When Walter Cronkite spoke out against the Vietnam War, how did this affect the war?

Media's criticism contributed to withdrawing from Vietnam

Which best represents the credibility gap?

Televised war images v. govt. officials' claims

What was the purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?

Limit the ability of the President to intervene w/o approval

What action was taken as a result of this viewpoint?

US sent troops to South Vietnam

What was the main purpose of the March on Washington in 1963?

to demand that Congress pass the Civil Rights Bill

Women being allowed to earn high edu degrees and play college sports led to

more gender equality, but it's not completely equal

How successful were the domestic policies of President Kennedy and Johnson?

Promoted social equality but failed to eliminate poverty

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 require?

States cannot deny citizens the right to vote based on race

What are the following: 58,000 American deaths;Veterans w/PTSD;American distrust in govt.

Consequences of the Vietnam War

What was the reaction of presidents during Little Rock Nine, Freedom Rides, MLK Marches?

Troops and marshals were sent to stop the violence

What is the correct order of events?

GenevaAccords;Tet Offensive;Vietnamization;ParisPeaceAccords

What does this ad illustrate?

social attitudes feminists were against

Compare the views of Betty Friedan and Phyllis Schlafly.

Friedan-women should stop homemaking; Schlafly-they enjoy it

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?

Showed that Vietcong was not close to defeat

What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Congress gave President power to take action in Vietnam

Which 4 organizations opposed the use of violence in the struggle for civil rights?

NAACP, Urban League, CORE, SCLC

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1
When Walter Cronkite spoke out against the Vietnam War, how did this affect the war?
Media's criticism contributed to withdrawing from Vietnam
Johnson did his best to silence the media
Johnson violated the freedom of the press
It made no impact
2
Which program reduced economic inequalities in the US in the 1960s?
Marshall Plan
Great Society
New Deal
Alliance for Progress
3
Which best represents the credibility gap?
Draft card burnings v. Kent State Shooting
Televised war images v. govt. officials' claims
Doves v. Hawks
Baby Boom generation v. Protests on college campuses
4
What was the purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?
to mobilize the National Guard
to use troops to defend against armed attacks
Limit the ability of the President to intervene w/o approval
to send troops to rescue American hostages
5
What action was taken as a result of this viewpoint?
S enacted the War Powers Act
US distributed economic aid under the Marshall Plan
US sent troops to South Vietnam
US attacked China during the Korean War
6
What was the main purpose of the March on Washington in 1963?
to demand reparations for oppression of blacks
to deman an end of discrimination by federal contractors
to demand enforcement of desegregation of schools
to demand that Congress pass the Civil Rights Bill
7
What program had the most lasting impact of the Great Society?
Medicare
Federal Deposit Insurance
Meat Inspection Act
Social Security
8
Women being allowed to earn high edu degrees and play college sports led to
gender equality in edu only
no impact on gender equality
more gender equality, but it's not completely equal
gender equality in edu and athletics
9
How successful were the domestic policies of President Kennedy and Johnson?
They never passed Congress
prevented the US from going to war
Promoted social equality but failed to eliminate poverty
Led to a credibility gap
10
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 require?
States cannot deny Native Americans the right to vote
States cannot deny citizens the right to vote based on race
States cannot deny citizens the right to vote based ongender
States cannot deny citizens the right to vote based on age
11
What are the following: 58,000 American deaths;Veterans w/PTSD;American distrust in govt.
Credibility Gap
Causes of the Vietnam War
Consequences of the Vietnam War
Domino Theory
12
What was the reaction of presidents during Little Rock Nine, Freedom Rides, MLK Marches?
They immediately passed antidiscrimination laws and acts
They failed to act at all
Troops and marshals were sent to stop the violence
They sided with white Southern segregationists
13
What is the correct order of events?
Tet Offensive;Vietnamization;ParisPeaceAccords;GenevaAccords
GenevaAccords;Tet Offensive;Vietnamization;ParisPeaceAccords
;Vietnamization;ParisPeaceAccordsGenevaAccords;Tet Offensive
ParisPeaceAccords;GenevaAccords;Tet Offensive;Vietnamization
14
What did feminists demand during the feminist mvmt of the 1960s and 70s?
social and economic equality
defeat the Equal Rights Amendment
women's suffrage
preserve traditional female roles
15
What does this ad illustrate?
influence of women in media
discrimination laws
social attitudes feminists were against
triumph of the Sexual Revolution
16
Compare the views of Betty Friedan and Phyllis Schlafly.
Friedan-women should stop homemaking; Schlafly-they enjoy it
Friedan-pro-life; Schlafly-pro-choice
Friedan-supported segregation; Schlafly-end discrimination
Friedan-lawmaker; Schlafly-wrote Feminine Mystique
17
What was the greatest influence of President LBJ’s Great Society?
Truman's Fair Deal
FDR's New Deal
Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal
Harding's Normalcy
18
Which SC case said that a person accused of a serious crime has the right to an attorney?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Yates v. US
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v. Arizona
19
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?
Showed that Vietcong was not close to defeat
US and South Vietnam were able to defeat the Vietcong
Demonstrated the superiority of US forces over Vietcong
Failure led to disagreements b/t Vietcong and North Vietnam
20
What did Nixon introduce to get US troops out of Vietnam w/o abandoning Vietnam to Communism?
Arms for Bases
Operation Rolling Thunder
Flexible Response
Vietnamization
21
What was the main foreign policy during the 1960s?
isolationism
appeasement
Good Neighbor policy
containment
22
What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Congress denied the President revenues to fight Vietnam War
Congress gave President power to take action in Vietnam
Congress gave the President the power to declare war
Congress showed its support for isolationism
23
Which 4 organizations opposed the use of violence in the struggle for civil rights?
NAACP, Urban League, CORE, SCLC
CORE, KKK, Black Panthers, Nation of Islam
NAACP, Urban League, SNCC after 1967, Nation of Islam
SNCC after 1967, SCLC, CORE, Black Panthers

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