During the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in

mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A radical escalation thru USSR missiles being placed on Cuba

How did Nixon advance the goal in this excerpt?

nomalization of relations with China

What caused the Red Scare after WWI

fear of communist infiltration of the United States

What was a result of the Pentagon Papers, Watergate and Vietnam?

Americans lost trust in the government

An African American Muslim and human rights/black empowerment activist

President JFK's New Frontier program was most successful in

expanding the United States space program

Abortions are not prohibited by law

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

ended segregation in all public places

What was a lasting effect of Watergate?

citizens trust of the government was weakened

What effects did the G.I bill have on american society?

Low interest loans were given to veterans for spending, The education gap widened but veterans were educated.

Which of the following led to increased United States involvement in the war in Vietnam?

Congressional approval of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

What was the primary goal of President Nixon's policy of détente?

to decrease tensions with the Soviet Union

What was the significance of Levittown?

It sparked the growth of American suburbs

During LBJ's presidency, Congress created medicare. Medicare provided help assistance to who

health insurance for people over 65

To which city President Eisenhower send federal troops to protect African American students?

Little Rock Nine, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Burglary Nixon tried to cover up

Why did religion gain popularity in the US in the 1950s?

Communists were atheists, so US had to be religious .

Which benefits did the G.I. Bill of Rights offer to veterans?

Money for school, loans for houses, farms, and business

You have the right to an attorney in a criminal trial

Which argument was raised by domestic critics of the Vietnam War?

U.S. gov't had misrepresented facts about war to Americans.

Aftermath of Vietnam war

US people lose trust in government, Veterans not treated

Television in the 1950s

reinforced consumerism and conformity

What did the Black Panthers do?

Challenged police brutality/protect their own neighborhoods

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was an influential book in the 1960s because it

energized a new women’s rights movement

Which belief prompted American leaders to enter into the Vietnam war?

