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Cold War, Civil Rights Movement, Camelot, Vietnam, Iranian Hostage Crisis, & Reagan Revolution.
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1
Post-1965, what civil rights group challenged nonviolence doctrine?
SNCC
SCLC
CORE
NAACP
2
Cesar Chavez is noted for founding
American Federation of Farm Labor
United Farm Workers
The Congress of Racial Equality
National Association for Latino Americans
3
What did President Kennedy create in order to counter communist Cuba, $20 billion?
The Alliance for Progress
The Non-Alignment Pact
G7
NATO
4
Which of the following was NOT a Cold War conflict?
Yom Kippur War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Vietnam War
5
Post-World War II, what region became the center of the defense industry?
Frostbelt
Sunbelt
Midwest
Rustbelt
6
How did Americans view the defeat of Chinese Nationalists to Mao Zedong?
As a recoverable disappointment
As a long overdue regime change
As a trifle
As a failure for United States
7
The Warren Court (1953-1969) was known for
Constitutional restraint
Conservatism
Constructionism
Judicial activism
8
The Three Mile Island accident made people wary of
Fracking
Natural gas
Fossil fuels
Nuclear energy
9
Liberalism promotes
Social justice and democracy
Government regulation of economic activity
Civil liberties and equal opportunity
All of the above
10
What form of musical expression represented cultural rebellion in the 1960s?
Tin Alley tunes
Rhythm and Blues
Ragtime
Rock and Roll
11
Liberalism believes government has the power to
Achieve domestic social goals
Create a perfect democracy
Provide for everyone in society
All of the above
12
What group was formed in 1966 to challenge workplace discrimination?
NOW
CORE
Stop ERA
ERA
13
What was the economic result of OPEC’s oil embargo placed on the U.S.?
Stagflation
Only inflation
Price deflation
A surge in U.S. domestic industries
14
U.S. military involvement in Latin America during the Cold War was based on
The safety valve theory
domino theory
Triangulation
Flexible Response
15
Which event most represents the youth counterculture of the 1960s?
Woodstock
Stonewall riots
Civil rights march on Washington
None of the above
16
Which of the following contributed to the affluence post-World War?
Federal spending
Baby boom
Technological developments
All of the above
17
Which group had the highest poverty rates post-World War II?
Native Americans
African Americans
Asian Americans
Latino Americans
18
What technology influenced the growth of antiwar movement during the Vietnam War?
Radio
Television
Nuclear weapons
Hueys
19
The Tet Offensive resulted in a(n)
Credibility gap between President Johnson and Americans
Increase in the morale of U.S. soldiers
Surge of public support for the Vietnam War
Overwhelming loss for the United States
20
How did President Eisenhower respond to the Little Rock Nine crisis?
He sent federal troops to Little Rock.
He issued an executive order to allow temporary segregation.
He granted the Arkansas governor full authority.
He issued an executive order to expedite desegregation.
21
Which president denounced the military-industrial complex in the 1950s?
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Harry Truman
22
Which of the following was a catalyst for the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
Native American occupation of Alcatraz
The Battle of Wounded Knee
U.S. seizure of Native American land
A failed lawsuit by Native Americans
23
The legal basis for the decision in
Brown v. Board of Education
was the
“Establishment” clause of the 1st Amendment
“Freedom to exercise” clause of the 1st Amendment
“Due process” clause of the 14th Amendment
“Equal protection” clause of the 14th Amendment
24
Which of the following cases demonstrated anti-communist sentiment in America?
All of the above
The trial of the Rosenbergs
Hollywood “blacklists”
The Alger Hiss trial
25
Which of the following was a sign of detente during the Cold War?
President Johnson announcing the Great Society.
President Nixon visiting China.
President Kennedy sending advisors to Vietnam.
All of the above
26
What group felt dissatisfied with the nonviolent civil rights movement?
Black Panthers
NOW
SNCC
Students for a Democratic Society
27
What event tainted the presidency of Jimmy Carter?
Watergate Scandal
Iran-Contra Scandal
Vietnam War
Iranian Hostage Crisis
28
Which writer represented the Beat Generation of the 1950s?
Alfred Kinsey
Jack Kerouac
Walter Cronkite
Betty Friedan
29
The Moral Majority (Republican) was a political organization that largely included
Working-class Democrats
Religious conservatives
All of the above
Ethnic minorities
30
What groups were most affected the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965?
Asians and Latin Americans
Northern Europeans and Russians
Eastern and Southern Europeans
Africans and Central Asians
31
What did Congress pass to limit the president's military power after the Vietnam War?
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
War Powers Act
Camp David Accords
32
What group of Americans did George Wallace most appeal to during the election of 1968?
Young voters
Ethnic minorities
Blue-collar workers
White Southerners
33
The Freedom Summer sought to
Register African-American voters
Coordinate widespread sit-ins
Create new civil rights legislation
All of the above
34
What student group was known as the embodiment of the “New Left”?
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
NOW
Black Panthers
Student National Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
35
Which of the following is an example of the Truman Doctrine in action?
All of the above
Involvement in the Korean War
The creation of the national security state
Truman’s request of economic aid for Greece and Turkey
36
What civil rights organization challenged segregation through the courts?
NAACP
SNCC
Black Panthers
CORE
37
The Stonewall riots (1969) were demonstrations by
Environmental activists
The LGBT community
Feminists
Anti-war protesters
38
Which of the following was NOT an aim of conservatives in the 1960s?
Support of the counterculture movement
Having a more assertive foreign policy
Fighting communism
Limiting the scope of government
39
What event toppled Senator Joseph McCarthy from his position of authority?
Alger Hiss Case
The Army-McCarthy Hearings
Whittaker-Chambers Trial
The trial of the Rosenbergs
40
The 1973 Oil Crisis was in response to
U.S. covert operations in Iran
U.S. covert operations in Guatemala
The Iranian hostage crisis
U.S. aid to Israel in the Yom Kippur War
41
Which of the following was NOT a legislative achievement of the Great Society?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The War on Poverty
Social Security Act
Medicare and Medicaid
42
Some conservatives responded to the feminist movement by joining
STOP-ERA
NOW
CORE
None of the above
43
Criticism of allowing young Americans to serve in the Vietnam War led to
The passage of the 26th Amendment
Shutdowns of major news networks
Johnson’s escalation in Cambodia
The democratization of the draft
44
Which of the following pieces of legislation helped popularize the suburbs?
Home Owners Loan Corporation Act
Interstate Housing Act
Federal Highway Act of 1956
Wagner Act
45
After World War II, what established a mutual defense alliance among Western powers?
NATO
United Nations
OPEC
Treaty of Versailles
46
What was America’s Soviet policy after World War II called?
Containment
Accommodation
Triangulation
“Open Door”
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The Great Society sought to help people
Register to vote
Overcome poverty cycles
Save money
Achieve higher academically
