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Final Review part 3

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the reason for JFK's delayed response on civil rights issues

a)

He wanted to avoid alienating his base of supporters.

b)

He was focused on foreign policies initiatives

c)

He was concerned about the potential economic repercussions

d)

He needed support from the Southern politicians for other programs

2.

What does SNCC stand for?

a)

Southern National Civil Liberties Committee

b)

Southern National Civil Council

c)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

d)

Society of Nonviolent Civil Cooperation

3.

The arrest of this activist lead to a Bus Boycott

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Mahatma Ghandi

d)

Nelson Mandela

4.

Which of these acts helped immigrants have greater housing rights?

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1968

b)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

c)

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1957

5.

Which of these Acts changed the focus of the Civil Rights movement from political to economic?

a)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

The Voting Rights Acts of 1965

c)

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1957

6.

What was the reason for the Selma protests and March?

a)

To demand Equal Rights for African-Americans

b)

To advocate for Civil Rights legislation

c)

Voter Intimidation

d)

To challenge Segregation Laws

7.

Malcolm X believed _______, while MLK believed in __________

a)

Civil Disobedience/ Civil Rights

b)

in racial equality/ racial integration

c)

protesters had the right to self-defense/ protests should be nonviolent

d)

in direct action/ peaceful negotiation

8.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) had an original goal to end segregation and to …

a)

Provide economic assistance to African Americans

b)

Encourage African Americans to register to vote

c)

Promote Civil Rights legislation

d)

Increase access to education

9.

Plessy v Fergusson established which of the following?

a)

The right to vote for African Americans

b)

The right to free speech

c)

"Separate but equal" doctrine

d)

The right to bear arms

10.

Bloody Sunday was the brutal attack by law enforcement officers against peaceful protesters in …

a)

Memphis, Tennessee

b)

Montgomery, Alabama

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Selma, Alabama

11.

This Act was the first act since reconstruction and it was made to protect the rights of African Americans to vote

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1957

c)

Thirteenth Amendment

d)

Fourteenth Amendment

12.

Sit-ins were used to

a)

Protest government policies

b)

Promote Civil Rights

c)

Advocate for economic reform

d)

Desegregate restaurants

13.

The governor tried to prevent this group from entering school by using the National guard

a)

Freedom Riders

b)

Brown v. Boar of Education

c)

Little Rock Nine

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

14.

What was the goal of the Freedom Riders.

a)

to integrate bus terminals

b)

to protest racial inequality

c)

To raise awareness of civil rights

d)

to promote economic equality

15.

Which court case overturned Plessy v. Fergusson because separate services lead to inequality across states

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Bush v. Gore

c)

Miranda V. Arizona

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

16.

Which group of people was more likely to be recruited to the war?

a)

Elderly Citizens

b)

Working Class minorities

c)

Wealthy Landowners

d)

College Graduates

17.

What was the public opinion when America first joined the war in 1965?

a)

Supported military involvement

b)

Opposed military involvement

c)

Celebrated the decision

d)

Remained Neutral

18.

Did LBJ seek re-election in 1968

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

How did the media respond to the Tet offensive?

a)

Praised the war efforts in Vietnam

b)

Ignored the Tet offensive

c)

Celebrated the Tet offensive

d)

Openly criticized the war efforts in Vietnam

20.

How did the US first get involved in Vietnam

a)

The US declared war on Vietnam

b)

The US signed a trade agreement with Vietnam

c)

President Eisenhower send military advisors

d)

The US provided Economic aid to Vietnam

21.

What happened on May 4th, 1970

a)

Ohio national guard soldiers shot and killed four students at Kent State

b)

The Vietnam war ended

c)

The first Earth day was celebrated

d)

The Apollo 13 mission launched

22.

Who was assassinated while he was campaigning for the Democratic party nomination for President

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Robert Kennedy

23.

Which year had major events including the assassination of two major figures and riots in Chicago?

a)

1968

b)

1969

c)

1967

d)

1970

24.

Which group was overwhelmingly killed in the Vietnam War?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Hispanics

c)

African Americans

d)

Asians

25.

Which of these contributed to the heightened credibility gap

a)

Increasing media coverage of political scandals

b)

The Cuban Missile crisis

c)

Nightly news covering Vietnam

d)

The Cold War

26.

Which of these showed that the government had not been honest about the Vietnam War?

a)

Watergate Scandal

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

My Lai Massacre

d)

Pentagon Papers

27.

Why did Nixon invade Cambodia?

a)

To gain access to their natural resources

b)

To destroy Vietcong bases there

c)

To gain support from the Cambodian people

d)

To gain strategic military advantage

28.

What were the effects of the Tet offensive

a)

The US military was forced to retreat from Vietnam

b)

the people thought the US was about to win, but then Vietcong launched a large attack

c)

The public opinion about the war shifted more positive

d)

The North Vietnamese declared Victory

29.

Which of these involved the gradual withdraw from Vietnam while the S. Vietnamese did more of the fighting?

a)

The Tet Offensive

b)

The Paris Peace Accords

c)

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

Vietnamization

30.

Unarmed Vietnamese Civilians were massacred by US troops

a)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

Tet Offensive

c)

My Lai Massacre

d)

Vietnamization

31.

The Leader of the Vietcong

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Nguyen Van Theiu

c)

Ngo Dinh Diem

d)

Vo Nguyen Giap

32.

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution

a)

authorize the use of force in Vietnam

b)

declared a state of emergency

c)

increased defense budget

d)

gave war powers to the president

33.

This was used to destroy the forest that Vietcong was hiding in?

a)

Helicopters

b)

Tanks

c)

Atomic Bomb

d)

Agent Orange

34.

Why were Vietnam Veterans treated so poorly?

a)

The public was not aware of the sacrifices made by the veterans

b)

The veterans were not given proper recognition for their services

c)

People thought that the war was a defeat and did not want to think about it

d)

The veterans were not given adequate medical care

35.

To protest discrimination against Buddhists

a)

A Vietnamese monk set himself on fire

b)

They arranged Teach-in

c)

They arranged sit-ins

d)

They protested in Washington DC

36.

What happened at the Democratic National Convention in 1968

a)

the republicans Notional Convention was held

b)

Antiwar protesters and police clashed

c)

the first African American was nominated for president

d)

the Vietnam war was declared

37.

What were the Vietcong Fighting Tactics?

a)

Out dated

b)

Traditional

c)

Guerilla

d)

Modern

38.

This temporarily divided Vietnam and called for Elections to unify

a)

Yalta Agreement

b)

Geneva Accords

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

Paris Peace Accords

39.

These were used by colleges to protest the war

a)

Demonstrations

b)

Marches

c)

Teach-ins

d)

Sit-ins

40.

This was used to move supplies to South Vietnam from the North

a)

Mekong Delta

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Ho Chi Minh Trail

d)

Great Wall of China

41.

Where did French forces fall to the Vietnam in 1954

a)

Hue

b)

Saigon

c)

Dien Bien Phu

d)

Hanoi

42.

Why did some people protest the Vietnam War

a)

To oppose the use of chemical weapons

b)

To express disapproval of the US foreign policy

c)

Those not going to college were more likely to be drafted

d)

To demonstrate solidarity with the North Vietnamese