Political, economic, & social equality for both men & women

Why did monks burn themselves in protest?

Diem presses attacks on their religion

What did JFK's Presidential Commission on the Status of Women find?

A lack of women promoted to management positions, A wage gap

What is the main goal of pop art?

To imply that personal freedom was lost in a conformist life

Why did Columbians come to the U.S during the 1960s?

To escape civil war and poverty

What does NOW stand for?

National Organization for Women

What is the Great Society? Why is it suffering?

LBJs policy; there is a tax increase to pay for the wa

What helped JFK win the votes of African Americans?

The support he gave to help get MLK out of jail

What did the Brown Berets do?

They organized walkouts in highschools

Why did people have lower morale after the Battle for "Hearts and Minds"?

Because of Guerilla Warfare, Because of jungle conditions

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

Allows federal officers to enroll voters, Stops literacy tests

What are the Peace Corps?

Volunteers that help developing nations

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Why did the hippie culture decline?

Hippies fell victim to drug addiction and mental breakdowns

The way states redraw election districts by popualtion

What was the Alliance for Progress?

Foreign aid given to Latin America

What did the Trail of Broken Treaties march seek to accomplish?

The restoration of land, The end of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

What was the effect of Civil Rights Act of 1957?

Voter discrimination was made illegal

What was the "Great Society"?

