APUSH B6
After Watergate, a 1974 poll stated __ percent of Americans had a great deal of fait in the executive branch of government
14
Banned the use of the poll tax
24th amendment
During the year after the Greensboro demonstration, more than ___ black and white advocates spent time in jail.
3600
In 15 months as president, Ford vetoed a record __ bills
39
By 1969, the number of American troops in Vietnam had increased to _______ thousand
542
How many Americans died in the Vietnam War?
58,000
By the middle 1960s, about ___ percent of America's black population lived in metropolitan areas, many in central-city ghettos
70
By 1976, __ of 10 female college graduates were employed outside the home. (use a numeral)
9
Which of the following best characterizes the goals of Martin Luther King Jr.? Constant, and if necessary, violent political and social action to achieve long-sought justice A peaceful separation of African-Americans into a powerful economic and political group A peaceful integration of the races in all areas of society Federal compensation to African-Americans for past political and legal injustices
A peaceful integration of the races in all areas of society
Hippie leader who wrote a book titled "Steal This Book" and led the counterculture
Abbie Hoffman
Ordered integration of Mississippi public schools
Alexander v Holmes county board of education
Which of the following were parts of Nixon's response to the Vietnam War? American negotiators demanded the withdrawal of communist forces from South Vietnam He continued and expanded the military draft Nixon expanded the air war to force the North Vietnamese to come to terms, including expanding the war to Cambodia Nixon reduced the number of American troops in Vietnam as part of a strategy of "Vietnamization"
American negotiators demanded the withdrawal of communist forces from South Vietnam Nixon expanded the air war to force the North Vietnamese to come to terms, including expanding the war to Cambodia Nixon reduced the number of American troops in Vietnam as part of a strategy of "Vietnamization"
Kent State University was the site of which of the following events? The first observation of Earth Day A highly-publicized sit-in advocating women's rights A rock concert second only to Woodstock in the number of attendees An antiwar demonstration in which four students were killed by National Guard members
An antiwar demonstration in which four students were killed by National Guard members
What were three causes of the struggling economy of the 1970s? Too few workers available to fill the needed number of open jobs, requiring immigration rules to be relaxed An oil embargo by the OPEC nations that reduced the supply of cheap energy Increased spending on both social programs and the Vietnam War Stiff competition from Germany, Japan and other emerging markets
An oil embargo by the OPEC nations that reduced the supply of cheap energy Increased spending on both social programs and the Vietnam War Stiff competition from Germany, Japan and other emerging markets
What happened at the 1968 Democrat convention in Chicago? Antiwar protesters were beaten and gassed by police, and also turned back when they tried to march on the convention hall Robert F. Kennedy was nominated as the Democrats' candidate Eugene McCarthy's nomination pacified the protestors Richard Nixon promised "law and order" and a new conservative movement
Antiwar protesters were beaten and gassed by police, and also turned back when they tried to march on the convention hall
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs: $1 billion for programs in remote mountain areas
Appalachian regional development act
Restricted the use of quotas to achieve racial balances in college admissions
Bakke v board of regents of california
Who said "extremism in defense of liberty is no vice" when running for president in 1964? William F. Buckley Lyndon Johnson Barry Goldwater Earl Warren
Barry Goldwater
Police commissioner who launched attack dogs, tear gas, cattle prods and fire hoses on those peacefully protesting segregation
Bull Connor
The public's fascination with the Kennedy White House
Camelot
Who were the Viet Cong? American sympathizers in South Vietnam who wanted to stop Ho Chi Minh Communist sympathizers in South Vietnam who wanted to overthrow the Diem regime Supporters of Ngo Dinh Diem in North Vietnam People who clamored for the return of Japanese occupation
Communist sympathizers in South Vietnam who wanted to overthrow the Diem regime
Which of the following provoked protest on college campuses in the 1960s? Concern for the rights of Soviet students on campus Concern for the rights of African-Americans Colleges' willingness to take public funds Opposition to the war in Vietnam
Concern for the rights of African-Americans Opposition to the war in Vietnam
Ruled a school prayer adopted by New York violated the establishment clause
Engel v Vitale
Proposal that would ban discrimination on account of sex, but was never enacted
Equal Rights Amendment
A person accused of a crime must be allowed to consult a lawyer before talking to police
Escobedo v Illinois
Which of the following are true of Cesar Chavez? Founded the United Farm Workers Found it difficult to organize farm workers because they were specifically exempted from union legislation Organized a nationwide consumer boycott of grapes, getting grape growers to recognize the union Was called one of the "heroic figures of our time" by Robert Kennedy
Founded the United Farm Workers Organized a nationwide consumer boycott of grapes, getting grape growers to recognize the union Was called one of the "heroic figures of our time" by Robert Kennedy
