Deck 27: New Frontiers, 1960-1968

Question 1

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave new powers to the federal government to enforce civil rights.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

President Kennedy was the first __________ and the __________ man to be elected president in U.S.history.

A)Roman Catholic; youngest
B)Irish immigrant; tallest
C)man from Massachusetts; wealthiest
D)Independent party member; most liberal
E)"dark horse" candidate; least political

Answer 2

Roman Catholic; youngest

Question 3

The Peace Corps was a group of Republican young people who campaigned for Nixon and other conservative candidates in 1960.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The name of President Kennedy's domestic policy was the

A)New Frontier.
B)Final Countdown.
C)Final Frontier.
D)Return to Normalcy.
E)New Freedom.

Question 5

The Tet offensive marked a turning point in public opposition for the war in Vietnam.

Question 6

The March on Washington in August 1963 was the largest political demonstration in U.S.history.

Question 7

Nonviolent "sit-ins" became an effective tactic in dismantling segregation by the early 1960s.

Question 8

What did President Kennedy do after his disastrous performance at the Vienna Summit?

A)He launched an invasion of Hungary.
B)He called up Army Reserve and National Guard units to protect West Berlin.
C)He put all nuclear bombers on 24-hour alert.
D)He mobilized the 101st Airborne Division to Normandy.
E)He built a wall around West Berlin to protect it from Communist invasion.

Question 9

According to the textbook, the most important development in domestic life during the sixties occurred in

A)civil rights.
B)preparation for the conflict in Vietnam.
C)the addressing of fears over Cuba.
D)the passage of Cold War legislation.
E)the development of new consumer technologies.

Question 10

Johnson's "Great Society" programs helped reduce the number of elderly people living in poverty.

Question 11

In the presidential election of 1968, Richard Nixon appealed to a "silent majority" of working- and middle-class voters.

Question 12

Lyndon Johnson's domestic program was called the "Great Society."

Question 13

After Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, violence finally diminished across the nation.

Question 14

Congress narrowly defeated President Johnson's request in 1964 for authorization to "take all necessary measures" to prevent further aggression in Vietnam.

Question 15

President Kennedy was humiliated by a failed attack on Cuba by CIA-trained Cuban exiles at

A)Havana.
B)Santiago Heights.
C)Guantanamo Bay.
D)the Bay of Pigs.
E)Venezuela.

Question 16

George F.Kennan, author of the containment doctrine, stated that the policy was not appropriate for Southeast Asia.

Question 17

President Johnson was not as adept at handling legislation in Congress as President Kennedy had been.

Question 18

By 1966, Martin Luther King Jr.had become a leading spokesman for "black power."

Question 19

According to the textbook, the Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world has ever come to a nuclear war.

Question 20

From the beginning of his presidency, Kennedy vigorously supported black civil rights.

Question 21

After the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965, __________ became the largest contingent of immigrants to the United States.

A)Bosnians and Serbians
B)Vietnamese and Canadians
C)Africans and Indonesians
D)Cubans and Puerto Ricans
E)Asians and Latin Americans

Question 22

In May 1964, President Lyndon Johnson announced a comprehensive domestic program known as the

A)Great Society.
B)New Frontier.
C)Final Countdown.
D)Final Frontier.
E)Great Frontier.

Question 23

How did President Kennedy react to the Freedom Riders?

A)He supported their efforts.
B)He signed legislation making it illegal to segregate on buses.
C)He dismissed them as publicity seekers.
D)He abolished segregation in the North to show support.
E)He encouraged the police in southern states to attack them.

Question 24

During his time in office, President Kennedy __________ the number of U.S.military personnel in Vietnam.

A)significantly reduced
B)greatly increased
C)did not change
D)was not informed of
E)kept top secret

Question 25

As the head of SNCC, Stokely Carmichael enforced a separatist philosophy by

A)segregating the organization.
B)recommending a "back to Africa" movement.
C)ousting whites from the organization.
D)allowing only members of the Nation of Islam to join.
E)kicking women out of the organization.

Question 26

The __________ in August 1963 was the largest political demonstration American history.

A)Million Man March
B)Crusade for Justice
C)March to the Sea
D)March on Washington
E)Trail of Tears

Question 27

Despite being a southern Democrat, Lyndon Johnson was extremely committed to __________ legislation once he became president.

A)liberal
B)conservative
C)fiscally irresponsible
D)Republican-sponsored
E)civil rights

Question 28

President Kennedy sent National Guard troops to __________ in 1962 to ensure that black student James Meredith was allowed to enroll.

A)the University of Virginia
B)Louisiana State University
C)the University of Mississippi
D)the University of Alabama
E)the University of South Carolina

Question 29

How did the Soviet Union react to President Kennedy's show of force in West Berlin after the Vienna Summit?