LBJ's legislation to end poverty and discrimination

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1
What is feminism?
Political, economic, & social equality for both men & women
Political, economic, & social rights only for women
Political, economic, & social rights for only men
Political, economic, & social equality for no one
2
Civil rights became an issue for President Kennedy after the injustices in
Washington
Little Rock
Selma
Birmingham
3
What kind of strategy did the Vietcong use?
Guerilla Tactic
Submarine warfare
Radio Silence
Counter Attack
4
Which of the following is NOT one of LBJ's anti-poverty programs?
Head Start
Job Corps
The American Indian Movement
VISTA
5
Why did monks burn themselves in protest?
Diem presses attacks on their religion
They resented having to move out of their homes
Diem did not keep his promise for land distribution
Ho sends arms to Vietcong along the Ho Chi Minh Trail
6
When was the National Council on Indian Opportunity established?
1962
1964
1968
1967
7
What did JFK's Presidential Commission on the Status of Women find?
A lack of women promoted to management positions
High level of sexual harrassment
A wage gap
High Domestic violence rate
8
Who founded the SCLC? (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
Phillip Randolph
Fannie Hamer
Martin Luther King
Rosa Parks
9
Where is the hippie capital "Haight-Ashbury"?
Miami
San Francisco
Texas
New York City
10
Governor Faubus' reaction to desegregation in Little Rock included
removing African-Americans
closing a high school
removing a bus service
Using the National Guard
11
What is the main goal of pop art?
To imply that one could never lose personal freedom
To imply that life is free from conscious rational control
To imply that traditional American culture was perfect
To imply that personal freedom was lost in a conformist life
12
What does General Westmoreland do about Vietnam?
Orders sustained bomb to North Vietnam
Asks for power to repel Vietcong
Adds more troops to help
Keeps Vietnamese troops out
13
Native Americans were not the poorest and most unemployed group of people during the 1960s
True
False
14
Why did Columbians come to the U.S during the 1960s?
To escape religious persecution and poverty
To escape communism and civil war
To escape communism
To escape civil war and poverty
15
What does NOW stand for?
National Opportunities for Women
National Organization for Women
16
Phyllis Schlafly believed that the ERA would lead to
Women being even more dissatisfied by society
Women being drafted
Child support from the government
Equal pay
17
Which president set up a Commission on the Status of Women?
Nixon
JFK
Dwight D. Eisenhower
LBJ
18
JFK interferes with South Vietnam because they want to throw Diem
False
True
19
Where was the first sit-in?
Greensboro, NC
Washington DC
Augusta, GA
Governor's Island, NY
20
What was the effect of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Women gained suffrage
Schools were desegregated
Separate but equal was overturned
Discrimination was prohibited
21
What was Jackie Kennedy admired for?
Her relations with people living in poverty
Her involvement in lowering taxes
Her ability to give empowering speeches
Her elegance and family values
22
Which of the following did not occur in 1968?
Act prohibiting discrimination in houses
RFK Death
MLK Death
Invasion of Cambodia
23
What is the Great Society? Why is it suffering?
JFKs policy; it is suffering because of his support for Diem
Nixons Policy; because the policy has a lower economic level
LBJs Policy; It is suffering because TV shows picture of war
LBJs policy; there is a tax increase to pay for the wa
24
What legislation was passed as a result of Johnson's LBJ treatment?
The Higher Education Act
SALT II
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Immigration Act of 1965
25
What music festival gathered many of the most popular bands during the 1960s?
Glastonbury Festival
Woodstock Festival
Monterey Pop Festival
Lollapalooza Festival
26
What did Tonkin Gulf Resolution do?
Gave general Westmoreland military powers
Gave Nixon broad military powers
Gave ARVN broad military powers
Gave LBJ broad military powers
27
What helped JFK win the votes of African Americans?
The glamour, culture, and wit of his advisers
His participation in the Montgomery bus boycott
His open discussion of catholocism
The support he gave to help get MLK out of jail
28
What did the Brown Berets do?
They organized grape boycotts
They organized walkouts in colleges
They organized protests in Washington
They organized walkouts in highschools
29
Why did people have lower morale after the Battle for "Hearts and Minds"?
Because of Guerilla Warfare
Because of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Because of jungle conditions
Because of General Westmoreland
30
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?
Strikes down voter registration
Allows federal officers to enroll voters
Increases unemployment
