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WorksheetsUS Final Assessment Review Ch 14-19
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
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1.
President Kennedy’s legislative agenda was referred to as
a)
the New Frontier.
b)
the New Generation.
c)
Camelot.
d)
the Fair Deal.
2.
How did President Kennedy spur the sluggish economy?
a)
by using deficit spending to fund defense and space programs
b)
by initiating volunteer programs throughout the country
c)
by raising tariffs on newly imported Japanese goods
d)
by providing low-cost college loans and housing grants
3.
What was the primary focus of Johnson's domestic policies?
a)
to combat poverty
b)
to create wealth
c)
to build infrastructure
d)
to increase consumer spending
4.
What was the name given to President Johnson's numerous programs aimed at helping American citizens?
a)
the Great Society
b)
the Great Hope
c)
the Prosperity Principle
d)
the New America
5.
What event in 1955 sparked the long legal battle to desegregate the country?
a)
An African American woman Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr., and supporters marched on Montgomery, Alabama.
c)
The Supreme Court handed down the verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson.
d)
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American justice on the Supreme Court.
6.
What was the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?
a)
that the segregation of public schools is unconstitutional
b)
that “separate but equal” facilities were allowed to segregate African Americans
c)
that students cannot be bused from their hometown to another school because of segregation
d)
that African American students are allowed to attend white schools but would remain in separate classrooms
7.
How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision help the civil rights movement?
a)
It led to the overturning of many public segregation laws.
b)
It resulted in the appointment of the first African American Supreme Court justice.
c)
It resulted in the appointment of the first African American Supreme Court justice.
d)
It caused Southern leaders to reevaluate their position on civil rights.
8.
Why did Martin Luther King, Jr., advocate nonviolent passive resistance as a primary means of achieving civil rights?
a)
He believed it was moral and would also win the hearts of whites.
b)
Other civil rights leaders advised him to use this strategy.
c)
He was afraid that confrontation would cost the movement followers.
d)
Whites were responding to African American protests with violence.
9.
What civil rights passive resistance protest proved effective and helped give the civil rights movement momentum?
a)
the Montgomery Bus Boycott
b)
the march on Washington, D.C.
c)
the response to Brown v. Board of Education
d)
the black power movement
10.
How did President Eisenhower respond to the Arkansas governor's use of troops to prevent integration?
a)
He gave a public address appealing to Southerners to obey the new laws.
b)
He allowed the governor to prevent desegregation.
c)
He had the attorney general file suit in the Supreme Court.
d)
He sent in the military to protect African American rights.
11.
What movement within the civil rights campaign drew record numbers of college students to the struggle for equal rights?
a)
sit-ins at businesses
b)
discussion groups at college campuses
c)
desegregation of colleges
d)
visits to schools by Martin Luther King, Jr.
12.
Who were the Freedom Riders?
a)
a group of African American and white volunteers that rode interstate buses in protest of segregation
b)
a group of attorneys that filed several segregation lawsuits throughout the South
c)
a group of white supremacists that attempted to threaten protesters with violence
d)
a group of civil rights leaders that moved about the South registering African American voters
13.
What American ideal did Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream” speech reinforce?
a)
that freedom is for everyone, regardless of their race, religion, or creed
b)
that Congress has a duty to act on behalf of its citizens
c)
that voting in a democracy is the greatest gift a person can receive
d)
that nonviolent passive resistance is the only way to win the struggle for civil rights
14.
Among the provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was
a)
the establishment of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
b)
the enactment of a federal anti-lynching law.
c)
the ability of states to bring pro-segregation lawsuits against the federal government.
d)
the right of states to legislate segregation.
15.
Why was the Voting Rights Act of 1965 a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement?
a)
It protected African American voting rights, giving the community a political voice in the South.
b)
t was achieved through compromise between African American leaders and Southern white leaders.
c)
It was the first civil rights law passed since Reconstruction.
d)
It caused an upsurge of violence against protesters in Selma.
16.
Why did African American communities continue to suffer despite civil rights legislation?
a)
Racism was still common in the United States, and those attitudes continued despite new laws.
b)
African American families lived largely in poor, rural areas.
c)
The federal government never enforced civil rights legislation.
d)
African American leaders attempted to focus on poverty.
17.
