Unit 7 summative exam

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What term is commonly used to describe the phenomenon where African Americans and other minorities were disproportionately drafted to fight in Vietnam?

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Conscription bias

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Why was Martin Luther, Jr. opposed to the Vietnam War?

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He believed it diverted resources from addressing poverty.

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The Black Panthers were advocates of ___________.

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interracial coalition-building

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Which aspect of the Black Panther Party’s agenda aimed at empowering African American communities? Options: Political suppression, Exclusionary policies, Free healthcare clinics, Cultural assimilation

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Free healthcare clinics

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How did the Vietnam War impact African American soldiers disproportionately?

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They served longer tours of duty.

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What term is often used to describe the intersectionality of race and gender, highlighting the unique challenges faced by African American women in the feminist movement of the 1970s?

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Womanism

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In the 1970s, this genre of music, characterized by spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics, emerged in African American communities. What is it called?

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Hip Hop

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Which influential soul and R&B artist released the album “What’s Going On” in 1971, addressing social and political issues of the time?

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Marvin Gaye

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Which landmark 1977 miniseries, based on Alex Haley’s novel, chronicles the journey of an African man sold into slavery and explores the impact of slavery on subsequent generations in the United States?

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Roots

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The emergence of Blaxploitation films in the 1970s is often credited with _____?

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Empowering Black filmmakers and actors