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WorksheetsChapter 24-25: The Shattered Society & A Nation With Challenges
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
What was the main provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
(a)
For what crime was William Calley court-martialed?
(a)
A factor in Barry Goldwater’s landslide defeat was his . . .
(a)
The most popular illegal drug of the counterculture was . . .
(a)
Where did the worst urban riot during the 1960s occur?
(a)
Before becoming president, Johnson had served as . . .
(a)
Why was the Vietnam War harder to fight than the Korean War?
(a)
Nixon’s handling of the Vietnam War during his first term included all the following except . . .
escalation of American troops.
bombing in North Vietnam.
raids into Laos.
raids into Cambodia.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 included all the following provisions except . . .
providing tax breaks for the poor.
creating the Equal Opportunity Commission.
forbidding racial discrimination in public buildings.
promoting the desegregation of public schools.
The Pentagon Papers were significant primarily because they . . .
(a)
The main “rallying point” of the disaffected youth in the 1960s and early 1970s was . . .
(a)
What was Nixon’s greatest triumph in foreign affairs?
(a)
Which name does not belong in the following list?
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
What happened at Selma, Alabama, that encouraged the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
(a)
What was the effect of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
(a)
Johnson established all the following except . . .
the New Economic Policy.
Medicare.
the Office of Economic Opportunity.
the Voting Rights Act.
Which of the following events does not belong in this list?
urban riots
court-martial of William Calley
protest at Kent State
publication of the Pentagon Papers
Which of the following was a provision of the New Economic Policy?
ninety-day freeze on wages and prices
government control of essential industries
increased public works spending
universal health insurance
Which of the following was a Supreme Court justice?
Earl Warren
Barry Goldwater
Henry Kissinger
George McGovern
George Wallace was the governor of . . .
(a)
Which name does not belong in the following list?
William Calley
Alan Shepherd
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Which of the following replaced his vice-presidential candidate during the election?
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
In which country was one-fifth of the nation’s population slaughtered by Communists?
(a)
What was the main reason for the Arab oil embargo on the United States in 1973?
(a)
Which of the following was not an important factor in stagflation?
rights movements
the energy crisis
large budget deficits
the trade deficit
Which of the following events is considered Carter’s greatest triumph in foreign affairs?
signing of the Camp David Accords
the Iranian hostage crisis
Senate passage of the Panama Canal Treaty
Senate passage of the SALT II Treaty
What event ended Senate consideration of the SALT II Treaty?
(a)
The two main environmental acts of the 1970s were the Clean Air Act and the . . .
(a)
The liberals’ main criticism of Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority was that it . . .
(a)
What was the greatest obstacle to Ford as president?
(a)
One criticism of President Carter’s Panama Canal Treaty was that it would . . .
(a)
What is Phyllis Schlafly known for?
(a)
What domestic issue plagued Carter more than any other?
(a)
Which of the following men was not a candidate in the 1980 election?
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
John Anderson
Ronald Reagan
The Watergate affair was . . .
(a)
What was the Carter Doctrine?
(a)
What is considered Carter’s greatest failure in foreign affairs?
(a)
Which of the following was not a major rights movement during the 1970s?
Asian rights
gay rights
women’s rights
Indian rights
Jimmy Carter’s campaign strategy in 1976 included all of the following except his image as a . . .
political conservative.
man of the people.
“born-again” Christian.
Washington “outsider.”
What issue was the major focus of New Right groups in the 1970s and 1980s?
(a)
the Great Society
(a)
Republican nominee for president in 1964
(a)
judicial activist
(a)
Democratic candidate who was murdered in 1968
(a)
Democratic nominee for president in 1968
(a)
Republican “law-and-order” campaign
(a)
candidate of the American Independent Party in 1968
(a)
secretary of state who negotiated with the Soviet Union
(a)
Democrat who lost the 1972 election
(a)
goal was to eliminate poverty and inequality
(a)
banned poll taxes
(a)
broad legal interpretation to attack social problems
(a)
a call for civil rights by any means necessary
(a)
rebellious youth movement of the 1960s and early 1970s
(a)
law-abiding, middle-class Americans
(a)
relaxation of U.S.-Soviet tensions
(a)
cause of President Nixon’s resignation
(a)
OPEC’s attempt to hurt the U.S. economy
(a)
expanded abortion rights
(a)
legislation supported by feminists
(a)
agreement between Egypt and Israel
(a)
failed agreement between the United States and Soviet Union
(a)
most significant reason for President Carter’s unpopularity
(a)
only vice president to resign for criminal reasons
(a)
served as president, though he was never elected to that position
(a)
peanut farmer
(a)
Shah of Iran
(a)
fanatical Islamic extremist
(a)
established the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN)
(a)
winner of the 1980 presidential election
(a)
Republican who ran as an independent in 1980
(a)
What were pro-Communist South Vietnamese called?
(a)
At what university were four students killed during a 1970 antiwar protest?
(a)
What organization did Congress establish to conduct the new American space program?
(a)
What was Nixon’s policy of reducing American forces in Vietnam and increasing the role of the South Vietnamese called?
(a)
What 1968 North Vietnamese offensive was a military failure but a political success for Communist forces?
(a)
What stolen documents, published in 1971, increased antiwar sentiment?
(a)
The counterculture offered a simplistic slogan for society’s problems: “All you need is (a) .”
In what South Vietnamese village were hundreds of civilians killed because they were suspected of aiding the Viet Cong?
(a)
In what city did the North Vietnamese meet with the United States for peace talks?
(a)
Who was the second vice president to resign?
(a)
Who was elected president in 1976?
(a)
What do economists call the simultaneous occurrence of high inflation and high unemployment?
(a)
What action did Gerald Ford take early in his presidency that caused his popularity to suffer?
(a)
What landmark Supreme Court case declared that most state laws that restricted abortion were unconstitutional?
(a)
What was Carter’s greatest triumph in diplomacy?
(a)
Name one of the prominent leaders of the Religious Right.
(a)
What was the cornerstone of President Carter’s foreign policy?
(a)
Who was the Republican nominee in the 1980 election?
(a)
Who ran as a third-party candidate in the 1980 election?
(a)
Which president during this period was not elected by the American people?
(a)
