Msg77 US History 21_22

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The 60's: Civil Rights and Vietnam

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1.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} Read the poll question carefully. How might the wording of the question have affected the poll results? Explain.
2.

Why do you think this photograph remains a symbol of the Vietnam War era today? Explain your answer with speciﬁc details of the photograph.
3.

Hawk or Dove? Which would you have been if you were a youth in 1968? Explain.
4.

Explain what you think the cartoonist is trying to say.
5.

What do you think is the most important thing to learn from this map?? Explain.
6.

How are these pictures representative of the counter culture? What was the counter culture in the 60's? Does it exist today?
7.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which activity?
- A.
  
  Hiring an employee
- B.
  
  Selling or renting a home
- C.
  
  Awarding a construction contract
- D.
  
  Admitting students to state universities
8.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} Which of the following is not associated with the Black Power movement?
- A.
  
  Malcolm X
- B.
  
  Stokely Carmichael
- C.
  
  The Black Panthers
- D.
  
  The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
9.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?
- A.
  
  Housing
- B.
  
  Public accommodations
- C.
  
  Churches
- D.
  
  Private universities
10.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} In Brown v. Board of Education, the doctrine of ___ relating to public education was finally overturned.
- A.
  
  Due process of law
- B.
  
  "all deliberate speed"
- C.
  
  Equal protection under the law
- D.
  
  "separate but equal"
11.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} In the summer of 1964, thousands of white college students took part in ___.
- A.
  
  Riots in Northern cities resulting from racial tensions
- B.
  
  A demonstration in support of integrating Southern colleges
- C.
  
  A funeral procession for Martin Luther King, Jr.
- D.
  
  A campaign to register African American voters in Mississippi
12.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} De jure segregation is segregation that results from ___.
- A.
  
  Laws
- B.
  
  Random chance
- C.
  
  Habit and custom
- D.
  
  Inequalities in education
13.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} Appealing to many African Americans' anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, ___ preached a militant approach to civil rights.
- A.
  
  Martin Luther King, Jr.
- B.
  
  Malcolm X
- C.
  
  Medgar Evars
- D.
  
  Fannie Lou Hamer
14.

A major turning point in the civil rights movement was marked by ___.
- A.
  
  The drifting apart of SNCC and SCLC
- B.
  
  The conversion of Malcolm X to orthodox Islam
- C.
  
  The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- D.
  
  The assassination of Robert Kennedy
15.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} One legacy of the civil rights movement that has been challenged in recent years is ___.
- A.
  
  Equal opportunity in housing
- B.
  
  Affirmative action programs
- C.
  
  Black participation in politics
- D.
  
  Separate but equal facilities
16.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} Which of the following did President Nixon say would bring about "peace with honor" in Vietnam?
- A.
  
  The Vietnamization of the war
- B.
  
  The Americanization of the war
- C.
  
  The domino theory
- D.
  
  The Geneva Accords
17.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} Why did Congress pass the War Powers Act?
- A.
  
  To allow military leaders more independence
- B.
  
  To prevent tragedies like the My Lai massacre
- C.
  
  To limit the president's authority to wage war
- D.
  
  To increase the president's authority to wage war
18.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} In the early years of the war, a young man could automatically be deferred from the draft by ___.
- A.
  
  Getting married
- B.
  
  Enrolling in college
- C.
  
  Getting a job
- D.
  
  Becoming a conscientious objector
19.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} What was the main purpose of introducing the "body count"?
- A.
  
  To persuade Americans that a Vietcong surrender was imminent
- B.
  
  To motivate U.S. soldiers to desire revenge
- C.
  
  To build antiwar sentiment in the United States
- D.
  
  To show that the war could not be won without U.S. involvement
20.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} Which administration's efforts to mislead the American people were revealed by the publication of the Pentagon Papers?
- A.
  
  Richard Nixon's
- B.
  
  Lyndon Johnson's
- C.
  
  John Kennedy's
- D.
  
  Dwight Eisenhower's
21.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} Which of the following statements best defines the domino theory?
- A.
  
  If one country falls to communism, others in the region will fall, too.
- B.
  
  Communism will topple the global economy.
- C.
  
  Communism will cause the fall of the United States.
- D.
  
  Socialist governments are a threat to freedom.
22.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} ___ did not occur in 1968.
- A.
  
  The Tet Offensive
- B.
  
  The U.S. invasion of Cambodia
- C.
  
  The assassination of Robert Kennedy
- D.
  
  The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
23.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica} Which statement best summarizes the opinion of Martin Luther King, Jr., about African-American troops in the Vietnam War?
- A.
  
  He was happy and proud that these men could serve their country.
- B.
  
  He believed it was unfair that they were fighting for a country that treated them unfairly at home.
- C.
  
  He believed that the number of African Americans fighting was proportionate to the population.
- D.
  
  He believed that if African Americans displayed courage on the battlefield, they would earn civil rights at home.
24.

In which of the following ways did the Vietnam War affect Americans' attitudes towards the government?
- A.
  
  Americans tried to change their government from representative democracy to Communis
- B.
  
  Americans lost conﬁdence that those in government would tell the truth.
- C.
  
  Americans took new pride in their country’s reputation abroad.
- D.
  
  Americans worried that the United States would start another world war.
25.

What happened to Vietnam after the US pull out in 1973?
- A.
  
  The North and South remained divided and at peace
- B.
  
  The North and South remained enemies, separated by a United Nations-controlled demilitarized zone
- C.
  
  The North became a Chinese puppet state; the South experienced continual violent rebellions.
- D.
  
  The North defeated the South and incorporated it under a communist government.