Fear if S. Vietnam turned to communism others would too

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1
How long did Cuban Missile Crisis last?
10 days
13 days
20 days
5 days
2
What was a weakness of the Nixon presidency?
Watergate
China
Soviet Union
Environmental Policies
3
How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?
G
F
H
J
4
The nationally recognized leader of the nonviolent civil rights movement was?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Malcom X
John F. Kennedy
5
Which group fought on behalf of African Americans and their civil rights?
NCCAP
AIM
NAACP
NCAA
6
During the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in
mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war
mandatory rationing of consumer goods
national attention for a third party presidential candidate
public support for an expanded military draft
7
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A missile accidentally being launched and hitting Cuba, a Communist state
The invasion of Cuba by American troops with Soviet troops present
An armed confrontation between US and USSR troops in Cuba
A radical escalation thru USSR missiles being placed on Cuba
8
How did Nixon advance the goal in this excerpt?
bombing North Vietnam
supporting the Arab coalition
nomalization of relations with China
attacking Cambodia
9
What caused the Red Scare after WWI
influenza outbreak
fear of communist infiltration of the United States
actions of Senator Joseph McCarthy
fear of airborne diseases
10
How did the Watergate end?
Nixon went to jail
Nixon Resigned
Nixon was impeached
11
What was a result of the Pentagon Papers, Watergate and Vietnam?
Americans lost trust in the government
Nixon was defeated in re-election
Supreme Court ruled in favor of Nixon
Free Speech was limited
12
Who was Malcom X?
An African American in jury during the late 70s
An African American Muslim and human rights/black empowerment activist
An African American Christian Preacher that spoke on the black movement
An African American who invented the audio cassette
13
This was signed on January 23, 1973 and it ended the Vietnam War.
Paris Peace Accords
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Vietnam
Treaty of Versailles
14
President JFK's New Frontier program was most successful in
expanding the United States space program
passing civil rights legislation: fair housing & EEO
removing restriction on the number of immigrants entering US
establishing social welfare programs to end poverty
15
Roe v Wade
Abortions are not prohibited by law
Government funds are not allowed to be used for abortions
Health insurance can be used to help pay for an abortion
Abortions are banned after a certain time frame
16
American involvement in the Vietnam war was justified by?
All of the above
Because 'Merica can
None of the above
Domino Theory
17
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
ended segregation in all public places
ended segregation in public schools only
ended segregation on public transportation only
ensured the right to vote for all US citizens
18
What was a lasting effect of Watergate?
Presidential response to polls was established
executive privilege was strengthened
citizens trust of the government was weakened
checks and balances were weakened
19
What effects did the G.I bill have on american society?
Low interest loans were given to veterans for spending
The education gap widened but veterans were educated.
Women were allowed to join the military
Unemployment rose
20
Which of the following led to increased United States involvement in the war in Vietnam?
Congressional approval of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Resistance by the communistsfollowing the Geneva Accords
Failure of the Vietnamization program
News of the My Lai massacre
21
The idea of handing the responsibility of the Vietnam War to the South Vietnamese:
Mad Man Theory
Nixon Doctrine
Vietnamization
Containment
22
What was the primary goal of President Nixon's policy of détente?
to decrease tensions with the Soviet Union
to recognize the Communist government in China
to improve relations with Western Europe
to create stronger ties with Latin America
23
What was the significance of Levittown?
It sparked the growth of American suburbs
It showed the need for a working GI Bill
It was the site of the Kennedy-Nixon debates
IT was the center of American industry
24
During LBJ's presidency, Congress created medicare. Medicare provided help assistance to who
funding for physicians to work in poor, rural areas
immunization programs for the children of poor families
health insurance for families of unemployed
health insurance for people over 65
25
To which city President Eisenhower send federal troops to protect African American students?
Pascagoula High School.
Little Rock Nine, Little Rock, Arkansas.
26
What is Watergate?
Burglary Nixon tried to cover up
Nixon's friend group
Nixons staff
A massive flood in Germany
27
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
North Korea remained communist
South Korea became communist
The USSR took over both North and South Korea
Communism came to an end in both North and South Korea
28
Martin Luther King jr and Malcom X were both....
Actors
Civil Right Leaders
Enemies
Brothers
29
Why did religion gain popularity in the US in the 1950s?
Being religious in US has always been popular.
Communists were atheists, so US had to be religious .
Eisenhower got rid of separation of church and state.
Elvis was super religious, so he set a trend.
