The 1960 Presidential election was a contest between which two candidates

John Kennedy(D) and Richard Nixon(R)

The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to do what in Cuba?

get CIA trained Cuban exiles to go overthrow Castro regime

What was the Tet Offensive?

Vietcong attack on US bases and capitals in South Vietnam

Brown v. Board _____________.

stated segregation in schools violated the 14th Amendment

Montgomery Bus Boycott

A bus protest in 1955 that started with Rosa Parks

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Duplicate of Chapter 28 AMSCO: Promises and Turmoil: The 1960s

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Use this review to learn about the 1960s a period of US cultural movements, including the Civil Rights Movement, and international turmoil.

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1
Malcom X's more radical ideology to gain rights was used famously by which group?
Black Panthers
Black Power
Non-violence community
Congress of Racial Equality
2
Lyndon Johnson's expansion of the ideals in the New Deal, which led to reforms known as the
Greater Society
Great Society
Greater Community
Great Help
3
Gave president blank check to take "all necessary measures to protect US interests in Vietnam.
Warhawk Resolution
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Operation Rolling Thunder
Tet offensive
4
Which amendment was passed the same year as the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
23rd Amendment
24th Amendment
25th Amendment
22th Amendment
5
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) issued which statement declaring their intentions
Berkeley Statement
Port Huron Statement
New Left
The SDS Statement
6
The 1960 Presidential election was a contest between which two candidates
John Kennedy(R) and Richard Nixon(D)
Lyndon B. Johnson(D) and Richard Nixon(R)
John Kennedy(D) and Richard Nixon(R)
Robert Kennedy(D) and Richard Nixon(R)
7
Which of the following programs WASN'T part of the Great Society reforms (newly introduced)
Medicaid
Medicare
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Social Security
8
John Kennedy's reform programs were known as the
New Left
New Front
Great Society
New Frontier
9
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to do what in Cuba?
establish the CIA's presence internationally
test the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
get CIA trained Cuban exiles to go overthrow Castro regime
get Fidel Castro to join the US's democratic aims
10
Name of Chief Justice of Supreme Court who oversaw cases like Mapp v. Ohio & Miranda v. Arizona
Earl Warren
William Taft
Roger Taney
John Marshall
11
What was the Tet Offensive?
Vietcong attack on US bases and capitals in South Vietnam
Vietcong truce with the US government during Vietnam War
The celebration in Vietnam, US used to kill Vietcong members
The name for the US policy for the Vietnam War
12
Which Supreme Court case allows use of radical speech, unless it presents danger to America?
Mapp v. Ohio
Griswold v. Connecticut
Yates v. United States
Engel v. Vitale
13
Brown v. Board _____________.
said the Fed. Gov't did not have segregation stopping powers
supported the Plessy v. Ferguson precedent
minorities had no rights in schools
stated segregation in schools violated the 14th Amendment
14
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A strike of black bus drivers who wanted equal pay
Protest against desegregated buses allowing black people to ride in front
A bus protest in 1955 that started with Rosa Parks
Boycott that occurred after the infamous bus bombing

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