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Unit 14 - Chapter 27 and 28 Quiz

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of Kennedy’s domestic policy was?

a)

New Frontier.

b)

Final Countdown.

c)

Final Frontier.

d)

New Freedom.

2.

Even though this case ruled segregation illegal, it was still occurring during the Kennedy Administration.

a)

Gitlow v. New York

b)

Harper v. Valley PTA

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Reynolds v. Sims

3.

The most important issue of President Kennedy’s administration was?

a)

civil rights.

b)

the Vietnam War.

c)

the Cuban Revolution.

d)

the cold war.

4.

President Kennedy approved an attack on Cuba by CIA-trained ex-Cubans at?

a)

Havana.

b)

Guantanamo Bay.

c)

the Bay of Pigs.

d)

Venezuela.

5.

In 1962, U.S. spy planes discovered what appeared to be Soviet missile sites in?

a)

Panama.

b)

Guatemala.

c)

Puerto Rico.

d)

Cuba.

6.

During the civil rights movement, peaceful protests at white-only establishments were called?

a)

sit-ins.

b)

freedom rides.

c)

civil disobedience.

d)

hippies.

7.

Thanks to the Freedom Riders?

a)

the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered all interstate transportation integrated.

b)

President Kennedy abolished segregation in public schools.

c)

President Kennedy upheld the doctrine of separate but equal.

d)

the Supreme Court ruled that all schools must be integrated.

8.

Who wrote “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” while incarcerated for participating in a civil rights demonstration?

a)

Malcom X

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

Marcus Garvey

9.

The black power movement is best associated with?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Marcus Garvey.

c)

Malcom X.

d)

Booker T. Washington.

10.

President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

President Lyndon Johnson’s greatest presidential achievement could be the?

a)

Johnson Debt Default Act of 1968.

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964.

c)

Anti-Discrimination Law of 1965.

d)

Desegregation Act of 1966.

12.

This was a training program introduced by President Lyndon Johnson that was aimed at inner-city youths ages sixteen to twenty-one.

a)

Peace Corps

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Job Corps

d)

Community Action Program

13.

The United States involvement in Vietnam grew from an earlier policy of?

a)

decimation.

b)

reinternment.

c)

mutually assured self-destruction.

d)

containment.

14.

In 1968, the Viet Cong attacked American and South Vietnamese targets in their largest, coordinated attack. It is known as?

a)

the My Lai Massacre.

b)

the Tet Offensive.

c)

Operation Desoto.

d)

D-day.

15.

The defining moment for baby boomers was?

a)

the moon landing.

b)

the Vietnam War.

c)

the Kent State shooting.

d)

the march on Washington.

16.

What sparked race riots in more than 100 cities in 1968?

a)

The election of Richard Nixon

b)

The beating of Rodney King

c)

The assassination of John F. Kennedy

d)

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

17.

In his Republican nomination speech, Richard Nixon appealed to a group called?

a)

the hippies.

b)

the silent majority.

c)

the military-industrial complex.

d)

the beatniks.

18.

In 1962, Tom Hayden and Al Haber created this, the fi rst campus organization based on the tactics employed during the civil rights.

a)

National Association for Campus Activities

b)

Students for a Democratic Society

c)

Young Republicans

d)

College Democrats

19.

Which of the following made a man more likely to NOT be drafted to fight in Vietnam?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Poor

d)

College student

20.

According to Tom Hayden, during the 1960s, most rebellious young Americans were not political, they were just?

a)

interested in changing lifestyles.

b)

wanting to not be drafted.

c)

wanting others to conform to their standards.

d)

interested in spreading the gospel to all corners of the earth.

21.

In the 1960s, this group was characterized as being unorganized, and more focused on cultural radicalism rather than political activism.

a)

Counterculture

b)

Yuppies

c)

Beats

d)

Businessmen

22.

In the 1960s this group was characterized by long hair, beards on men, no makeup for women, casual sex, and communal living arrangements.

a)

Yuppies

b)

Beats

c)

Hippies

d)

Generation X

23.

A rebirth of the women’s movement in the 1960s focused on?

a)

suffrage.

b)

equal pay.

c)

feminism.

d)

birth control.

24.

This book is credited with launching the women’s movement of the 1960s.

a)

The Feminine Mystique

b)

The Octopus

c)

What About Her?

d)

The Tempest

25.

Thanks to this section of the Educational Amendments of 1972, discrimination on the basis of gender was forbidden at institutions that received federal funding.

a)

19th Amendment

b)

Title IX

c)

Title 20

d)

Title 8

26.

