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Sixties Review 2020

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who would most likely be associated with this pin?

a)

JFK

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Humberto Duran

2.

Who would be associated with this depiction/illustration?

a)

Phyllis Schlafly and The N.O.W

b)

J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter

c)

Betty Friedan & The Feminine Mystique

d)

Hillary Clinton and Living History

3.

This illustration shows student fashion during what period?

a)

the Jazz Age

b)

the Cold War

c)

the Civil Rights Movement

d)

Counterculture Movement

4.

This poster shows a group that was originally created to advocate for what?

a)

equal employment opportunities for women

b)

a retirement system for farm laborers

c)

better economic treatment of migrant workers

d)

publicly funded health care for children

5.

This passage is describing a change in fashion towards the end of what

a)

The counterculture movement

b)

the Jazz Age

c)

the conservative movement

d)

the 1920s

6.

What would be a good statement that reflects this photo

a)

The unequal status of American women during the 1960’s

b)

Racial segregation continued in the Southern United States

c)

The conflict of the Vietnam War on the home front

d)

The increases in college tuition during the 1960’s and 1970’s

7.

What is this excerpt best explained by?

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

b)

Twenty Sixth Amendment

c)

Title IX of the Education Amendments Act

d)

Civil Rights Act 1964

8.

What is the main idea behind this poster?

a)

A sizable anti-war movement emerged in the United States over the war

b)

Most Americans feared is Vietnam fell to communism, neighboring states would be threatened

c)

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

d)

There was strong disagreement in the US about Vietnam involvement.

9.

This illustration best represents what Civil Rights Act?

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1969

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1957

d)

Title IX

10.

These pieces of legislation resulted in what?

a)

the regulation of cabinet-level agencies

b)

The creation of programs to alleviate poverty

c)

federal guarantees of income

d)

limitations on government expenditures

11.

Which person is most likely associated with this medal?

a)

Hector P. Garcia

b)

Jose Benavides

c)

Roberto Diaz

d)

Roy Benavides

12.

What event is associated with the music described here?

a)

Sombrero Festival

b)

Freedom Rides

c)

March on Washington

d)

Woodstock

13.

What was the primary purpose of this executive order?

a)

Promote fair employment practices in government agencies.

b)

establish a time line for eliminating segregated facilities in government buildings

c)

reduce the fines paid by corporations for discriminatory hiring practices

d)

establish hiring quotas for female workers in private corporations

14.

What action did Cesar take that would be consistent with this letter?

a)

asking Congress to pass legislation for low income housing

b)

promoting the takeover of large corporations by farm workers

c)

calling for stricter enforcement of immigration laws

d)

Organized a farm workers union.

15.

What amendment was brought about from photos (ideas) like this one?

a)

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

b)

Eighteenth Amendment

c)

Twenty-First Amendment

d)

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

16.

Why did Chicanos establish the United Farm Workers?

a)

To attain the right to vote in federal elections

b)

To obtain fair wages & improve labor conditions.

c)

To exert influence on foreign policy

d)

To change citizenship requirements

17.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 get rid of (eliminated)?

a)

barriers to voting for women

b)

proof of residency as a condition for voting

c)

age discrimination in state voting laws

d)

It eliminated literacy tests as a prerequisite for voting.

18.

How does Miranda v Arizona continue to affect society today?

a)

People accused of a crime must be informed of their constitutional rights.

b)

Election officials monitor polling sites during elections.

c)

People accused of a crime have the right to be tried by a jury of their peers.

d)

Federal agencies use affirmative-action guidelines.

19.

The Cuban Missile Crisis influenced JFK to do what?

a)

send Peace Corps volunteers to aid developing countries

b)

forbid Americans to trade with and travel to Latin America

c)

reduce the nation’s commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

d)

negotiate the limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with the Soviet Union.

20.

The result of the decision in Hernandez v Texas, a Mexican-American could not be what?

a)

tried by jury from which Mexican-Americans had been systematically excluded (kept out of).

b)

made to pay an unreasonable bail to be released from jail

c)

denied an education in an all-white school

d)

stopped from voting in a President election

21.

The Black Panther tactics were different from MLK’s because the Black Panthers called for what?

a)

the use of armed resistance if necessary.

b)

respecting government authority

c)

enduring injustice through religious faith

d)

the use of the court system to gain equality

22.

How were Black Panther methods different than those used by Malcolm X?

a)

The Black Panther believed in nonviolence, while Malcolm X believed in civil disobedience.

b)

The Black Panthers embraced the help of white police officers, while Malcolm X favored sit-ins and boycotts

c)

The Black Panthers were willing to use violence to have segregated communities, while Malcolm X used violence for desegregation.

d)

The Black Panthers sought to use the court system, while Malcolm X preferred passive resistance

23.

What led to Congress passing the War Powers Resolution?

a)

Limits on the authority of the chief executive imposed by an international tribunal

b)

Rulings issued by the Supreme Court that banned deployment of U.S. combat forces without a declaration of war

c)

Fears that renewed conflict in the Middle East would require the United States to defend Israel

d)

The decisions made by the Executive Branch during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

24.

The Mendez v. Westminster School District & Delgado v. Bastrop ISD cases both deal with what?

a)

requiring single-member districts in Dallas and Bexar counties to elect their own representatives

b)

segregation of Mexican-American children being illegal.

c)

requiring changes in school finances to increase funding for students in poorer school districts

d)

the plight of the Native American Movement

25.

The Domino Theory was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent what?

a)

the inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact

b)

the rise of China as a dominant economic power

c)

the expansion of Communism across Southeast Asia.

d)

the loss of UN military bases in Asia