1960s REVIEW

A major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society program was to—

• Increase farm production

• Provide aid to developing nations in Africa

• Enact social welfare programs to end poverty

• Expand the size of the military

Which best summarizes the main reason why the United States became involved in the Vietnam War?

• To prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

• To reduce French influence in Vietnam

• To stop communist China from annexing Vietnam

• To support the government of North Vietnam

What was President John F. Kennedy’s response to Soviet plans to install nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962?

• He attack the missile silos with strategic air strikes.,

• He had the army seize control of Cuba

• He placed a blockage around Cuba and threatened war.

• He negotiated an agreement with Fidel Castro.

What effect did the African-American civil rights movement have on other minority groups in the United States?

• It brought about anti-discrimination legislation that applied to other groups

• The backlash caused other minority groups to limit the use of civil disobedience

• It convinced other groups to create one unified civil rights movement

• It convinced other groups to minimize the use of protest as a way to end discrimination

How did incidents like the Gulf of Tokin Resolution and the secret bombing of Cambodia eventually affect the relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government?

• Presidents began to seek congressional approval of any military action.

• Congress attempted to limit the president’s ability to act unilaterally.

• The president relinquished to Congress the position of commander in chief.

• Congress called for the impeachment of a president following military failures in Vietnam.

Which of the following is the best title for this list?

• Protest Against the Vietnam War

• Opposition to the Arms Race

• Support for Gender Equality

• Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste

Which similarity completes this Venn Diagram?

• Included debate over the use of line-item veto

• Violated the principle of due process

• Involved debate over the extent of executive and legislative authority

• Deemed unconstitutional by the judicial branch

Which group achieved the right to vote in the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

• People unable to pay poll taxes

• Americans 18 to 20 years old

• Mexican-American women

• Impoverished women

How did the methods advocated by the Black Panthers to achieve their goals differ from those of Dr. MLK, Jr?

• They formed a third political party

• They were passionately anti-Communist

• They restricted their actions to use of passive resistance

• They considered the use of violence to protect their own communities

What has been an effect of space technology and exploration on the people of the United States?

• It has forced them to find alternate source of fuel.

• It led to advances in the quality of life for most Americans.

• It focused attention on the need to deregulate the use of outer space.

• It reduced tensions in the space race as a form of Cold War competition.