Stops literacy tests
31
What are the Peace Corps?
A trade agreement between the US and Canada
Volunteers that help developing nations
A program in the United Nations
Special forces military unit
32
Which of the following of the Little Rock Nine faces an abusive crowd by herself?
Elizabeth Eckford
Claudette Cloven
Hazel Massery
Medgar Evers
33
What did The Berlin Wall separate?
East and West Germany
North and South Korea
Communist and Rebel Cubans
The Berlin Wall was never built
34
What communication medium assuaged the Civil Rights movement the most?
Newspaper
Radio
Magazine
Television
35
What is the EEOC?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Council
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The European Exhibition On Communications
The Equal Employment Organization of Columbia
36
Why did the hippie culture decline?
Hippies kept getting arrested due to illegal drug habits
Hippies fell victim to drug addiction and mental breakdowns
Hippies fell victim to diseases
The lifestyle was economically unviable
37
What were members of the counterculture called?
Hippies
Emos
Punks
Hipsters
38
Why did Cubans come to the U.S during the 1960s?
To flee communism
For economic opportunity
To escape poverty
To escape a civil war
39
What does the Great Society fight for?
Tax reduction
Credibility Gap
Discrimination
Poverty
40
Define reappointment
Presidential checks and balances
Term limits on state representatives
The way states redraw election districts by popualtion
The creation of political third parties
41
Who was president during The Camelot Years?
LBJ
JFK
Truman
Eisenhower
42
What was the Alliance for Progress?
An anti-communist group
Foreign aid given to Latin America
Treaty between the US and Russia
Nikita Krushchev's space program
43
What country was the first to put a man in space?
Mexico
Sweden
The USSR
Japan
44
Native Americans welcomed and furthered the process of assimilation
True
False
45
The US promises military aid for stable and reform government in the South
False
True
46
What did the Trail of Broken Treaties march seek to accomplish?
Recognition of tribal lands
Control over their own education
The restoration of land
The end of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
47
What was the effect of Civil Rights Act of 1957?
Public transport was desegregated
Voter discrimination was made illegal
Schools were desegregated
The military was desegregated
48
What was the "Great Society"?
LBJ's cabinet
LBJ's ability to easily pass legislation
LBJ's legislation to end poverty and discrimination
LBJ's foreign policy
49
In 1983, what percentage of women held elected state offices?
7.4%
8.7%
13.5%
55%
50
The counterculture did not reject traditional American society
False
True
51
What did the Berlin Wall isolate?
North and South Korea
Communists and rebels in Cuba
East and West Germany
The Berlin Wall did not isolate anything
52
What was the effect of the Immigration Act of 1965?
Quotas based on nationality ended
Cubans were barred from entering the US
Japanese were barred from entering the US
Russians were barred from entering the US
53
Which of the following were forms of ransom JFK paid to Cuba?
All of the above
Food
Money
Medicine
54
Which of the following tripled during JFK's presidency?
Secret Service
Welfare Programs
Public Works Programs
Nuclear Capabilities
55
What did conservatives think of the counterculture?
They thought it was completely rational
They thought it was a sign of moral growth
They thought it was innovative
They thought it was a sign of moral decay
56
LBJ hoped that tax cuts would......
Discourage Investment
Decrease the deficit
spur the economy
Expose fraudulent businesses
57
What caused the rise in popularity of the GOP after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The emergence of the new right
Kennedy‘s assassination
Kennedy’s lack of substance
Republican dissatisfaction with JFKs handling of the crisis
58
The NY Radical Women was a militant group
False
True
59
What is the main reason that the US is involved in Vietnam War?
To stop Ho Chi Minh
Because of the containment policy
Because we hate Japan
To assassinate Ngo Dien Diem
60
During the 1960s, how many Puerto Ricans settled in the U.S?
800,000
500,000
900,000
100,000,000
61
The purpose of the march on Washington, D.C. was to
Unite religious leaders
Pass the Civil Rights Act
Pass the Voting Rights Act
Release Dr. King from jail
62
Where did most Puerto Rican’s live in the U.S during the 1960s?
Miami
New York City
New Mexico
North Carolina
63
Who were the Black Panthers?
Group that supports nonviolent resistance, "soul force"
Party that led the Freedom Summer Project
Party formed to fight against police brutality in the ghetto
Party that were denied suffrage by officials
64
Urban sprawl caused......
Unemployment to increase
Shift of political power from rural to urban areas
Difficulty in delivering mail
Complications with voting districts
65
