Unit 23 US History Quiz

These provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and older.

• Civil Rights Act

• Economic Opportunity Act

• Social Security Act

• Medicare and Medicaid

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

• Cesar Chávez worked with Dr. King to gain civil rights for Mexican Americans

• Cesar Chávez was arrested for decreasing production on migrant farms.

• Grape growers in California accepted the United Farm Workers union.

• Migrant workers ignored Cesar Chávez and his attempts to help.

What 1960s group would be most drawn to the event described in this source?

• Hippies who embraced the counterculture

• Hippies who embraced the Vietnam War

• Supporters of Lyndon Johnson

• Conservative voters who embraced the idea of being the "silent majority"

The author of this source is most likely to be a member of what movement?

• Native American Civil Rights

• African American Civil Rights

• Feminist

• Counterculture

The changes shown in this chart are most likely a consequence of what federal action?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• 24th Amendment

Using this source, what was passed by Congress in 1964?

• Vietnamization
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Tet Offensive
• War Powers Act

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As the Vietnam War continued and more soldiers were needed what did the United States begin doing in 1969?

• Institute a draft by lottery system

• Institute an all volunteer fighting force policy

• Institute a campaign of espionage aimed at the anti-war movement

• Institute a campaign to block anti-war speeches in major American cities

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Which statement below best demonstrates the cause of the event in this source?

• Jimmy Carter was frustrated by his inability to secure the release of American hostages in Iran.

• Lyndon Johnson was convinced that the United States was winning the Vietnam War.

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was convinced that he was going to be assassinated.

• Richard Nixon wanted to spy on his presidential opponent.

This illustration can best be used with what historic event?

• The Camp David Accords

• The 1974 Nixon v. United States case

• The 1968 Tet Offensive

• The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Which statement below best explains the cause of the event discussed in this news headline?

• Nixon attempted to cover up an illegal break in on his political opponents headquarters

• Nixon secretly met with communist agents at the Watergate hotel

• Nixon increased bombing of North Vietnam

• Nixon opposed the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency