What was conservative criticisms with the Great Society Programs?

people became too dependent on welfare

What was the main goal of the Japanese American Citizens League?

reparations for Japanese Americans interned during WWII

How did JFK respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

by setting up a quarantine of Cuban ports preventing missile

Which of the following is not true about JFK?

He was the first president to be assassinated

What was executive order 9981?

desegregation of the armed forces

Which characteristics did most members of the counterculture share?

distrust of "the Establishment"

What was the intended goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

to remove Fidel Castro from power

This organization brought women into full participation in mainstream American society?

National Organization for Women

Which of the following best summarizes LBJ's view of the gov.'s role in shaping America?

gov. should use its full power to serve the needs of all

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 help register more African American voters?

federal supervision of voter registration in the South

Which of these was an important outcome of the Woodstock festival?

it popularized a new generation of rock 'n' roll musicians

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1
He was a member of the Nation of Islam and the Black Panthers influencer
Malcolm X
James Meredith
Elijah Muhammad
Stokely Carmichael
2
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in
employment
housing
public facilities
university admissions
3
What was conservative criticisms with the Great Society Programs?
the programs did not address the environment
allowed too many immigrants to enter the country
people became too dependent on welfare
programs failed to protect consumers from enhealthy food
4
What was the main goal of the Japanese American Citizens League?
reparations for Japanese Americans interned during WWII
to encourage voter registration
to develop Japanese American ethnic studies programs
to combat Japense American myths
5
This group sent observers into the streets armed with law books and shotguns to protect blacks
Nation of Islam
Black Panthers
Congressional Black Caucus
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
6
How did JFK respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
by organizing a summit meeting with the Soviets
by bombing Soviet missile sites in Cuba
by setting up a quarantine of Cuban ports preventing missile
by using the hot line to persuade Soviet leaders to stop
7
Which of the following is not true about JFK?
he was the youngest president until that time
He was the first president to be assassinated
he was part of the first televised debate
he was the first Catholic president
8
What was executive order 9981?
preferential treatment in hiring
desegregation of the armed forces
the outlawing of racial zoning
the end of the white primary
9
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in all of the following areas except
employment
housing
public schools
public accommodations
10
Which characteristics did most members of the counterculture share?
desire for material wealth
distrust of "the Establishment"
loyalty to traditional values
membership in the "Old Left"
11
How did Kennedy try to revive the struggling economy
pay off national debt
war on poverty
major tax cuts
eliminate deficit spending
12
What tactic was not used to disenfrachise voters?
gerrymandering
the white primary
filibustering
the poll tax
13
What government agency was created by JFK to raise living standards in developing countries?
Office of Economic Opportunity
Peace Corps
Volunteers in Service to America
Alliance for Progress
14
What campaign was aimed at registering African Americans to vote?
Freedom Summer
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
15
Segregation by law is also known as
de jure segregation
de facto segregation
miscegenation
desegregation
16
He organized a national boycott of grapes to draw attention to the plight of migrant workers
Cesar Chavez
Betty Friedan
Maggie Kuhn
Rodolfo Gonzales
17
What was the intended goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
to persuade Fidel Castro to cut ties with the USSR
to stop the flood of refugees from Cuba to the US
to remove Fidel Castro from power
to locate Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba
18
What is responsible for the increase of African Americans attending College?
nonviolent resistance
civil disobedience
affirmative action
black nationalism
19
What led to the formation of the Kerner Commission?
the spread of race riots
the call for black nationalism
thassassination of MLK
the murder of 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi
20
This Great Society program created programs for low-income preschool children
Head Start
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety
PBS
VISTA
21
What tactic did MLK and the SCLC use to win their struggle for equal rights?
reverse discrimination
affirmative action
armed rebellion
nonviolent resistance
22
what new style of art did artists introduce during the 1960s?
pop art
abstract expressionism
modern art
realism
23
This court case made segregation in schools illegal
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Dred Scott v. Sanford
24
This organization brought women into full participation in mainstream American society?
League of Women Voters
Women's Army Corp
National Organization for Women
National American Women Suffrage Association
25
Which of the following best summarizes LBJ's view of the gov.'s role in shaping America?
gov. should create a society which people share all wealth
government should leave people free to solve social problems
government should give states more power and resources
gov. should use its full power to serve the needs of all
26
How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 help register more African American voters?
the denial of the right to vote for not paying poll taxes
federal supervision of voter registration in the South
National Guard troops to protect black voters in the South
declared African Americans to be citizens and can vote
27
Which of these was an important outcome of the Woodstock festival?
it resulted in 4 deaths
it popularized a new generation of rock 'n' roll musicians
led parents to embrace the counterculture movement
convinced young people to stop using illegal

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