30
Which benefits did the G.I. Bill of Rights offer to veterans?
Guaranteed acceptance into state universities and colleges
Monthly allowances for the unemployed
An exemption from rationing of food and gas
Money for school, loans for houses, farms, and business
31
Thousands of civil rights workers spread throughout the South to help blacks register to vote
Freedom Riders
Vote Boycott
Bus Boycott
Freedom Summer
32
This allowed LBJ to increase American involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Constitution of the United States
Truman Doctrine
33
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow who?
Nikita Khruschev.
Fidel Castro.
34
This event was the end of the Vietnam war
Battle of Hamburger Hill
Battle Khe Sanh
Fall of Saigon
Tet ceasefire
35
Gideon v Wainwright
Court ruled that the death penalty could not be applied in cases of theft
You must have an attorney present in court
You have the right to an attorney in a criminal trial
The death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment and therefore illegal
36
During these times, what happened in the Vietnam war?
F
H
J
G
37
Which major internal improvement project was started under President Eisenhower?
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Interstate Highway System
The Canal System
The Information Super Highway
38
Nixon called for...
Peace with force in Vietnam.
Peace with honor in Vietnam.
Peace with bombing in Vietnam.
Peace with parties in Vietnam
39
Which argument was raised by domestic critics of the Vietnam War?
An all-out military effort by the U.S. would bring victory.
U.S. gov't had misrepresented facts about war to Americans.
Military service should never compulsory.
Most S. Vietnamese welcomed a Communist government.
40
Which bird became the symbol of the anti-war movement?
dove
eagle
hawk
pigeon
41
Aftermath of Vietnam war
Veterans are well treated
Almost no loses successful war
People have trust in the US government, minimal protests
US people lose trust in government, Veterans not treated
42
Television in the 1950s
reinforced consumerism and conformity
helped to demolish old gender and racial stereotypes
was dominated by quality cultural shows
too primitive to have much impact on Americanpolitics
43
General in command of U.S. forces in the Korean War
Eisenhower
McCarthy
MacArthur
Rosenberg
44
Nixon sought Detente by visiting Russia and which other communist nation?
China
Vietnam
Cambodia
Vietnam
45
With looking at the political cartoon, what was the Red Scare trying to keep out?
Communists
British
The Natives
Germans
46
The Crucible was an allegory about McCarthyism.
True
False
47
What did the Black Panthers do?
Bring Panthers from Africa to the US for zoo exhibitions
Challenged police brutality/protect their own neighborhoods
Kill all White supremacists
Raise awareness of the decline in black panther populations
48
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was an influential book in the 1960s because it
energized a new women’s rights movement
reinforced the importance of women’s traditional roles
led directly to the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment
helped strengthen family values
49
Who was president after the assasination of JFK?
Robert F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
50
The program Pres LBJ created to wage his unconditional war on poverty was the
Great Society
Alliance for Progress
New Deal
Fair Deal
51
Which belief prompted American leaders to enter into the Vietnam war?
That the U.S. had historic ties with the people of Vietnam
That the war was an opportunity to end communism in China
That Vietnamese communists would be hard to defeat
Fear if S. Vietnam turned to communism others would too
52
Which theme formed the basis of the Chicano Mural Movement?
Environmental preservation
Education
Assimilation
Cultural pride
53
Pres LBJ's Great Society programs were similar to progressive Era programs in that both
made urban renewal their primary concern
used federal government power to improve social conditions
focused on expanding civil rights for African Americans
strictly enforced antitrust lawas
54
What was the significance of the Cuban missile crisis?
The world came close to nuclear war
The U.S. failed to give air cover to Cuban exiles
The U.S. overthrew communism in Cuba
Khrushchev condemned the actions of Castro
55
According to the domino theory, why couldn't America let Ho Chi Minh take over Vietnam?
The people of Vietnam would suffer under a repressive dictatorship.
Laos and Cambodia would quickly become Communist countries.
The alliance between France and the U.S. would be broken.
The Soviet Union would quickly declare war on the U.S.
56
What effect did the Eisenhower Interstate System have on society in the 1950s and 60s?
It slowed down the post-war baby boom
It contributed to suburbanization.
It shifted the economy away from agriculture.
It increased Americans' reliance on government aid.
57
What were some of the New Frontier proposals offered through the presidency of Kennedy?
provided welfare
Both A & B
increased federal aid to education
medical assistance for the aged
58
Which country did Nixon begin bombing after telling the American public he would end Vietnam?
Indonesia
Cambodia
North Korea
Japan
59
The Truman Doctrine was based mostly on the American belief that
Greece/Turkey could be bribed to join NATO
When one country falls to communism, others might follow
Aiding Greece/Turkey helps them arm themselves against USSR
Aid to Greece/Turkey provides new foreign markets to America