Led by Mario Savio, students began a sit-in to protest the bureaucracy at the University of California. It was provoked when political demonstrations were banned at a specific street corner
Free Speech movement
What are true of the Tet offensive Gen. Westmoreland proclaimed it a major defeat for the Viet Cong It was a sound and complete military victory for the Viet Cong, and as a result, led to American surrender American journalists began to regard the war as unwinnable and began to urge American withdrawal It was a massive communist invasion of points throughout South Vietnam
Gen. Westmoreland proclaimed it a major defeat for the Viet Cong American journalists began to regard the war as unwinnable and began to urge American withdrawal It was a massive communist invasion of points throughout South Vietnam
Stood in the doorway at the University of Alabama to prevent black students from enrolling, but later relented
George Wallace
This person won several Southern states in the 1968 election, using race and segregation as his platform
George Wallace
LBJ's domestic policy plan
Great Society
Urged blacks to "get you some guns" and "kill the honkies" after taking over as head of the SNCC
H. Rap Brown
What was one of Gerald Ford's first acts as president He signed the Equal Rights Amendment He gave Richard Nixon a full pardon for his role in Watergate He committed to send troops into Vietnam He repealed Nixon's wage and price controls
He gave Richard Nixon a full pardon for his role in Watergate
What was important about George Wallace's campaign? He had been a defender of segregation He was successfully able to deny Richard Nixon the presidency by splitting the conservative vote He won five states, but had little support outside the South He threatened to throw the race into the House of Representatives by denying one candidate a majority
He had been a defender of segregation He won five states, but had little support outside the South He threatened to throw the race into the House of Representatives by denying one candidate a majority
What were characteristics of Lyndon Johnson? While a Democrat, he was a conservative who had been an ineffective Congressperson He had been chosen as Kennedy's VP candidate to help JFK carry the south He was the first Southerner to become president since Woodrow Wilson He won his first Senate seat in 1948 by 87 votes under questionable circumstances
He had been chosen as Kennedy's VP candidate to help JFK carry the south He was the first Southerner to become president since Woodrow Wilson He won his first Senate seat in 1948 by 87 votes under questionable circumstances
What did President Johnson do in the wake of the reaction to the Tet Offensive? He resigned from the presidency He authorized a new invasion of Vietnam to prevent a Viet Cong takeover He announced he was running for a second full term He stated he would not run for president in 1968
He stated he would not run for president in 1968
How did Nixon try to deal with the economic recession? He tried to raise taxes and cut spending He returned the United States to the gold standard to ensure a stable currency He encouraged the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to control inflation He pursued wage and price controls
He tried to raise taxes and cut spending He encouraged the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to control inflation He pursued wage and price controls
Which of the following were characteristic of the counterculture? Heavy drug use Rural communes that often lasted only a few months Attendance at huge outdoor rock concerts Integration into regular society
Heavy drug use Rural communes that often lasted only a few months Attendance at huge outdoor rock concerts
Leader of North Vietnam who positioned his country's fight as one for independence
Ho Chi Minh
The Democrats' nomination of this person led to protests at their convention
Hubert Humphrey
Match the person with the description: Black Panthers
Huey Newton
Removed the quota system implemented in the 1920s
Immigration act of 1965
Which of the following is true of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? It barely passed in Congress It ended the Vietnam War It provided for the first peace negotiations between the U.S. and North Vietnam It allowed President Johnson to deploy combat troops in South Vietnam
It allowed President Johnson to deploy combat troops in South Vietnam
Which of the following is correct about United States involvement in the Vietnam War? It was justified by an appeal to the Open Door policy It came about only after a formal declaration of war It was primarily anti-Soviet in purpose It grew out of policy commitments and assumptions since World War II
It grew out of policy commitments and assumptions since World War II
What happened at the Democratic National Convention in 1968? It portrayed a scene of disarray among the Democratic party, allowing the Republicans to run on a platform of stability and order Police used tear gas and billy clubs to strike demonstrators, who chanted "the whole world is watching" Eugene McCarthy accepted the Democratic nomination after the protests of hippies and Black Panthers caused the convention to not back Hubert Humphrey Riots broke out during the convention
It portrayed a scene of disarray among the Democratic party, allowing the Republicans to run on a platform of stability and order Police used tear gas and billy clubs to strike demonstrators, who chanted "the whole world is watching" Riots broke out during the convention
Broke the "color line" in Major League baseball when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947
Jackie Robinson
Integrated the University of Mississippi
James Meredith
who won the election of 1976?
Jimmy Carter (D)
National Guard troops brought in to quell demonstrations ended up firing and killing four bystanders here
Kent state
Integrated Little Rock Central High School despite protests from the governor
Little Rock Nine
This person served as president from 1963-69, but did not run for reelection in 1968 due to unrest over Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Match the person with the description: Encouraged African-Americans to create a separate society
Malcom X
The most articulate spokesperson for black power, was a member of the Black Muslim movement
Malcom X
What was the response of college students to the draft? Many intentionally failed the physical exam 200,000 refused to obey the notice, some went to prison The majority of college students enthusiastically supported the military draft and reported for duty when called Some fled to Canada or Sweden to avoid the draft
Many intentionally failed the physical exam 200,000 refused to obey the notice, some went to prison Some fled to Canada or Sweden to avoid the draft
NAACP official who was killed as he returned to his home the night President Kennedy gave a speech calling for an end to segregation
Medgar Evers
When Richard Nixon was elected, he was seen as the representative of New England and New York moderate Republicans Middle-class citizens fed up with liberal politics Wall Street bankers Southerners who wanted to preserve segregation
Middle-class citizens fed up with liberal politics
Ruled that desegregation plans in Detroit requiring the transfer of students from the inner city to the suburbs were unconstitutional
Milliken v Bradley
An accused person in police custody must be informed of certain basic rights
Miranda v Arizona
Lt. William Calley ordering the murder of 200 civilians in Vietnam
My Lai massacre
Organization founded in 1966 by Betty Friedan, sought to end discrimination and legalize abortion
NOW (National Organization for Women)
Leader of South Vietnam who was supported by, and later assassinated by, the United States
Ngo Dinh Diem
Who won the election of 1968?
Nixon
What are true of the Watergate incident? Nixon used his presidential powers to try to block the investigation into the burglary Evidence was clear that Nixon ordered the break-in at the Watergate Hotel A group of burglars was caught breaking into the DNC headquarters White House staff had convened a group of "dirty tricksters" to sabotage opposing candidates
Nixon used his presidential powers to try to block the investigation into the burglary A group of burglars was caught breaking into the DNC headquarters White House staff had convened a group of "dirty tricksters" to sabotage opposing candidates
What was the result of Nixon's impeachment trial? He was impeached by a 432-3 vote and removed from office by a unanimous vote of the Senate Nixon was never impeached, he resigned from office The House voted to impeach him, but the Senate did not remove him from office Nixon won the impeachment vote in the House
Nixon was never impeached, he resigned from office
Leader of Cambodia who killed thousands of his own citizens
Pol Pot
This document declared students had the power to restore "participatory democracy" by "wresting control of the educational process"
Port Huron Statement
What is true of the Gulf of Tonkin incident? The U.S. declared war on North Vietnam in the aftermath President Johnson told the nation two American destroyers had been attacked by North Vietnamese vessels It was provoked by the USSR Congress gave the U.S. an authorization to "take all necessary measures" to prevent further aggression
President Johnson told the nation two American destroyers had been attacked by North Vietnamese vessels Congress gave the U.S. an authorization to "take all necessary measures" to prevent further aggression
What book sparked the environmental movement? Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Pollution Test Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land Rachel Carson's Silent Spring Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
This person won the 1968 presidential election
Richard Nixon
Who won the election of 1972?
Richard Nixon (R)
This person was assassinated on the campaign trail in 1968
Robert Kennedy
1973 decision that struck down state laws forbidding abortions in the first three months of pregnancy
Roe v Wade
Her arrest began the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
This group began with a call to peaceful demonstration, but later celebrated John Brown and called for armed resistance against capitalism.
SDS (Students for a democratic society)
Which countries fell to Communism as U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam? Malaysia South Vietnam Cambodia Laos
South Vietnam Cambodia Laos
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s organization that advocated for an end to segregation
Southern Christian leadership conference
Match the person with the description: SNCC
Stokley Carmichael
Required that school systems bus students out of their neighborhoods if necessary to achieve integration
Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg board of education
What were Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev able to negotiate in their 1972 meeting? The formal end of the cold war and an offer for the USSR to join NATO The SALT treaty, limiting the number of missile systems A more orderly and restrained competition that came to be known as "detente" New trade agreements, including one in which the U.S. agreed to sell 1/4 of its wheat crop to the USSR
The SALT treaty, limiting the number of missile systems A more orderly and restrained competition that came to be known as "detente" New trade agreements, including one in which the U.S. agreed to sell 1/4 of its wheat crop to the USSR
What were the terms of Nixon and Kissinger's dealings with China? The U.S. agreed to a military alliance with China to present a unified front against the USSR The U.S. agreed to scientific and cultural exchanges with China The U.S. would recognize the communist government of Mao Zedong (Tse-tung) instead of the nationalist government in Taiwan as the legitimate government of China Unofficial "liaison offices" were opened in both Washington and Beijing to facilitate relations
The U.S. agreed to scientific and cultural exchanges with China The U.S. would recognize the communist government of Mao Zedong (Tse-tung) instead of the nationalist government in Taiwan as the legitimate government of China Unofficial "liaison offices" were opened in both Washington and Beijing to facilitate relations
What happened in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam after the U.S. and USSR both agreed to stop supporting the opposing parties in their civil war? The communists took over all three countries by 1963 While Laos and Cambodia allowed democratic elections, Vietnam was torn and eventually divided in two The three countries peacefully managed to co-exist The U.S. and USSR both continued covert operations
The U.S. and USSR both continued covert operations
What got South Vietnam to agree to a U.S. withdrawal of troops in 1973? The U.S. promised a small occupation force to protect the government The U.S. promised it would respond with full force to any violation of the agreement The U.S. promised to use nuclear bombs on North Vietnam if necessary South Vietnam never agreed to a withdrawal of troops
The U.S. promised it would respond with full force to any violation of the agreement
What were seen as being a part of the race riots of the 1960s? They primarily happened in the North, where nonviolent tactics were seen as ineffective They primarily happened in the South as a resistance to segregation by law They were a response to de facto segregation resulting from residential patterns and segregation by practice Like the riots of the 1940s, they were initiated by whites and provoked black counterattacks
They primarily happened in the North, where nonviolent tactics were seen as ineffective They were a response to de facto segregation resulting from residential patterns and segregation by practice
Argued the Brown v. Board of Education case and later became a Supreme Court justice
Thurgood Marshall
What was the United States' plan in Vietnam? (2 answers) To use nuclear bombs if possible to stop Ho Chi Minh To win a complete and total victory no matter the cost To prevent the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong from winning, but not necessarily win the war in a traditional sense To fight, but not reach levels that would provoke the Chinese or Soviets
To prevent the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong from winning, but not necessarily win the war in a traditional sense To fight, but not reach levels that would provoke the Chinese or Soviets
Person who created a "New Left" that was based on grassroots democracy
Tom Hayden
What caused the situation in South Vietnam to deteriorate in 1963? U.S. military "advisers" continued to grow in Vietnam, with more than 16,000 by 1963 The North Vietnamese had declared war on South Vietnam, necessitating an American response Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated after the U.S. said it would not prevent a coup South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem became unpopular due to his repressive tactics against Buddhists and other critics of his regine
U.S. military "advisers" continued to grow in Vietnam, with more than 16,000 by 1963 Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated after the U.S. said it would not prevent a coup South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem became unpopular due to his repressive tactics against Buddhists and other critics of his regine
Which of the following were crises during the Ford administration? Unemployment rose to nine percent and the federal deficit hit a record The fall of South Vietnam and Cambodia to Communist forces & Ford's refusal to react The failure of the SALT II negotiations with the USSR OPEC threatened another worldwide oil boycott
Unemployment rose to nine percent and the federal deficit hit a record The fall of South Vietnam and Cambodia to Communist forces & Ford's refusal to react OPEC threatened another worldwide oil boycott
A domestic "Peace Corps"
VISTA
LBJ program to provide for volunteers in the U.S.
