Chapter 28 Honors

"New Politics," or the approach that emphasized youthful charisma, style, and personality more than issues and platforms, was practiced by

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard M. Nixon

The significance of the assassination of John F. Kennedy was

• Young Americans felt like they been robbed of a promising leader

• The Civil Rights movement ended with his death

• It directly led to South Vietnam's surrender to North Vietnam

• The Republican Party collapsed

All of the following were Great Society programs EXCEPT

• National Endowment for the Arts and the Humanities: government funding for artists, writers, and performers

• Head Start: program for four- and five-year-olds from low income familites

• Medicare and Medicaid: guaranteed health care to every American over sixty-five and to low-income families

• Civil Rights Act: outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

All of the following characterized the growing feminist movement of the 1960s EXCEPT

• A growing market for the birth control pill

• An increase in the divorce rate

• A desire for maternity leave and equal pay

• The demand for the right to vote

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act

• Improved women's access to credit, loans, and mortgages

• Prohibited colleges and universities that received federal funds from discriminating on the basis of sex.

• Promoted the election of women to public office

• Prohibited racial discrimination in voting

Select the TWO correct descriptions of North and South Vietnam's governments in the 1960s.

• North Vietnam was Communist

• South Vietnam had a democratic government-turned dictatorship

• North Vietnam had a democratic government-turned dictatorship

• Both were still colonized by France

Which of the following presidents practiced detente as foreign policy with Vietnam?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard M. Nixon

All of the following characterize U.S. militarization in Vietnam EXCEPT

• Kennedy sent the Green Berets to use guerrilla warfare on the North Vietnamese

• Nixon used "Vietnamization," or the delegation of the South Vietnam to fight on the ground

• Johnson employed "Operation Rolling Thunder," a protracted bombing campaign on North Vietnam

• Eisenhower used intercontinental ballistic missiles on the North Vietnamese

What was the media's major impact in public opinion during the Vietnam War?

• Public opinion began to turn against the war in Vietnam

• Public opinion grew extremely divisive over the Vietnam

• Public opinion continued to staunchly support the war

The most common location for antiwar protests was

• Washington, D.C.

• College and university campus

• Rural towns

• Business offices