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Chapter 28: Rebellion and Reaction, the 1960s and 1970s

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would be considered an example of violent protest?

a)

Greensboro Sit-Ins

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycotts

c)

Woodstock

d)

Kent State Protests

2.

Which of the following is false regarding the March on Washington?

a)

There were about 250,000 people in attendance

b)

Only African-American people attended

c)

It was an example of non-violent protest

d)

King gave his "I Have A Dream" speech there.

3.

Which movement called for the end of the Bracero Program, citing the exploitation of Mexican agricultural workers?

a)

Chicano Movement

b)

United Farm Workers Movement

c)

American Indian Movement

d)

Poor People's Campaign

4.

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

a)

Stokely Carmichael

b)

Leonard Peltier

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Pete Aguilar

5.

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

a)

Rachel Carson

b)

Betty Friedan

c)

Phyllis Schlafly

d)

Dolores Huerta

6.

Native American civil rights organization pushing for red power; demanded a renewal of traditional tribal culture, economic independence, and better education

a)

Congress of Racial Equality

b)

American Indian Movement

c)

National Organization for American Indians

d)

Equal Rights Organization

7.

A series of riots against police after the raided a gay bar in New York; sparked the modern gay rights movement

a)

Bloody Sunday

b)

Stonewall Riots

c)

Pine Ridge Riots

d)

Birmingham Riots

8.
Limits the power of the President during a time of conflict
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
War Powers Act
9.

What did the Pentagon Papers reveal about the Vietnam War?

a)

Government cover up, False Data

b)

Presidential Agenda

c)

"Un-winnable War"

d)

All of the above

10.
Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Maddox Resolution
d)
Agent Orange
11.

What was the significance of Roe v. Wade?

a)

It protected abortion rights for women.

b)

It allowed women to be drafted into the military.

c)

It prohibited gender discrimination in the workplace.

d)

It brought national attention to violence against women.

12.

National Organization of Women became the chief voice of the women’s movement.

a)

Women's Liberation Movement

b)

N.O.W.

c)

E.R.A.

d)

Women's Freedom Network

13.
What war took place during Johnson's presidency?
a)
the Civil War
b)
the American Revolution
c)
the Vietnam War
d)
WWII
14.
The ________________________ revealed that U.S. officials had been lying to the American people about the progress of the Vietnam War for years.
a)
Pentagon Papers 
b)
War Powers Act
15.

What things were true about Counterculture in the late 1960s/early 1970s? (choose all that apply)

a)

Formed student groups that attempted to change the ways universities treated faculty and students.

b)

Found the protesting, dissatisfied ways of the younger generation to be disrespectful.

c)

Dodged the draft

d)

Formed Communes

e)

Protested the war, treatment of minority groups, and women.

16.

The Vietnam War showed more images of war than any other war in the history of the US. Why was this?

a)

More news organizations existed, like CNN

b)

People had videography equipment and taped events in real time

c)

The invention of Television and imbedding of news crews made images accessible through TVs in American living rooms

d)

This was the first war to be gruesome, and so images were disturbing

17.

President Johnson did not seek reelection in 1968 because there was no political way out of the Vietnam Conflict for him.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

_______________ is a person who rejects established society and advocates nonviolence

a)

Vietnminh

b)

ARVN

c)

hippie

19.
What is sexism?
a)
judging people based on their race
b)
judging people based on their sex/gender
c)
discrimnation against peope of color
d)
equality between genders
20.

Affirmative Action refers to positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

22.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
23.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
24.

SALT stands for

a)

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

b)

Secondary Army Life Treaty

c)

Selective Army Limitation Treaty

d)

Strategic Allied Limitation Talks

25.

Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson