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APUSH Unit 6 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reorder the following from earliest to most recent administration:

a)

Truman

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Kennedy

d)

Johnson

e)

Nixon

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

Reorder the following from earliest to most recent administration:

a)

Ford

b)

Carter

c)

Reagan

d)

H.W. Bush

e)

Clinton

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
3.

Presidential actions regarding civil rights : Match the following

a)

Executive Order 8802

1.

FDR

b)

Integration of the armed forces

2.

Truman

c)

US troops to escort students in Little Rock

3.

Eisenhower

d)

Televised address to the nation on Civil Rights

4.

JFK

e)

Signed the Civil Rights Act into law

5.

LBJ

4.

African-American Civil Rights: Match the following

a)

Fought to end discrimination in hiring for war industries

1.

A. Phillip Randolph

b)

Nonviolence and Civil disobedience

2.

MLK and the SCLC

c)

"The Ballot or the Bullet"

3.

Malcolm X

d)

Changed the direction of SNCC towards "Black Power"

4.

Stokely Carmichael/ Kwame Ture

e)

Armed self-defense of and self determination for African-Americans

5.

Black Panther Party

5.

Select all the migration/immigration trends from this unit

a)

From city centers to outlying areas

b)

From the Northeast and Midwest to the South and West

c)

From Latin America and Asia to the US

d)

From Eastern and Southern Europe to the US

e)

From the south to the west coast

6.

Select all of the following that had major negative impacts on the American economy in the 1970s.

a)

Deindustrialization

b)

Stagflation

c)

Oil and gas shortages

d)

Overproduction

e)

Currency shortages

7.

Civil rights/social protest/resistance: Match the following

a)

Stonewall Inn

1.

Gay Liberation

b)

Silent Spring

2.

Environmentalism

c)

LSD and nontraditional lifestyles

3.

The Counterculture

d)

Free speech and distrust of
the establishment"

4.

SDS

e)

Demands for reparations for historical injustices

5.

AIM

8.

Civil rights/social protest/resistance: Match the following

a)

Boycotts over working conditions

1.

UFW

b)

Student walkouts and Chicano nationalism

2.

Raza Unida

c)

Betty Friedan and the fight for the ERA

3.

NOW

d)

Challenging sexual expectations

4.

Feminism

9.

Reorder the following

a)

Establishment of Israel

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Normalization with China

e)

Iran Hostage Crisis

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
10.

Reorder the following

a)

Sputnik I launched

b)

NASA founded and NDEA passed

c)

JFK's "We Choose the Moon" speech

d)

The Moon Landing

1)
2)
3)
4)
11.

Reorder the following

a)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

"Americanization"

c)

The Tet Offensive

d)

"Vietnamization"

e)

War Powers Act

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
12.

The Democratic Party's embrace of Civil Rights and desegregation led to

a)

southerners leaving the party for other political options

b)

their inability to win national elections in the 1960's

c)

national support for third party candidates

d)

widespread acceptance of integration

13.

Growing distrust of government: Match the following

a)

Lied about escalation of military conflict

1.

Johnson

b)

Orchestrated a criminal conspiracy and cover up

2.

Nixon

c)

Granted a pardon to an individual publicly perceived as a criminal

3.

Ford

d)

Perceived as ineffective to economic and hostile foreign threats

4.

Carter

14.

Select the THREE domestic issues over which the biggest debates raged during the 1970's

a)

Abortion

b)

Busing

c)

Affirmative Action

d)

Segregation

e)

Social welfare programs

15.

The "New Right" and modern conservatives would support all of the following except

a)

Using the government to protect women's rights

b)

Outlawing abortion

c)

Dismantling legal protections for gay individuals

d)

Passing laws founded in Christian religious beliefs

16.

The origins of the New Right and modern conservatism can be seen in (select ALL that apply)

a)

Increased equality for marginalized groups

b)

Evangelical Christians' fear of societal changes

c)

The views of Barry Goldwater

d)

The "tax revolt" movement

e)

The policies of Richard Nixon

17.

Supply-side economic theory, tax cuts for the wealthy, deregulating business, and "trickle down" economics are all

a)

causes of stagflation

b)

elements of the Great Society

c)

parts of Reaganomics

d)

reasons for Nixon's re-election

18.