What spurred the black power movement?
a)
the perception that economic disparity could not be solved using passive resistant methods
b)
the notion that white Americans would only accept equality with African Americans through violence
c)
the belief that the federal government would never become involved in civil rights issues
d)
the feeling that Dr. King had lost his passion for civil rights
18.
_______ became the foremost figure of the black power movement of the 1960s.
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Huey P. Newton
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Stokely Carmichael
19.
_______ were a group of African Americans who sought to end racial oppression and gain control over various social institutions in their communities by any means necessary.
a)
The Black Panthers
b)
The Birmingham Council
c)
The Black Power Coalition
d)
The Kerner Commission
20.
How did Dr. King's assassination affect the civil rights movement?
a)
The movement lost the unity and grounding he had given it.
b)
The movement gained momentum without his insistence on passive resistance.
c)
The movement splintered into two factions that exist to this day.
d)
The movement began to increase in acceptance among whites.
21.
Why was Richard Nixon's campaign platform so appealing to Americans?
a)
He promised to restore law and order at home and end the war abroad.
b)
He promised an end to the draft and full benefits for veterans
c)
He promised to continue the fight for civil rights and win the Vietnam War.
d)
He promised to investigate the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy.
22.
The process of slowly withdrawing U.S. troops and leaving South Vietnam to fight most of the war was called
a)
Vietnamization.
b)
steady advance.
c)
linkage.
d)
troop deployment.
23.
Why did the invasion of Cambodia increase protests around the country?
a)
Many saw it as Nixon's attempt to escalate the war.
b)
The invasion made use of unseasoned troops.
c)
It signaled that the Soviet Union and China would now enter the war.
d)
<br /><br />People believed Cambodia was a sacred place.<br />
24.
The purpose of the War Powers Act was to ensure that the president would
a)
consult Congress before committing troops in extended conflicts.
b)
have greater authority over the military.
c)
have the authority to sign treaties without Senate approval.
d)
have a freer hand in fighting the spread of communism.<br />
25.
Where did the student youth movement find the freedom to grow and question society?
a)
on college campuses
b)
in the new military
c)
in the suburbs of America
d)
across rural farming areas
26.
The primary view of the New Left movement was that
a)
wealth and power was unevenly distributed and controlled by an elite few.
b)
Socialism was a far superior system of government than capitalism.
c)
colleges should remain free of political rhetoric so that students can focus on their studies.
d)
political structures needed to be revamped to include more minority participation.
27.
What action did the free speech movement take that changed and strengthened the youth movement on college campuses across the country?
a)
They staged a sit-in protest at the University of California at Berkeley.
b)
They refused to pay tuition until Berkeley administrators gave into their demands.
c)
They clashed with police in violent protests at their campus.
d)
They lobbied Congress to end the war in Vietnam.
28.
How did the hippie culture change American views of fashion?
a)
The nonconformist trends of long hair and ethnic clothing became mainstream.
b)
People in all areas of society began to opt for extremely short hair in response.
c)
The hippie use of expensive clothing triggered a rush for brand names.
d)
The hippie rejection of suits and ties helped create a formal work dress code.
29.
At what university did the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) begin?
a)
University of California at Berkeley
b)
University of Michigan
c)
Yale University
d)
Columbia University
30.
The belief that women and men should be treated equally politically, economically, and socially is called
a)
feminism.
b)
the philosophy of women.
c)
female equality.
d)
Title IX.
31.
How did The Feminine Mystique influence the women's liberation movement?
a)
It helped women give voice to their unhappiness with their place in society.
b)
It outlined a plan of political action to ensure women were treated equally
c)
It was the basis for much psychotherapy in the 1960s.
d)
It discussed why women shouldn't take control of their own lives and destinies.
32.
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 help the women's movement?
a)
It prohibited hiring practices that discriminated based on gender.
b)
It created the groundwork for the later passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
c)
It provided for a gender-specific commission to investigate workplace practices.
d)
It provided women with the impetus to seek work in positions traditionally held by men.
33.
Title IX, a section of a law passed in 1972, prohibited
a)
federally-funded schools from discriminating against women in nearly all aspects of operations.
b)
the exclusionary practices of the military draft.
c)
women from losing the right to alimony in divorces.
d)
single-gender colleges.
34.
What was repatriation?
a)
the deportation of Mexican immigrants and their American citizen children
b)
the loss of statehood for Southwestern states that employed a high number of Mexican immigrants
c)
legislation making employing Mexican workers in the 1930s a crime
d)
the act of hiring Mexican immigrants to work as day laborers on farms
35.
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta used ____________ to help force grape growers to improve working conditions and pay.
a)
a boycott
b)
a teach-in
c)
a lawsuit
d)
a tariff
36.
What was Nixon's "Southern strategy"?
a)
an attempt to win over the Southern states to the Republican Party by making concessions to them
b)
an appeal to the voters to help speed the end of segregation in schools
c)
a promise to African American leaders to cut federal funding to segregated school districts
d)
a promise to African American leaders to cut federal funding to segregated school districts
37.
How did President Nixon improve relations with both China and the Soviet Union?
a)
He personally met with the leaders of both countries and proposed peaceful relations.
b)
He overturned the North Vietnamese government and forced China and the Soviet Union into talks.
c)
He negotiated an arms limitation treaty between China and the Soviet Union that led to peace.
d)
He pitted China against the Soviet Union, forcing the two into a war.
38.
What was Nixon's "New Federalism"?
a)
a plan to dismantle federal programs and give them to state and local governments to run
b)
the hope that Southern Democrats would eventually abandon the Democratic Party and become Republicans
c)
the foreign policy set out by Henry Kissinger to improve relations with Communist countries
d)
the process of replacing justices on the Warren Court with more conservative jurists
39.
Nixon’s concerns about winning the 1972 presidential election led his staffers to
a)
spy on Democrats and spread rumors about their candidates.
b)
hold conferences in the Watergate Hotel.
c)
shoot Governor George Wallace, paralyzing him.
d)
hold rallies across the country reminding people of Nixon's accomplishments.
40.
Why did some people view Watergate as a negative event?
a)
It damaged Americans' opinion of politics and political leaders
b)
It proved that no one is above the law.
c)
It brought investigative journalism into a new era.
d)
It strengthened the executive branch of the federal government.
41.
What event in 1973 created a recession and caused inflation in the United States?
a)
the oil embargo
b)
a drop in consumer prices
c)
the war with Israel
d)
increased interest rates
42.
The combination of high inflation with a stagnant economy and high unemployment was referred to as
a)
stagflation.
b)
demand-side economics
c)
Keynesianism.
d)
a depression.
43.
What effect did the failed attempt to rescue the hostages in Iran crisis have on Carter's presidency?
a)
He lost both the election and his hope of bringing the hostages home.
b)
he was summoned before Congress for the results of the rescue attempt.
c)
He became a national hero for his successful rescue attempt.
d)
He became wildly popular because of his hardline stance on Iran.
44.
What is affirmative action?
a)
the legal requirement that businesses actively recruit minority workers
b)
the awarding of government contracts to businesses that were located in the North
c)
the attempt to elect more African American leaders into positions of power
d)
the desegregation of school districts through busing and redistricting
45.
What goals had many Native Americans achieved by the mid-1970s?
a)
the right to self-determination and legal successes over land rights
b)
the election of several Native American congressional representatives
c)
the ability to enter mainstream society and an end to the reservation program
d)
the recognition of their right to ignore state laws on gaming
46.
What was the significance of the book Silent Spring?
a)
Many people began to take an interest in environmental causes.
b)
People stopped using pesticides to kill insects.
c)
The chemical companies filed suit against environmental groups.
d)
Congress banned the use of DDT.
47.
In 1970, President Nixon created the ________ to monitor, research, and restrict pollutants.
a)
the Environmental Protection Agency
b)
the Love Canal Agency
c)
the Audubon Society
d)
the Wilderness Society
48.
How do conservatives in general view the power of the federal government?
a)
They distrust the federal government and call for less government involvement in business.
b)
They believe people in general want a stronger federal government to protect them from economic uncertainty.
c)
They believe the government has a duty to spread wealth and assist the disadvantaged.
d)
They support a strong federal system that regulates economic and social policies.
49.
What new political trend in the 1960s and 1970s began to give conservatives more power in the country?
a)
Southern conservatives began to vote Republican along with Western conservatives.
b)
The population of the Northeast began to explode as factory construction expanded.
c)
What new political trend in the 1960s and 1970s began to give conservatives more power in the country?
d)
The counterculture encouraged people to embrace a conservative outlook.
50.
Reagan accepted the fact that cutting taxes and expanding the military would result in an increase in
a)
the budget deficit
b)
American liberalism
c)
social programs
d)
corporate wealth
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