Where did the missiles in the Cuban Missile Crisis come from?
West Germany
The Soviet Union
Japan
East Germany
66
What were the effects of consumer protection?
Increased road reguations
Insurance of bank loans
Insurance of tax returns
Labeling of products and increased auto and food safety
67
Who established the National Council on Indian Opportunity?
LBJ
Richard Nixon
JFK
Dwight D. Eisenhower
68
What was the Domino Theory?
If one country falls to Communism, others will follow
If one country falls to Communism, they will set a blockcade
If one country falls to Communism, others will fight to help
If one country falls to communism, the others will remain
69
Who was the most influential rock band during the 1960s?
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
The Beach Boys
70
Conservatives were not alarmed at the violence on college campuses
True
False
71
Who Ho Chi Minh?
A noncommunist who plummets from corruption
Believed that US can lose prestige if communism wins
Communist who restricts Buddhism
Communist who helped create the Indochinese Communist Party
72
Mass culture addressed topics like sex and explicit violence
True
False
73
What were the effects of the sit-in tactic?
The movement grows and spreads to the North
SNCC calls for a more confrontational strategy
The movement grew slowly
CORE was influenced
74
What did the Kennedy Administration believe would stimulate the economy?
The military industrial complex
Deficit spending
Welfare
Tax cuts
75
Who wrote "The Feminine Mystique"
Betty Fryman
Phyllis Schlafly
Gloria Steinem
Betty Friedan
76
The New Right built a "pro-family" movement
False
True
77
Who was Michael Harrington?
A Texan Senator
Author of "The Other America"
A counterculture activist
A supreme court justice instated by LBJ
78
What does SNCC stand for?
Student Nonviolent Corporation Committee
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Student Nonviolent Civil Committee
Student Nonviolent Coordinanting Committee
79
What was the basis of criticism of the Warren Court?
There were already enough rights for the accused
Rulings handicapped police investigation
The Warren Court rulings were not criticized
Rulings gave too much power to local government
80
The New Right focused on....
Social, cultural, and economic issues
Social, cultural, and political issues
social, cultural, and moral issues
Political, social, and moral issues
81
Which of the following below has preached ideas of Mao Zedong?
Black Panthers
Freedom Summer
Kerner Commission
MLK
82
Native Americans did not want economic opportunities on reservations
True
False
83
What caused the Cuban Misails Crisis?
Fidel Castro’s takeover
Evidence of Russian nuclear missiles in Cuba
Rising tensions between the US and Russia
Fidel Castro’s deatb
84
What was the Warren Court?
Supreme court of Justice Warren. Expanded rights of accused
A group of politically active women
Democrats of the New Left
The group of Montgomery bus boycott participants
85
Who assassinated JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
George Seurat
Jack Ruby
86
What were the effects to MLK's death?
Lowers tax increase
Leads to urban rioting
Makes armed forces end discriminatory policies
Creates job opportunities
87
How does Vietcong receive armed supplies?
USSR
France
China
Japan
88
Why didn't the ERA pass?
Not enough States ratified it
Congress repealed it
The Senate repealed it
The Senate didn't vote on it
89
How many people attended the Woodstock music festival?
400,000
300,000
500,000
1,000,000
90
What was the effect of landmark case Miranda v. Arizona?
Suspects are innocent until proven guilty
Suspects must be read their rights before questioning
Suspects have the right to an attorney
Suspects have the right to remain silent
91
Who was Barry Goldwater?
One of Kenedy's advisers
Member of the Warren Court
Senator in favor of ending Vietnam war with mass bombing
Civil Rights activist
92
What was the effect of the Elementary and Secondary education act?
Equal opportunity for school sports
Increased funding for scientific research in colleges
Funding for school supplies
Healthier school lunches
93
Where was the Trail of Broken Treaties march held?
California
Wisconsin
Texas
Washington D.C
94
The NAACP's legal battle to end Jim Crow practices focused on ____
Public education
Interstate buses
Private industry
The federal government
95
In 1954, where did the Vietminh overrun the French?
Geneva Accords
Dien Bien Phu
Tet
Ho Chi Minh Trail
96
The Bay Of Pigs Invasion was planned to topple communist forces in what country?
Japan
Korea
Cuba
Russia
97
What are sit-ins?
technique members of SNCC used to segregate lunch
technique members used organize boycotts
technique that helped led the Selma Campaign
technique members of SNCC used to desegregate lunch
98
Where did Cubans form communities during the 1960s?
New Jersey
Houston
New York City
Miami
99
What did the Geneva Accords do?
Split Vietnam at the 17th parallel
Gave economic aid to France