Glasnost and Perestroika are examples of reforms that led to

a)

The collapse of the Soviet Union

b)

increased tension between Reagan and Gorbachev

c)

the preservation of Détente

d)

increased nuclear weapons and proxy wars

19.

The 1950's are commonly described as an era of _________?

a)

conformity

b)

diversity

c)

volatility

d)

inclusiveness

20.

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 middle class women

d)

She agitated for the rights of African-American women

21.

Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal to ________

a)

segregate in businesses open to the public.

b)

integrate public spaces.

c)

discriminate by race in government hiring.

d)

segregate public schools.

22.
What was the goal of the Black Panthers?
a)

full segregation of American society

b)
to end the Vietnam War
c)

to convince African Americans to exert control over their own institutions

d)
to gain equal pay for black Americans
23.

What was Johnson's legislative agenda called?

a)

Great Society

b)

New Frontier

c)

Fair Deal

d)

Square Deal

24.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
25.

What refers to the US troop reduction in Vietnam and the transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops?

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Containment

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Vietnamization

26.

Which group ended up taking control of Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam War?

a)
United States
b)
Soviet Union
c)
South Vietnam
d)
North Vietnam
27.

Where were the riots that sparked the gay rights movement?

a)

Haymarket Square

b)

The Stonewall Inn

c)

The DNC in Chicago

d)

Washington DC

28.

What is the name of Rachel Carson's 1962 book about the negative impact of pesticides on the environment?

a)

The Jungle

b)

Silent Spring

c)

The Feminine Mystique

d)

Fields of Poison

29.

Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon resigned from office in 1974?

a)

He had an affair which he lied about under oath

b)

His handling of the Vietnam war proved very unpopular

c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)

He led a criminal conspiracy and cover up, lying to the nation

30.

Which law limits the time a president can send troops to a region without the consent of the Congress?

a)
War Powers Act
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
26th Amendment
d)

Patriot Act

31.

Which of the following was diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in which 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for over a year.

a)

Iranian Revolution

b)

Iran Hostage Crisis

c)

Suez Crisis

d)

Iran Contra Affair

32.

During the Administration of George W. Bush, the U.S. invaded and overthrew the governments of which TWO countries?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iraq

c)

Cuba

d)

Syria

e)

Russia

33.

The main priorities of the Reagan presidency included ________.

a)

eliminating all social programs and balancing the federal budget

b)

reducing the size of the federal government and increasing defense spending

c)

using the federal government to enforce civil rights and reducing U.S. influence in Central America

d)

increasing income tax rates and strengthening environmental regulations

34.

The growing interdependence of the world’s economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information is termed _______.

a)

Multiculturalism

b)

International Trade

c)

Globalization

d)

Ecommerce

35.

Which of the following is not a cause of globalization?

a)

Better technology for communication

b)

Opening of former Soviet states

c)

Shifting immigration patterns

d)

Closing international borders

36.

Which exectuive department was created under George W. Bush in the wake of the 9/11 attacks?

a)

Department of Homeland Security

b)

Department of Housing and Urban Development

c)

Department of Education

d)

Department of Transportation

37.

Most of the student protests movements of the 1960's on college campuses were about which of the following?

a)

civil rights for African-Americans

b)

ending the war in Vietnam

c)

getting rid of material wealth & living off the land

d)

ending the Cold War

38.

Which of these organizations was founded in the 1960s for economic and workplace equality and "to bring women into full participation in mainstream of American society"?

a)

UFW

b)

SDS

c)

NOW

d)

AIM

39.

Which of the following was proposed to create equal treatment for men and women in all spheres, not just employment; it passed in Congress, but failed to pass in the required 38 states?

a)

Title IX

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Gender Non-discrimination Act

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

40.

Match the following

a)

Migrant agricultural workers, mostly from Mexico

1.

UFW

b)

Black and white college students using methods sit-ins

2.

SNCC and CORE

c)

Older adults from established lack communities, working through with churches

3.

SCLC

d)

Women seeking equal opportunities and protections in the workplace

4.

NOW

e)

Young people distrustful of traditional society and "the establishment

5.

SDS

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