In 1973 this landmark case was decided by the Supreme Court striking down state laws on abortion.

a)

Hill v. Stone

b)

The Hopwood Case

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Smith v. Allwright

27.

What helped the sexual revolution grow in the 1960's?

a)

The birth control pill was approved by the FDA.

b)

The decline of sexually transmitted diseases.

c)

The decline in religious affiliation.

d)

The increase in belief of evolution.

28.

This organization was created to represent Mexican American migrant workers.

a)

United Farm Workers.

b)

League of Latin American Citizens.

c)

National Hispanic Council.

d)

Latino Association of Workers.

29.

This organization was created to assist Native Americans during the 1960s.

a)

Native American League

b)

American Indian Movement

c)

Indian Affairs Bureau

d)

American Native Association

30.

What is the government program that provides preferential treatment to minorities and women to atone for past injustices?

a)

Title 9

b)

Freedmen’s Bureau

c)

Affirmative Action

d)

NOW

31.

President Nixon’s nickname was?

a)

Robin Hood.

b)

Slick Willie.

c)

Tricky Dick.

d)

Mr. Personality.

32.

Nixon’s plan for winning the presidency was known as?

a)

Vietnamization.

b)

the southern strategy.

c)

Watergate.

d)

Deification.

33.

Richard Nixon secured what famous country singer to promote his presidential campaign?

a)

Merle Haggard

b)

Johnny Cash

c)

George Straight

d)

Hank Williams Jr.

34.

Which word best describes President Nixon’s strategy in dealing with the Russians in his second administration?

a)

Confrontation

b)

Negotiation

c)

Eradication

d)

Brinksmanship

35.

President Nixon’s plan of removing U.S. troops from Vietnam was called?

a)

the War Powers Resolution.

b)

Vietnamization.

c)

The Ho Chi Minh Trail.

d)

Brinksmanship.

36.

What increased the anti-war protests in the fall of 1969?

a)

Nixon’s increased air war

b)

Egypt’s seizure of the Suez Canal

c)

The CIA’s attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro

d)

The execution of Cesar Chavez

37.

The anti-war movement gained support after the National Guard massacre at?

a)

Texas University.

b)

Bowling Green.

c)

Northwestern University.

d)

Kent State University.

38.

The publication of these documents showed the American public that they had never been informed of the full story on the Gulf of Tonkin incident of 1964.

a)

Mai Lai Papers

b)

White Papers

c)

Pentagon Papers

d)

War Power Resolution

39.

United States involvement in Vietnam came to a conclusion with the?

a)

War Powers Resolution.

b)

Paris Peace Accords.

c)

Armistice Agreement.

d)

Treaty of Versailles.

40.

After the United States’ withdrawal from Vietnam, North Vietnam was able to defeat South Vietnam.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

President Nixon’s greatest success came in the field of foreign policy.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The statement that the United States “cannot—and will not—conceive of all the plans, design all the programs, execute all the decisions, and undertake all the defense of the free nations of the world” is known as the?

a)

Nixon Doctrine.

b)

Kennedy Doctrine.

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

d)

Bush Doctrine.

43.

The first president to travel to Communist China was John F. Kennedy.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The meeting between President Nixon and the Soviet Union resulted in the ___________ treaty.

a)

SALT I

b)

War Powers Resolution

c)

NAFTA

d)

NRA

45.

The Watergate scandal involved a break-in at the?

a)

Democrat National Committee Headquarters.

b)

Republican National Committee Headquarters.

c)

Brookings Institute.

d)

Cato Institute.

46.

Nixon abused his presidential powers during the Watergate affair by?

a)

ordering the FBI to assassinate a reporter.

b)

ordering the CIA to confuse the FBI about the case.

c)

pardoning the members of his secret police force.

d)

refusing to submit to a lie detector test.

47.

What did President Ford do that started off his presidency on the wrong foot?

a)

He pardoned Nixon.

b)

He raised taxes.

c)

He sent troops into Vietnam.

d)

He refused to rescue the Iranian hostages.

48.

In an effort to prevent the United States from being incrementally pulled into another war like Vietnam, Congress passed?

a)

the Nixon Amendment.

b)

the Monroe Doctrine.

c)

the War Powers Act.

d)

the Pentagon Papers.

49.

In 1968, students managed to shut down Columbia University.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

By the early 1970s, the public mood was shifting toward conservatism.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

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.

52.

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

53.

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

54.

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

55.

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.