What contributed to the rise in life expectancy in the 1950s?

advances n the use of antibiotic drugs

turned Americans against the war

The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment)

ultimately failed to be ratified after 10 years

increased military involvement in the Vietnam War

Which organization was founded in the 1960s to bring about equality for women?

National Organization for Women

ruled that state regulation of abortion was illegal

American astronauts became the first to land on the moon

negotiated a reduction missiles

The Indian Civil Rights Act

Protected American Indians under the Constitution

A postwar suburban planned community for middle class

How did the workforce change in the 1950s?

White-collar workers began to outnumber blue-collar workers

Which organization used legal cases to change segregation?

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The ruling in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke declared that

race can be used as one criterion in college admissions

The goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to

remove Fidel Castro from power in Cuba

The Immigration Act of 1965

struck down quotas based on national origin

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1
Which organization was targeted by Watergate?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Democratic National Committee
American Civil Liberties Union
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2
What contributed to the rise in life expectancy in the 1950s?
improvements in birth control
advances n the use of antibiotic drugs
the discovery of an AIDS vaccine
improvements in higher education
3
Vietnamization
turned over more of the war effort to the South Vietnamese
reduced the amount of U.S. troops in Vietnam
fulfilled President Nixon's promise to remove troops
all of the above
4
The Tet Offensive
won the war for the North Vietnamese
reduced the military strength of the Viet Cong
increased support for communism in South Vietnam
turned Americans against the war
5
This movement was responsible for the occupation of Alcatraz Island.
La Raza Unida
Black Power movement
Red Power movement
Yellow Power movement
6
Which group sent observers into the streets armed with shotguns?
Black Panthers
Nation of Islam
Congressional Black Caucus
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
7
The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment)
ultimately failed to be ratified after 10 years
allowed prayer in public schools
declared poll taxes unconstitutional
was ratified in 1972
8
Nation of Islam promoted
black nationalism
ghettos
self-determination
affirmative action
9
Which of the following refers to the minimum amount of income needed to meet basic needs?
Pauperism
Poverty line
Total budget
Affirmative action
10
Which of the following did President Johnson NOT pass to end racial injustice?
Voting Rights Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Head Start
Civil Rights Act of 1968
11
The idea that if one nation became communist, other surrounding nations would follow
appeasement
domino theory
McCarthyism
red scare
12
The Gulf of Tonkin
decreased the amount of U.S. troops in Vietnam
changed the way Americans viewed the war in Vietnam
set a motion to impeach President Nixon
increased military involvement in the Vietnam War
13
Which organization was founded in the 1960s to bring about equality for women?
National Organization for Women
League of Women Voters
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Women's Army Corp
14
Which of these tactics did MLK Jr use to win equal rights for African Americans?
reverse discrimination
affirmative action
nonviolent resistance
armed rebellion
15
Roe v. Wade
set a precedent that women and men should be paid the same
approved the use of the birth control pill
gave married couples the right to privacy
ruled that state regulation of abortion was illegal
16
In 1969
American astronauts became the first to land on the moon
American astrophysicists determined the speed of light
American and Soviet astronauts orbited the Earth together
astronomers discovered the size of the sun
17
Which of the following would limit union power?
G.I. Bill
Price controls on consumer goods
Taft-Hartley Act
National health insurance
18
President Johnson's Great Society believed the role of government should be
marginalized
reduced
streamlined
expanded
19
The SALT I Treaty
negotiated the sale of surplus crops
loosened travel restrictions to the Soviet Union
negotiated a reduction missiles
reduced spy satellites
20
The Indian Civil Rights Act
Decreased unemployment of American Indians
Led to the formation of the Native Congress
Alleviated American Indian poverty
Protected American Indians under the Constitution
21
What was Levittown?
Low-cost housing for the working poor in cities
Custom-designed homes for individual buyers
Large country homes to attract wealthy buyers
A postwar suburban planned community for middle class
22
How did the workforce change in the 1950s?
There were more women in the workplace.
Labor unions decreased in number
African Americans received benefits for the first time
White-collar workers began to outnumber blue-collar workers
23
What methods did businesses use to encourage consumption?
credit cards
planned obsolescence
all of the above
advertising campaigns
24
Which organization used legal cases to change segregation?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Congress of Racial Equality
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
25
The ruling in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke declared that
affirmative action should be used by colleges
race can be used as one criterion in college admissions
employers should increase minorities
landlords could not discriminate based on race
26
The leader of the United Farm Workers Movement
Cesar Chavez
Phyllis Schlafly
Rodolfo Gonzales
Maggie Kuhn
27
What traditional gender role does this image reinforce?
Men should be providers.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Women should work in the home.
Women should work outside the home.
28
The goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to
persuade Fidel Castro to cut ties with the Soviet Union
remove Fidel Castro from power in Cuba
stop the flood of Cuban refugees to the U.S.
locate Soviet missiles in Cuba
29
De jure segregation is
segregation enforced by law
only found in the North
desegregation by law
segregation by custom
30
Which law prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in schools receiving federal funds?
Equal Rights Amendment
Title IX
Civil Rights Act of 1964
none of the above
31
The Immigration Act of 1965
created English-language requirements for immigrants
limited the number of immigrants from certain regions
struck down quotas based on national origin
restricted immigration from every part of the world
32
JFK's vision for his presidency was called
ExCom
Alliance for Progress
Great Society
New Frontier

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