WorksheetsChapter 28: Rebellion and Reaction, the 1960s and 1970s
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following would be considered an example of violent protest?
Greensboro Sit-Ins
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
Woodstock
Kent State Protests
Which of the following is false regarding the March on Washington?
There were about 250,000 people in attendance
Only African-American people attended
It was an example of non-violent protest
King gave his "I Have A Dream" speech there.
Which movement called for the end of the Bracero Program, citing the exploitation of Mexican agricultural workers?
Chicano Movement
United Farm Workers Movement
American Indian Movement
Poor People's Campaign
Most well-known advocate for Latino rights; helped lead a farm workers’ strike and boycott of grapes to improve wages and working conditions for migrant laborers
Stokely Carmichael
Leonard Peltier
Cesar Chavez
Pete Aguilar
The first president of the National Organization of Women and author of The Feminine Mystique, which showed women were widely disaffected with life as a homemaker
Rachel Carson
Betty Friedan
Phyllis Schlafly
Dolores Huerta
Native American civil rights organization pushing for red power; demanded a renewal of traditional tribal culture, economic independence, and better education
Congress of Racial Equality
American Indian Movement
National Organization for American Indians
Equal Rights Organization
A series of riots against police after the raided a gay bar in New York; sparked the modern gay rights movement
Bloody Sunday
Stonewall Riots
Pine Ridge Riots
Birmingham Riots
What did the Pentagon Papers reveal about the Vietnam War?
Government cover up, False Data
Presidential Agenda
"Un-winnable War"
All of the above
What was the significance of Roe v. Wade?
It protected abortion rights for women.
It allowed women to be drafted into the military.
It prohibited gender discrimination in the workplace.
It brought national attention to violence against women.
National Organization of Women became the chief voice of the women’s movement.
Women's Liberation Movement
N.O.W.
E.R.A.
Women's Freedom Network
What things were true about Counterculture in the late 1960s/early 1970s? (choose all that apply)
Formed student groups that attempted to change the ways universities treated faculty and students.
Found the protesting, dissatisfied ways of the younger generation to be disrespectful.
Dodged the draft
Formed Communes
Protested the war, treatment of minority groups, and women.
The Vietnam War showed more images of war than any other war in the history of the US. Why was this?
More news organizations existed, like CNN
People had videography equipment and taped events in real time
The invention of Television and imbedding of news crews made images accessible through TVs in American living rooms
This was the first war to be gruesome, and so images were disturbing
President Johnson did not seek reelection in 1968 because there was no political way out of the Vietnam Conflict for him.
True
False
_______________ is a person who rejects established society and advocates nonviolence
Vietnminh
ARVN
hippie
Affirmative Action refers to positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities.
True
False
The Paris Peace Accords, officially titled the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, was a peace treaty signed on January 27, 1973, to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War.
True
False
SALT stands for
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Secondary Army Life Treaty
Selective Army Limitation Treaty
Strategic Allied Limitation Talks
Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
