work of a
lone assassin
CIA-directed plot
large, organized conspiracy
gang sent from Cuba
7
As a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis,
the United States set up missile sites in Cuba
the United States increased investments in Cuba.
Fidel Castro was removed from power
the Soviets removed their missiles from Cuba
8
Mexican American reform groups such as the Community Service Organization sought change through
migration to California
peaceful protest.
the referendum process.
an approach known as “termination.”
9
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren ruled that
obscenity laws could be more restrictive
evidence seized illegally could not be used in a trial
prayer in public schools was constitutional
an accused individual had no right to a free attorney
10
The New Frontier proposals addressed all of the following except
the environment
the economy
the space program
poverty
11
During the 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy promised to
abolish the electoral college.
win the Cold War against the Soviet Union.
cut back dramatically on military spending.
get the American economy moving again.
12
The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education ended
Jackie Robinson’s career in baseball
the “separate but equal” doctrine
Eisenhower’s support of civil rights
discrimination in the hiring of federal employees
13
Johnson’s two civil rights laws are considered to be
too weak to enforce.
too radical for the 1960s.
unconstitutional.
landmarks in American history.
14
What was one result of the baby boom?
Overcrowding became a problem
Families moved from the cities to the suburbs
all of the answers
Families had to buy a second car
15
All of the following resulted from the civil rights movement except
opening the political process to more African Americans.
eliminating poverty in the United States.
giving African Americans a new sense of ethnic pride.
making segregation illegal.
16
After Kennedy authorized a military buildup to show the US would not be bullied by the SU, they
tried to invade West Germany
placed a blockade around West Berlin
forced UN troops from East Germany
began construction of the Berlin Wall
17
The Black Panthers wanted African Americans to
lead their own communities.
end the urban riots.
practice nonviolent protest.
join interracial groups.
18
From 1950 to 1960, the number of women working outside the home
remained about the same
dropped from 31 to 24 percent
dropped from 39 to 21 percent
rose from 24 to 31 percent
19
The 1950s saw such disparate trends as
beatniks and the end of segregation.
the resurgence of religion and the rise of rock-and-roll.
the rise of rock-and-roll and the decline of movie-going.
Tupperware parties and stay-at-home dads.
20
Kennedy won the 1960 election by a
vote in the House of Representatives
very slim margin
mandate
landslide

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