VISTA
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society included all of the following EXCEPT federal funds to improve the nation's inner cities a universal health care program early childhood education programs job training programs
a universal health care program
CIA operation that trained 1,500 anti-Catro Cubans for an invasion of their homeland. It failed and more than 1,100 were captured
bay of pigs
Soviet response to Kennedy's calling up Army Reserve and National Guard units after a meeting in Vienna
berlin wall
Saturation attack that brought North Vietnam to the negotiation table
christmas bombings
The United States' involvement in Vietnam was due to the theory of anti-fascism containment nationalism imperialism
containment
Led to blockade of a country after implements of war were discovered within it
cuban missile crisis
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a Supreme Court decision that declared racially segregated public schools inherently unequal established free public colleges in the United States established free public elementary and secondary schools in the United States established free public elementary and secondary schools in the United States
declared racially segregated public schools inherently unequal
The SALT talks, expanded trade with the USSR and President Nixon's visit to China were all examples of the policy of brinkmanship rollback liberation detente
detente
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs: Provided $1.5 billion for federal aid to schools, especially "poverty-impacted" school districts
elementary and secondary education act
The Black Power movement of the late 1960s advocated that African-Americans organize political parties sympathetic to communism establish African-American communities in Africa assimilate into white society establish control of their political and economic life
establish control of their political and economic life
true or false: All Americans accepted President Johnson's escalation of the Vietnam War
false
true or false: Operation Rolling Thunder stopped the flow of goods from North Vietnam to communist supporters in South Vietnam
false
true or false: The U.S. supported the South Vietnamese when they were invaded by the North in 1975
false
true or false: Congress quickly passed President Kennedy's 1963 civil rights bill
false
Nixon spent much of his energies on ___ policy. civil rights economic foreign domestic
foreign
Agreement to temporarily divide Vietnam into North and South, with a unifying election in 1956
geneva accords
This event led President Johnson to ask Congress for an escalation of hostilities
gulf of tonkin incident
Federally-funded preschool for those in low-income families
head start
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs: Provided for federal funding for college scholarships
higher education act
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs: Established safety standards for automobile manufacturers and highway design
highway safety act
The invasion of Cambodia was to stop the flow of arms to Viet Cong along this path
ho chi minh trail
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs: Abolished discriminatory quotas based on national origins that had limited immigration since the 1920s
immigration act of 1965
Job training for impoverished residents
job corps
Training for inner-city youths ages 16-21
job corps
JFK promised to put a ____ by the end of the 1960s
man on the moon
Government-funded health care for the impoverished
medicaid
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs: Federal grants to states to cover medical payments for the poor
medicaid
Government-funded health care for senior citizens
medicare
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs: Health insurance for the aged
medicare
What was Martin Luther King's philosophy that inspired others? militant nonviolence armed rebellion creating a new country in Africa creating a new ethos of Black Power
militant nonviolence
Nixon called for this heavy bombing of North Vietnam
operation rolling thunder
The New York Times published these Defense Department notes that confirmed many public fears of the war
pentagon papers
One of the immediate consequences of the Tet Offensive in 1968 was that the South Vietnamese government was overthrown popular support for the war declined in the United States North Vietnamese troops took control of Saigon President Johnson completed the process of Vietnamization
popular support for the war declined in the United States
After the final pullout of U.S. troops in 1973, this city fell two years later, and South Vietnam with it
saigon
Students staged a sit-in in Greensboro, NC, in 1960 to protest cutbacks in student aid the war in Vietnam segregation of public facilities poverty in the South
segregation of public facilities
What term was used to describe the economy of the 1970s? wobbly malaise booming stagflation
stagflation
true or false: All Americans supported the growing environmental movement and the Environmental Protection Agency
true
Federal funding for jobs for college students
work-study
Determined to provoke "anarchy" at the 1968 Democratic convention, called for legalization of drugs, student-run schools and the abolition of money
yippies
What was part of Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham City Jail?" A defense of nonviolent resistance, calling for those to break unjust laws openly and lovingly An admission he sought to create a crisis that would require the federal government to act An admission that nonviolent tactics had not worked and a call for a more militant approach A call for blacks to create their own communities
A defense of nonviolent resistance, calling for those to break unjust laws openly and lovingly An admission he sought to create a crisis that would require the federal government to act
Malcolm X was An effective voice for black militancy, who called himself an "extremist." Killed by assassins representing a rival Black Muslim faction A spokesperson alongside Martin Luther King Jr. in calling for an end to legal segregation Someone who denounced the riots in 1966 and 1967 in American cities
An effective voice for black militancy, who called himself an "extremist." Killed by assassins representing a rival Black Muslim faction
Created commissions to investigate discrimination, but had little power
Civil Rights act of 1957
Banned discrimination in employment
Civil Rights act of 1964
Banned discrimination in public accommodations
Civil Rights act of 1964
Banned housing discrimination
Civil Rights act of 1968
Provided "maximum feasible participation" of the poor in directing neighborhood programs for their benefit
Community action program
Match the person with the description: Letter from the Birmingham City Jail
Dr. Martin Luther King (Jr.)
During his presidency, Richard Nixon did which of the following? Intensified conflict between the U.S. and Japan Supported the use of busing to end segregation in public schools Ended American participation in the Vietnam War Abolished the Tennessee Valley Authority
Ended American participation in the Vietnam War
What sparked the first genuine mass movement in African-American history on Feb. 1, 1960? The Black Panthers began leading demonstrations that led to change Four black students sat down and demanded service at a "whites only" lunch counter Ruby Bridges attended a school with no other students The Little Rock Nine integrated Central High School with military support
Four black students sat down and demanded service at a "whites only" lunch counter
Those who rode buses to test a federal court ruling that banned segregation on buses and trains. Were met with violence.
Freedom Riders
Every felony defendant must be provided a lawyer regardless of ability to pay
Gideon v Wainwright
Headed the Black Panther party, which terrified the public by carrying rifles, but fragmented
Huey P. Newton
The Warren Commission concluded that JFK was shot by several gunmen who were LBJ supporters JFK was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, shooting from the Texas School Book Depository JFK wasn't actually shot. A body double was killed instead. JFK was shot by a syndicate of gunmen, who were Cuban nationals
JFK was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, shooting from the Texas School Book Depository
Was the first African-American to attend the University of Mississippi
James Meredith
Who won the election of 1960?
Kennedy
What were the three major events of the 1960 presidential campaign Kennedy's brother helped secure Dr. Martin Luther King's release from jail Nixon gave his "Checkers" speech in which he refuted allegations of improprieties in his campaign funds The televised debate in which Kennedy looked younger and more poised than Nixon Kennedy's speech about his Catholic faith, promising Protestants he would not be answerable to the Pope on political matters
Kennedy's brother helped secure Dr. Martin Luther King's release from jail The televised debate in which Kennedy looked younger and more poised than Nixon Kennedy's speech about his Catholic faith, promising Protestants he would not be answerable to the Pope on political matters
What marked the March on Washington in 1963? Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" a speech that called for racial harmony More than 200,000 blacks and whites marched down the national mall calling for an end to segregation Malcolm X became a prominent figure in the civil rights movement with his "Stop Singing, Start Swinging" speech It had little effect on future legislation toward integration
Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" a speech that called for racial harmony More than 200,000 blacks and whites marched down the national mall calling for an end to segregation
What event brought down Nixon's presidency and forced him to resign in 1974? Nixon's involvement in covering up a burglary at the Watergate Hotel Nixon's involvement in the "plumbers" operation to discredit VP Spiro Agnew Nixon's interview with Woodward and Bernstein, which convicted him of robbery Nixon's refusal to implement civil rights laws
Nixon's involvement in covering up a burglary at the Watergate Hotel
What did the 1964 tax cuts lead to? One of the longest sustained economic booms in American history An increase in tax revenues because of increased economic activity A surge in capital investment and increased individual purchasing power A substantial decrease in government tax revenue, leading to sustained deficits
One of the longest sustained economic booms in American history An increase in tax revenues because of increased economic activity A surge in capital investment and increased individual purchasing power
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do? Outlawed discrimination in hotels, restaurants and other public accommodations Created an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to administer a ban on job discrimination Allowed the attorney general to bring suits for school desegregation Created affirmative action programs that required colleges to "set aside" certain percentages of their freshman classes for minority students
Outlawed discrimination in hotels, restaurants and other public accommodations Created an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to administer a ban on job discrimination Allowed the attorney general to bring suits for school desegregation
JFK program that placed thousands of volunteers in Third World countries
Peace Corps
What happened in Watts, Newark, Detroit, Chicago and Cleveland in 1965-66 Race riots broke out in all of those cities Nonviolent resistance integrated all of their schools and neighborhoods Blacks began to move into suburban neighborhoods, causing armed resistance Protests over segregation by law continued
Race riots broke out in all of those cities
Organization led by those who had participated in the sit-ins
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
Made "black power" the official objective of the SNCC and ousted whites from the organization
Stokley Carmichael
What were parts and effects of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Suspended literacy tests in states or counties where fewer than half of adults had voted in 1964 Authorized the attorney general to dispatch examiners to register voters It registered 250,000 blacks to vote, primarily in the South It banned the poll tax used to prevent blacks from voting in the South
