Unit 8 Test Review

What was Johnson able to do as a result of his 1964 victory?

• End the Vietnam War

• Destroy the Republican Party

• Force the Communists to leave China

• Pass many Great Society Bills

How did the 1964 election affect President Johnson?

• Because he won a narrow victory, he was unable to pass legislation.

• Because he won by a big margin, he was able to pass legislation.

• Because his own party opposed him, he faced opposition in Congress.

• Because he was a leftist, the South supported him

What happened on November 22, 1963?

• The Vietnam War began.

• Lyndon Johnson was elected president.

• John F. Kennedy was assassinated

• The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba

Kennedy's policies were called the:

• Great Society

• New Frontier

• Fair Deal

• New Deal

Which statement about the Gulf of Tonkin incident is true?

• It marked the start of U.S. involvement in Vietnam

• It marked the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam

• It led to increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam

• It had no effect on U.S. involvement in Vietnam

Which program started when President Johnson was in office?

• Medicare

• NASA

• Job Corps

• Head Start

• Loyalty Boards

What was a reason for creating the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

• To increase settlement in the suburbs

• To make sure government buildings were safe

• To encourage growth in cities

• To help poor people pay for housing

How did Martin Luther King react to the Black Power movement?

• He thought that leaving out white civil rights activists was a mistake.

• He thought that including white civil rights activists was a mistake.

• He thought that the violence that they believed in was morally wrong.

• He thought that nonviolence did not appeal to younger activists.

Which statement about the assassination of Martin Luther King is true?

• He was leading a Vietnam War protest in New York at the time

• He was marching for housing rights in Chicago when it happened.

• He was killed when he was in Memphis working for economic change

• He was killed in Birmingham by segregationists.

Which activist asked people to boycott grapes?

• Cesar Chavez

• Jose Jimenez

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks