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1.

The movements led by Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez were similar in that both-

a)

supported attempts to overthrow the established government

b)

Used civil disobedience to bring about social change

c)

Boycotted agricultural crops

d)

Were elected to national political office

2.

What constitutional issue was raised by President Johnson's Great Society?

a)

Should taxes be raised to stimulate consumer spending?

b)

What foreign imports should be allowed into the United States?

c)

How far can the federal government extend itself in helping the less fortunate?

d)

Should certain key industries be taken over by the federal Government?

3.

Cesar Chavez, Hector Garcia, and Betty Friedan were similar in that they all-

a)

Were members of the Black Panther Movement

b)

Were leaders in the fight for civil rights and equal opportunity

c)

Opposed the non-violent approach to obtaining civil Rights

d)

Had as their main goal the achievement of greater opportunities for women

4.

What did the Women's Liberation Movement see as its major goal in the 1960's?

a)

Obtaining the right to vote for Women

b)

Guaranteeing women equal pay for equal work

c)

Enabling women to stay at home as well as work

d)

Laws that would allow women to own property

5.

What was a major goal of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

a)

To gain US citizenship and representation in congress

b)

To relocate American Indians to urban areas

c)

To give greater understanding of the American Indian point of view

d)

To end segregation of American Indians in public places

6.

Which book played a role in changing attitudes about traditional gender roles in American society?

a)

Common Sense

b)

The Jungle

c)

How the Other Half Lives

d)

The Feminine Mystique

7.

“ Dear Mr. Barr,

…This letter does not express all that is in my heart, Mr. Barr. But if it says nothing else it says that we do not hat you or rejoice to see your industry destroyed; we hate the agri-business system [agricultural corporations] that seeks to keep us enslaved and we shall overcome and change it not by retaliation or bloodshed but by a determined nonviolent struggle carried on by masses of farm workers who intend to be free.

Sincerely yours,

Cesar E. Chavez

-Cesar Chaves, letter to E.L. Barr Jr., in 1969, in Letters of a Nation

What Action did Chaves take that was consistent with the message in this letter?

a)

Organizing a farm worker's union

b)

Calling for stricter enforcement of immigration laws

c)

Asking Congress to pass legislation for low-income housing

d)

Promoting the takeover of large corporations by farm workers

8.

“ We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do other things, not because they’re easy, but because they are hard, because the goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.”

-President John F. Kennedy, speech at Rice University, September 12, 1962

The main purpose of this speech was to win public support for-

a)

Establishing a missile defense system on the moon

b)

Cooperating with Communist countries in exploring space

c)

Surpassing the Soviet Union in the Space Race

d)

Controlling the spread of Nuclear Weapons

9.

How did the methods advocated by the Black Panthers to achieve their goals differ from those of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

a)

They formed a third party

b)

They were passionately anti-Communist

c)

They restricted their actions to the use of passive resistance

d)

They considered the use of violence to protect their won communities

10.

Which best summarizes the main reason why the United States became involved in the Vietnam War?

a)

To prevent the spread of Communism in Indochina

b)

To reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

To stop Communist China from annexing Vietnam

d)

To support the government of North Vietnam

11.

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

a)

There was strong disagreement in the U.S. about American involvement in the Vietnam War.

b)

A sizeable anti-war movement emerged in the U.S. over the war

c)

Most Americans feared if Vietnam fell to Communism, neighboring states would be threatened

d)

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

12.

What American Indian viewpoint does the cartoonist support?

a)

Illegal immigrants should not be allowed to settle on American Indian reservations

b)

European settlers took American Indian lands.

c)

Government efforts to restrict immigration should be supported.

d)

American Indians should support government efforts to stop illegal immigration

13.

According to the Domino Theory, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, then –

a)

Neighboring countries would soon follow

b)

Large numbers of refugees would seek U. S. entry

c)

Anti-Communist forces would win it back

d)

The United Nations would be forced to intervene

14.

What was President John F. Kennedy's response to Soviet plans to Install nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962?

a)

He attacked the missile silos with strategic air strikes

b)

He had the army seize control of Cuba

c)

He placed a blockade around Cuba

d)

He negotiated an agreement with Fidel Castro

15.

Which law helped Women athletes obtain greater support in American High school and Universities?

a)

Civil rights Act of 1964

b)

Twenty-Six Amendment

c)

Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

16.

What contribution did Betty Friedan make to the movement for women’s rights?

a)

She campaigned for women’s suffrage

b)

She championed the rights of poor women

c)

She demanded greater career opportunities for women

d)

She agitated for the rights of African American women

17.

Which group achieved the right to vote in the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

a)

People unable to pay poll taxes

b)

Americans 18 to 20 years old

c)

Mexican American Women

d)

Impoverished Women

18.

What did the Beats in the 1950s and the counter-culture of the 1960s have in common?

a)

The failed to support equal rights for women

b)

They challenged conformity to "establishment" thinking

c)

They supported America's anti-communist policy

d)

They introduced new patterns of poetry and art, based on the rhythms of jazz music

19.

Which event initiated the Space Race between the US and the Soviet Union?

a)

The Soviet Union placed rockets in Cuba

b)

The Soviet Union launched A satellite Sputnik 1

c)

President Kennedy announced US plans to go to the Moon

d)

US test pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the X-1

20.

The Cold War confrontation between Khrushchev and Kennedy that put the US on the brink of nuclear war with the USSR was known as the -

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Launching of Sputnik 2

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Russian Arms Race

21.

Which Factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about US involvement in the Vietnam War?

a)

Re-election of Lyndon Johnson

b)

Passage of the War Powers Act

c)

Graphic coverage by television news

d)

Propaganda films by antiwar protestors

22.

Which of the following gave President Johnson unprecedented power in the Vietnam War?

a)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

War Power Act

c)

Making Delta Act

d)

Tet Offensive

23.

The main goal of President Johnson's Great Society programs was to provide opportunities for-

a)

Foreign exiles

b)

Low-income groups

c)

Handicapped workers

d)

Recent immigrants

24.

The Great Society programs, Affirmative Action, and Title IX legislation were intended to-

a)

Increase the number of jobs available to veterans

b)

Expand economic opportunities for Women and minorities

c)

End discrimination toward women and minorities in college athletics

d)

Eliminate barriers put in place to stop women and minorities from voting

25.

The Medicare program passed during Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency provides certain health care benefits for -

a)

Poor children

b)

Elderly workers

c)

Prison inmates

d)

recent immigrants

26.

Dolores Huerta acted to expand the rights of farm workers by-

a)

Lobbying for the first national minimum wage law

b)

co-founding the United Farm Workers Association

c)

suing commercial farms for discriminatory practices

d)

serving as a representative to the California legislature

27.

A free music festival that attracted more that 400,000 young people to a farm in upstate New York in August 1969.

a)

Counterculture

b)

Hippie Parade

c)

Woodstock

d)

La Raza Concerto

28.

The counter culture movement was an extension of what earlier movement from the 50s?

a)

Beat Movement

b)

Conservative Coalition

c)

Flappers

d)

Lost Generation

29.

Who allegedly killed JFK?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Osama Bin Laden

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

William McKinley

30.

Fidel Castro was the leader of what country?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Venezuela

c)

Cuba

d)

Canada

e)

Afghanistan

31.

What was the Bay of Pigs event?

a)

The final battle where Fidel Castro gained control of the Cuban government

b)

An attempt by the U.S. government to overthrow Castro

c)

A war between Cuba and Mexico

d)

The name of the alliance between Cuba and the Soviet Union

e)

A protest march led by Fidel Castro

32.

What type of government did Fidel Castro implement once he gained control of Cuba

a)

Communist

b)

Democratcic

c)

Republican

d)

Monarchy

e)

Oligarchy

33.

Bonus: Title IX of the Education Act (1972) forbids discrimination in public education based on...

a)

sexuality

b)

race

c)

gender

d)

religion

34.

One long-term implication of Affirmative Action is that

a)

White males will be left out of a lot of work and educational opportunities

b)

it will divide the nation

c)

more and more people will be working with a diverse group of people

d)

all of the above

35.

A constitutional right to an abortion is established, though the court laid down a trimester criteria in determining whether states can impose restrictions

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke,

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

d)

Texas v. Johnson, 1991

36.

Ruled segregation of Mexican-American children illegal in California unless a special state law requires it

a)

Mendez v. Westminster (1947)

b)

San Antonio ISD v. Rodriguez (1973)

c)

Delgado v. Bastrop I.S.D. (1948)

d)

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

37.

Who is the artist we reviewed?

a)

Frida Kahlo

b)

Kehinde Wiley

c)

Jackson Polluck

d)

Pablo Picasso

38.

The Beatles are famous for playing what type of music:

a)

Classical

b)

Jazz

c)

Rock & Roll

d)

Rap

39.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X differed in their:

a)

willingness to speak publicly

b)

Opposition to segregation

c)

Desire to help African Americans

d)

Methods of Protest

40.

What religion did he join while in prison?

a)

Christians

b)

Monks

c)

Nation of Islam

d)

None of the above

Unit 8 RETEST

Total questions: 40

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