Distributes land and gave land reform
helped send arms to Vietcong
100
Roe V. Wade ruled that...
Women cannot have an abortion before the 1st trimester
Women have the right to an abortion in the first trimester
Women have the right to an abortion
Women don't have the right to an abortion
101
What is mandate?
Checks and balances
Nixon's foreign policy
Diplomatic relations with communist nations
clear voter support for Kennedy's policies
102
What was the focus of LBJ's domestic policy?
Poverty
High Taxes
Hiring Reform
Urbanization
103
Who was Rachel Carson?
A vocal civil rights activist
The first female supreme court justice
Activist who addressed poverty with book The Other America
An environmental activist and author of Silent Spring
104
What did La Raza Unida work on during the 1960s?
Stopping discrimination in jobs
An independent, Latino political movement
Getting more bilingual education
Acquiring Latino rights
105
Who was the pop art movement led by?
Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
Salvador Dali
Andy Warhol
106
What did the Bilingual Education Act accomplish?
It provided financial aid to postsecondary school students
It promoted postsecondary education
It distributed funds for lower-income schools
It funded bilingual and cultural programs
107
What years were Native Americans given more control over their education?
1960s
1980s
1940s
1970s
108
_________ is the wearing down of the enemy. Westmoreland tries to lower down Vietcong morale.
Attrition
Abrasion
Turnover
Retention
109
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
the head of the NAACP's group of lawyers
activist whose protest helped the Montgomery bus boycott
Sent in troops to protect little rock nine
the voice at the 1964 democratic national convention
110
Which president ended government and war industries discrimination?
Nixon
Eisenhower
LBJ
FDR
111
In 1983 how many women held seats in Congress?
16
43
24
11
112
What does AIM stand for?
American Indian Movement
American Institute for Mathematics
Asian Institute of Management
American Institute of Mining
113
What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Rising tensions with Cuba and the USSR
A new foreign policy
Better relations with Russia
Better relations with Cuba
114
During the 1960s attitudes towards sexual behavior became more...
Intolerant
Strict
Careful
Casual
115
Which of the following helped change Malcolm X's attitude towards whites?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The amount of money for War on Poverty
Pilgrimage to Mecca
The discovery of SNCC
116
Did AIM leaders occupy the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the Trail of Broken Treaties march?
Yes
No
117
What was the ERA?
The Equal Rights Advocates group
The European Recovery Act
The Economic Regulatory Administration
The Equal Rights Amendment
118
What did Brown 2 do?
Orders desegregation quickly
Orders Little Rock Nine to go back home
Orders desegregation slowly
Orders desegregation at deliberate speed
119
What is the term Black Power?
Emphasizes African Americans who pursue traditional tactics
Extra effort to hire discriminated groups
Emphasizes no racial pride for African Americans
Emphasizes desire for African Americanto achieve equality
120
Who helped form the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee?
Reies Tijerina
Caesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez
Gloria Steinem
121
Which president coined the term "military-industrial complex" in a speech?
Eisenhower
JFK
Carter
LBJ
122
What kind of images does pop art use?
Photographic images
Commercial and impersonal images from everyday life
Images of a scenic view
Images of the exploring worlds of desire and violence
123
What did Reies Tijerina do for Latino rights?
Ran for governor of Texas but didn't win
Ran for governor of Texas and won in 1963
Ran Latino candidates in local elections
Confronted the government about farmer's rights
124
Define Medicare
A New Deal program
Health insurance for welfare recipients
Low cost medical services for senior citizens
Higher funding for medical research
125
What was the effect of the Water Quality Act of 1965?
Clean water was provided to citizens in Latin America
Public water serviced were created
Rivers were cleaned
The water distribution monopoly was dissolved
126
Where did most Mexican Americans live?
Southwest California
Texas
Miami, Florida
North Carolina
127
During the 1960s the Latino population grew from...
3 million to 5 million
2 million to 6 million
3 million to 9 million
1 million to 8 million
128
When was NOW founded?
1964
1973
1966
1965
129
The Great Society contributed to what?
Environmental protection
Development of interstate highways
The population of the US
The national deficit
130
US sent combat troops to North Vietnam to battle Vietcong after the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
True
False
131
Phyllis Schlafly believed that the ERA would lead to
