HY 136 Bonus Quiz 4

After signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Lyndon Johnson predicted that A. "Freedom Rides" would be undertaken to test the law B. the Republican Party would lose support from white southerners C. The Supreme Court would soon outlaw segregation in public schools D. He would be president one day E. the Democratic Party would lose white southern voters for at least a generation

E. the Democratic Party would lose white southern voters for at least a generation

In the Brown decision, the Supreme Court: A. struck down "separate but equal" in public education B. ordered an immediate end to Jim Crow segregation C. rejected the legal arguments of the NAACP D. was closely divided E. recognized the high quality of black schools in the South

A. struck down "separate but equal" in public education

The protest tactic initiated by black students in Greensboro, North Carolina, was: A. the sit-in B. the occupation of campus administration buildings C. the March on Washington D. street theater E. the freedom ride

A. the sit-in

The location of William Levitt's first suburban development was: A. Los Angeles B. Long Island C. Baltimore D. Phoenix E. Boston

B. Long Island

The Jobs Corps, Head Start, and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) were all part of A. Martin Luther King Jr.'s proposals for Birmingham. B. the War on Poverty. C. Kennedy's New Frontier. D. Barry Goldwater's platform in 1964.

B. the War on Poverty.

"Massive Resistance" is the term used for A. Eisenhower's defense policy. B. white resistance to court-ordered integration of the schools. C. Martin Luther King Jr.'s grassroots organization. D. black protests in the wake of the Brown decision.

B. white resistance to court-ordered integration of the schools.

The youthful rebels known as the Beats: A. formed their own political party B. numbered about 1 million C. favored road trips, Buddhism, and jazz D. preferred country living to urban living E. were based primarily in Los Angeles

C. favored road trips, Buddhism, and jazz

The Tet Offensive A. unified Americans against a common enemy B. led to the first American ground troops being sent to Vietnam C. helped Lyndon Johnson win a landslide election against Barry Goldwater D. turned a majority of Americans against America's involvement in Vietnam

D. turned a majority of Americans against America's involvement in Vietnam

The phenomenon of "white flight" in the 1950s: A. stopped when the federal government banned housing discrimination B. involved poor whites fleeing the South for jobs in big northern cities C. showed the improvement in race relations since the end of World War II D. was a major cause of the growth of the suburbs E. was discouraged by the open-housing policies of William Levitt

D. was a major cause of the growth of the suburbs

The Ho Chi Minh Trail A. all of the other answers are correct B. was permanently destroyed by American bombing in 1965 C. was a network of trails used to funnel supplies from North Vietnam to Viet Cong guerrillas in South Vietnam D. connected Vietnam to Alaska

C. was a network of trails used to funnel supplies from North Vietnam to Viet Cong guerrillas in South Vietnam

President Johnson labeled his overall program of domestic reform the: A. True Deal B. New Frontier C. New Beginning D. Great Society E. New America

D. Great Society

In his Letter from Birmingham City Jail, Martin Luther King: A. expressed his admiration of activists Ross Barnett and Bull Connor B. announced that he was abandoning nonviolent tactics C. expressed anger at being locked up D. declared his willingness to break unjust laws E. explained why he hated racist whites

D. declared his willingness to break unjust laws

Which of the following is most accurate? A. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbade discrimination in public accomodations B. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not address discrimination in voting C. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not address employment discrimination based on sex D. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had broad political support, including the support of Barry Goldwater

A. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbade discrimination in public accomodations

The Free Speech Movement began A. at the University of California-Berkeley B. in Greensboro, North Carolina C. in Birmingham, Alabama D. at the University of Mississippi E. in Compton, California

A. at the University of California-Berkeley

In contrast to previous civil rights legislation, one important distinction of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was A. its enforcement provisions B. its flexibility in allowing local municipalities and states to choose which parts of the law to enforce C. its failure to address discrimination based on sex D. substantial support from southern Democrats such as Richard Russell

A. its enforcement provisions