History 102 Final
Which one of the following is NOT one of the pillars or main elements of the twentieth century conservatism or "New Right"?
Government run and managed health care for all
What happened to the two men who were charged with and later confessed to the murder of Emmett Till?
they were acquitted by an all-white jury
What point was this cartoon intended to convey?
the hypocrisy of the United States' claim to being the champion of freedom in the world
The first United States soldiers killed in Vietnam were killed in ________ during the _______ administration
1959/ Eisenhower
Which of the following phrases best describes "Reagan Democrats"?
Blue collar (working class) Democrats who had lost faith in lberalism by 1980
What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?
All of these
What was the result of Brown v. Board of Education?
All of these
Which of the following enabled the rising purchase of consumer goods?
All of these
Why was Emmett Till murdered?
Allegedly whistling at a white woman
The Stonewall incident in June of 1969 that catalyzed the gay rights movement occurred when __________
Bar patrons in New York City protested a police raid
Who were the two presidential candidates are considered the "champions" or strong advocates for the twentieth-century conservative movement?
Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan
What was the subject of Rachel Carson's influential 1962 book Silent Spring?
Environmental dangers of pesticides
Which one of the following is NOT a government failure identified by the 9/11 Commission Report?
Failure (or lack of) Concern
Betty Friedan's influential 1964 book Feminine Mystiquefocused on what primary issue
Feelings of dissatisfaction with life as a housewife
What event in June of 1972 began the investigation that eventually led to President Nixon's resignation?
Five men -- one who worked for the Nixon's re-election commiteee -- were arrested while trying to place recording devices in the Democratic Party headquarters
Between the late 1800s and 1954, Vietnam was a colony of what European nation?
France
What was the Little Rock crisis of 1957?
Little Rock refused to segregate public schools, so the federal government sent the national guard to force integration
Roe v. Wade, the court case that legalized abortion hinged on what legal idea?
Right of privacy
The ____________________________ outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin in hotels, motels, restaurants, theaters, and all other public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce
The 1964 Civil Rights Act
What civil rights organization funded and staffed the legal cases against segregation AND employed Rosa Parks?
The NAACP
What 1960 book is considered an important catalyst for the late-twentieth-century conservative movement?
The Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The U.S. and the Soviet Union almost went to war after the U.S. learned that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear weapons in Cuba
Which of the following best describes the "Reagan Doctrine"?
The United States committed to supplying aid to anti-communist forces everywhere in the world
Which of the following best describes the so-called Bush Doctrine?
The United States should act unilaterally (alone) and preemptively to fight terrorism
Why did the Nixon administration attempt to halt the publication of the Pentagon Papers?
They revealed a long history of government lies that could further undermine public trust in government statements about the Vietnam War.
Cesar Chavez, Dorothy Huerta, and Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzalez were
Three of the most well-known and accomplished activists in the 1960s Chicano Liberation Movement
True or False: The United States collaborated with Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh during World War II
True
What was the goal of the United Farm Workers of America (UFWA)?
UFWA joined the causes of Chicano and Filipino activists protesting the subpar working conditions of California farmers on American soil
Why did the legal effort against racial segregation focus on education in the 1940s and 1950s?
it was a weak spot in segregation -- education is funded by taxpayers, and separate education was clearly unequal