Equal pay
Child support from the government
Women being even more dissatisfied by society
Women being drafted
132
Who was Malcolm X?
Muslim leader and speaker; Civil rights leader
founded to make better use of young civil rights workers
led the freedom summer project in Mississippi
black child to go to an white elementary school in the South
133
What was the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson?
Made separate but equal unconstitutional
Made separate but equal constitutional
Gave people the right to an authority
Gave people the right to take literacy tests
134
Who was Fannie Lou Hamer?
first A-A student to attend the university of Mississippi
activist whose protest helped the Montgomery bus boycott
founded the congress of Racial Equality
Voice of MFDP at the National Convention
135
What were the effects of the black migration to Northern cities?
Stops literacy tests
Newspapers denounce beating
The white flight
Jim Crow laws were produced
136
What does General Westmoreland think about ARVN?
Sees them as courageous
Thinks that ARVN is ineffective
Sees them patriotic to their country
Thinks that ARVN is effective
137
The Black Power Movement was objected to most strongly by
Stokely Carmichael
Malcolm X
Dr. Martin Luther King
Floyd McKissick
138
When did AIM seize Wounded Knee
1965
1973
1976
1969
139
What is de facto segregation?
Segregation that is very easy to change
Segregation required by law
Segregation that exists by custom
Segregation that exists by not practicing
140
How did the Fidel Castro’s takeover effect Florida ?
Kennedy often went to Florisa for vacations
Fidel Castro was seen in Florida
Florida also had nuclear missiles
Most of the Cuban exiles fled to Florida
141
What was "The Feminine Mystique" about?
The glass ceiling
The wage gap
Sexual harrasment
Women's dissatisfaction with society
142
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of JFK's Flexible response?
Increased Nuclear Capabilities
Increased Naval Presence in Cuba
Conventional Forces
Special Forces
143
When did AIM lead the Trail of Broken Treaties march?
1978
1964
1972
1966
144
What did George Wallace supported for?
Human Rights
National Guard
Segregation forever
Desegregation forever
145
What was the effect of landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright?
A person is innocent until proven guilty
The right to legal council for those who cannot afford it
Suspects have the right to remain silent
Suspects must be read their rights
146
What caused the Bay Of Pigs Invasion?
A trade embargo with Cuba
Kennedy’s assassination
Fidel Castro siezing control if Cuba
Russian missiles in Cuba
147
Phyllis Schlafly advocated for the ERA
False
True
148
What did the Selma Campaign try to do?
Tries to get MLK out of Birmingham Jail
Tried to bring awareness to discrimination
Tried to prohibit discrimination in housing
Tried to register blacks to vote
149
When did Congress pass the ERA?
1972
1973
1974
1987
150
What was the Vietminh?
An organization that aims to get rid of Communism
An organization that is a smaller version of Vietcong
An communist opposition organization in the South
An organization that aims to get rid of foreign rule
151
When did the League of United Latin American Citizens first form?
1963
1929
1967
1931
152
What was the purpose of Economic Opportunity Act?
Provide education, training, and small business loans
Desegregate colleges
Create higher education programs for African Americans
Desegregate schools
153
Who was JFK's opponent in the first televised debate?
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
Jimmy Carter
LBJ
154
Were the Peace Corps successful?
No. They lacked proper funding
The Peace Corps were never implemented
No. They were rejected by Russian diplomats
Yes. They were a great success
155
Which president fought the "war on poverty"?
Jimmy Carter
JFK
LBJ
Richard Nixon
156
What was Indian Termination in the U.S?
Intent to assimilate Native Americans into usual society
Intent to allow Native Americans to control their own lives
Intent to allow Native Americans to control their own land
Intent to allow Native Americans to govern themselves
157
The New Right debated economic issues with feminists
True
False
158
Define Medicaid
Health insurance for welfare recipients
Low cost medical insurance for senior citizens
Government funding for medical training
Foreign aid to help vaccinate citizens of other countries
159
What is Agent Orange?
Leaf-killing but nontoxic chemical
Non-Gasoline bomb
Leaf killing and toxic chemical
Gasoline based bomb
160
What was the effect of the landmark case Mapp v. Ohio?
Suspects are innocent until proven guilty
Suspects must be read their rights
Police need probable cause to search a location for evidence
Illegally seized evidence may not be used in court
161
In the 1940s, the US lended _____ money first
Ngo Dien Diem
Ho Chi Minh
The South Vietnamese
The French

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