Question Bank for Grade 11 History

The movements led by Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez were similar in that both-

• supported attempts to overthrow the established government

• Used civil disobedience to bring about social change

• Boycotted agricultural crops

• Were elected to national political office

What constitutional issue was raised by President Johnson's Great Society?

• Should taxes be raised to stimulate consumer spending?

• What foreign imports should be allowed into the United States?

• How far can the federal government extend itself in helping the less fortunate?

• Should certain key industries be taken over by the federal Government?

Cesar Chavez, Hector Garcia, and Betty Friedan were similar in that they all-

• Were members of the Black Panther Movement

• Were leaders in the fight for civil rights and equal opportunity

• Opposed the non-violent approach to obtaining civil Rights

• Had as their main goal the achievement of greater opportunities for women

What did the Women's Liberation Movement see as its major goal in the 1960's?

• Obtaining the right to vote for Women

• Guaranteeing women equal pay for equal work

• Enabling women to stay at home as well as work

• Laws that would allow women to own property

What was a major goal of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

• To gain US citizenship and representation in congress

• To relocate American Indians to urban areas

• To give greater understanding of the American Indian point of view

• To end segregation of American Indians in public places

Which book played a role in changing attitudes about traditional gender roles in American society?

• Common Sense

• The Jungle

• How the Other Half Lives

• The Feminine Mystique

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

• They formed a third party

• They were passionately anti-Communist

• They restricted their actions to the use of passive resistance

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

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 is the main idea of this cartoon?

• There was strong disagreement in the U.S. about American involvement in the Vietnam War.

• A sizeable anti-war movement emerged in the U.S. over the war

• Most Americans feared if Vietnam fell to Communism, neighboring states would be threatened

• Most Americans felt the conflict was a civil war and we should not be involved.

What American Indian viewpoint does the cartoonist support?

• Illegal immigrants should not be allowed to settle on American Indian reservations

• European settlers took American Indian lands.

• Government efforts to restrict immigration should be supported.

• American Indians should support government efforts to stop illegal immigration