60
This was the newest and biggest form of news and entertainment in the 1950s.
Newspapers
Television
Radio
Niche Magazines
61
Where was the anti-war movement strongest in the US?
On college campuses
Among women
In rural areas
In cities
62
Which new form of music was developed in the 1950s?
Hip-Hop
Jazz
Rock 'n' Roll
Pop
63
What was MLK Jr.'s strategy for combating segregation?
armed rebellion
peaceful protest
nonviolent resistance
violent protest
64
Who was the Chief Justice in the court case Gideon v Wainwright?
Burger
Taft
Warren
Marshall
65
At what age could US men be drafted into the Vietnam War?
17
18
21
19
66
Nixon resigned after this scandal involving breaking/entering and cheating during an election
Watergate
CheaterGate
WashingtonGate
DeflateGate
67
This name was often given to Pro Vietnam War supporters.
Fascists
War Hawks
Doves
Alt Right
68
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To restructure American defenses
To influence and spread Capitalism
To weed out potential communists
To rebuild western economies
69
In the case Brown v. Board of education which amendment was violated?
Amendment 1
Amendment 14
Amendment 16
Amendment 5
70
Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg
Schools may bus students to integrate schools
Student cell phones may be searched at school
Colleges may set admissions quotas without violating Equal Protection
Drug testing for student athletes does not violate the 4th Amendment
71
Why did Chicano migrant workers establish the United Farm Workers?
B
D
A
C
72
In domino theory, the U.S. intervened in the Vietnam War was to prevent
Expansion of communism across SE Asia
Loss of UN military bases in Asia
Inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact
Rise of China as a dominant power
73
Which top secret government documents leaked secrets about the Vietnam War?
Gulf of Tonkin Papers
Pentagon Papers
Vietnam Files
Watergate Files
74
With what major nation did Nixon establish relations with?
China
France
Iran
Japan
75
Why were we in Vietnam?
to east Cold War tensions
to decolonize Asia
to showcase our nuclear supremacy
to contain Communism
76
Kennedy marketed to this group of people when enlisting for the Peace Corps.
WWII Veterans
Children (To make them convince their parents to join)
Senior citizens
College students
77
The easing of Cold War tensions (detente) occurred when President Nixon visited
Cuba and North Korea
North Korea and the Soviet Union
China and North Korea
China and the Soviet Union
78
What was the name of Nixon's Midwestern, southern, older, white, conservative voting base?
Republican elite
silent minority
silent majority
79
What is the marshall plan ?
aid for europe
aid for the us
aid for russia
80
Which battle in 1968 showed the US public that LBJ lied and the US was not winning the war.
Tet Offensive
Diem Bien Phu
Khe Sanh
My Lai
81
The large number of birth in the 1950s gave birth to the...
Correct answer not shown
Generation X
Baby Boom General
The Millenials
82
Malcom X believed in gaining civil rights by any means necessary, even violence
False
True
83
The Black Panthers were a peaceful protest group.
False
True
84
During the Civil Rights Mvt, the Black Panther's tactics differed from MLK because...
F
G
H
J
85
The Truman Doctrine declared that the United States should oppose ...?
creeping socialism.
communist expansion.
capitalism.
dictatorships.
86
The Communist leader of North Vietnam
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Chang Kai Shek
Hirohito
87
Which of thsese was an accomplishment of the Kennedy administration?
SALT
Alliance for Progress
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
"Peaceful Coexistence"
88
What were the goals of the Marshall Plan?
Make countries buy goods, strong countries resist communism.
Make countries not buy goods and weak communism.
89
President Eisenhower's domino theory was based on the idea of?
Allow the spread of communism against North Vietnam.
Take away the spread of communism against North Vietnam.
90
How did the Korean War start ?
Hated each other for their flag
They got in a cat fight
Because they were mean
North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel
91
What happened at the Bay of Pigs?
Huge Cuban uprising against Castro
US successfully invaded Cuba
US unsuccessfully tried to overthrow Castro
A number of pigs were killed
92
Miranda v Arizona
You are protected from self-incrimination
You are allowed to represent yourself in a court of law
You must be aware of your rights before an official statement can be taken
The court must provide you with an attorney if you cannot afford one
93
Lack of trust Americans have in the government after Vietnam and Watergate
credibility gap
television war
crisis of confidence
stalemate
94
What was the decision of Brown v. Board of Education?
state govts can't use Natl Guard to resist fed court order
discrimination in school transportation is illegal
civil disobedience is a legal form of protest
public schools should not be separated by race
95
Levittown was an example of
The effectiviness of boycotting
post-war suburbs and conformity
The destruction of nuclear weapons
the continuation of the Social Security program
96
What is McCarthyism?
A term named after Senator Joe McCarthy, a respected warlock
1950's phenomenon of witchcraft in US government
Practice of making accusations of treason without evidence
The surfacing of treason in 1950's Salem, Massachusetts

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