Suspended literacy tests in states or counties where fewer than half of adults had voted in 1964 Authorized the attorney general to dispatch examiners to register voters It registered 250,000 blacks to vote, primarily in the South
Which of the following was Kennedy able to get enacted through Congress Creation of a Department of Urban Affairs Creation of federal health insurance for the aged Expansion of federal aid for education Tariff cuts averaging 35 percent between the U.S. and European nations
Tariff cuts averaging 35 percent between the U.S. and European nations
What was the Warren Commission's finding on the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963? That Lee Harvey Oswald likely killed Kennedy, but there were other shooters on the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza That Republicans, still angry over Kennedy's controversial win over Richard Nixon, conspired to have Kennedy killed That Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, shot the president That a syndicate of CIA agents killed the president and then framed Lee Harvey Oswald
That Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, shot the president
What did Betty Friedan argue in "The Feminine Mystique" That women had lost ground during the postwar years by leaving assembly lines and settling down in suburbia That postwar women were happy being housewives and mothers That the American middle-class home had become a "concentration camp" of materialism, television and gossip That, to be truly feminine, women needed to serve their husbands first
That women had lost ground during the postwar years by leaving assembly lines and settling down in suburbia That the American middle-class home had become a "concentration camp" of materialism, television and gossip
What happened when James Meredith attempted to enroll at the University of Mississippi The governor of Mississippi refused to allow him to enroll for classes Attorney General Robert Kennedy sent federal marshals and federal troops to ensure Meredith could register for classes Two people died in the scuffle to prevent James Meredith's entry Meredith was allowed to peacefully enroll, but had to attend classes in an alternate room, separated from white students
The governor of Mississippi refused to allow him to enroll for classes Attorney General Robert Kennedy sent federal marshals and federal troops to ensure Meredith could register for classes Two people died in the scuffle to prevent James Meredith's entry
Why was there a backlash from the Great Society? The promise of government funds removed incentives for controlling costs, leading to higher health care bills The majority of Americans resented the amount of funding going to remote regions such as Appalachia A tangled bureaucracy prevented funds from getting to the needy Highly-publicized cases of welfare fraud There was no backlash, as the country readily accepted Johnson's vision and programs
The promise of government funds removed incentives for controlling costs, leading to higher health care bills A tangled bureaucracy prevented funds from getting to the needy Highly-publicized cases of welfare fraud
Which describe the American Indian Movement They were frustrated with the slow pace of change for Native Americans They occupied the village of Wounded Knee to draw attention to the plight of Indians living on the reservation Using old treaties, they won legal recognition of their rights and financial compensation They were ignored by the government, who nationalized their reservations
They were frustrated with the slow pace of change for Native Americans They occupied the village of Wounded Knee to draw attention to the plight of Indians living on the reservation Using old treaties, they won legal recognition of their rights and financial compensation
1972 amendment that required colleges to institute "affirmative action" programs to ensure equal opportunity for women
Title IX
Allowed the federal government to take over voter registration in Southern states
Voting Rights act of 1965
Required the federal government to approve voting changes in Southern states
Voting Rights act of 1965
The major objective of the antipoverty programs of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society was to build a socialist society in the U.S. break the cycle of poverty through education and job training transfer the federal government's responsibility for welfare back to the states provide temporary benefits to the "new poor" during recessions
break the cycle of poverty through education and job training
In negotiations to end the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy promised to reduce the number of U.S. missiles in North America refrain from a military invasion of Cuba allow Cuban propaganda into Latin America establish a quota system for Cuban refugees into the U.S.
refrain from a military invasion of Cuba
A result of Rosa Parks' arrest was the creation of the Black Panthers Brown v. Board of Education the Montgomery Bus Boycott intervention at Little Rock Central HS
the Montgomery Bus Boycott
true or false: The Freedom Riders were able to peacefully ride buses across the South and therefore integrate all facilities.
false
The 1969 "Stonewall riot" began the national ___ rights movement gay American Indian black Hispanic
gay
Provided for federally-funded preschool for impoverished families
head start
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs: A cabinet-level department to oversee Great Society and antipoverty programs in urban areas
housing and urban development