A)They launched an invasion of Romania.
B)They built a wall between East and West Berlin.
C)They refused to allow people to leave West Berlin.
D)They cut off wheat shipments to the United States.
E)They attacked Vietnam.

Question 30

The most articulate spokesman for the black power movement was

A)Martin Luther King Jr.
B)Marcus Garvey.
C)George Wallace.
D)Malcom X.
E)Booker T.Washington.

Question 31

The __________ of 1964 reduced tax rates in the United States by 20 percent to boost the economy by giving consumers more money to spend.

A)Mongrel Tariff Act
B)Revenue Act
C)North American Free Trade Act
D)Williams-Sonoma Act
E)Johnson Debt Reduction Act

Question 32

Who wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while incarcerated for participating in a civil rights demonstration?

A)Malcom X
B)Denzel Washington
C)Martin Luther King Jr.
D)W.E.B.Du Bois
E)Marcus Garvey

Question 33

As part of an elaborate domestic legislative agenda, President Lyndon Johnson declared an "unconditional war on _________ in America."

A)drugs
B)crime
C)corruption
D)sexism
E)poverty

Question 34

The civil rights movement gained momentum in 1960 when several young black men staged a "sit-in" at a __________ lunch counter.

A)Costco
B)Woolworth's
C)Walgreens
D)Winn-Dixie
E)Wal-Mart

Question 35

The __________ was a training program introduced by President Lyndon Johnson that was aimed at inner-city youths ages sixteen to twenty-one.

A)Peace Corps
B)Civilian Conservation Corps
C)Job Corps
D)Marine Corps
E)Community Action Program

Question 36

According to the textbook, the __________ is arguably the single most important piece of legislation created in the twentieth century.

A)Johnson Debt Default Act of 1968.
B)Civil Rights Act of 1964.
C)Anti-Discrimination Law of 1965.
D)Desegregation Act of 1966.
E)Freedom Riders Law of 1967.

Question 37

In 1962, U.S.spy planes discovered what appeared to be Soviet missile sites in

A)Panama.
B)Hungary.
C)Cuba.
D)Guatemala.
E)Puerto Rico.

Question 38

Because of the tenacity of the Freedom Riders in the early 1960s,

A)the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered all interstate transportation integrated.
B)President Kennedy abolished segregation in public schools.
C)President Kennedy abolished segregation on public buses.
D)President Kennedy upheld the doctrine of separate but equal.
E)the Supreme Court ruled that all schools must be integrated.

Question 39

President Lyndon Johnson's plan to provide health insurance for the elderly is known as

A)Medicaid.
B)Medicare.
C)Affordable Care Act.
D)American Medical Association.
E)Elderly American Health Insurance Act.

Question 40

To prevent racial integration from occurring at the University of Alabama, Governor ___________ blocked the door to the institution.

A)Harvey Keitel
B)Marcus Garvey
C)George Wallace
D)William Clinton
E)James Earl Jones

Question 41

Ugly riots broke out and were nationally televised outside the __________ party national convention in 1968.

A)Republican
B)America First
C)Democratic
D)Green
E)Independence

Question 42

Who was the first U.S.president to be involved in trying to prevent communist involvement in Vietnam?

A)Franklin Delano Roosevelt
B)Harry S.Truman
C)Dwight D.Eisenhower
D)John F.Kennedy
E)Lyndon B.Johnson

Question 43

The United States ship that was supposedly attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964 was the

A)U.S.S.Maddox.
B)U.S.S.Cole.
C)U.S.S.Liberty.
D)U.S.S.Arizona.
E)U.S.S.Reagan.

Question 44

Compare the philosophies and styles of Martin Luther King Jr.and the leaders of the black power movement.What circumstances led some to shift their priorities and actions?

Question 45

Although the Tet offensive was a U.S.military victory, the political impact at home was that it

A)led to the impeachment of President Johnson.
B)turned increasing numbers of Americans against the war effort.
C)resulted in war crimes charges against U.S.military leadership.
D)prevented another Democrat from being elected president for 20 years.
E)led to widespread voter apathy.

Question 46

The year 1968 has been called the most turbulent year of the 1960s.Explain why some people believe this.

Question 47

The __________ gave President Johnson the authority to do whatever was necessary to prevent further aggression in Vietnam toward the United States.

A)War Powers Resolution
B)Treaty of Washington
C)Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
D)South Vietnamese Declaration of Independence
E)Ma Kong Doctrine

Question 48

__________ was assassinated in June 1964 just after winning the California Democratic primary.

A)John F.Kennedy
B)Robert F.Kennedy
C)William Sonoma
D)Lyndon Johnson
E)William Clinton

Question 49

Republican presidential nominee Richard Nixon appealed to a certain group of working- and middle-class voters he called

A)Nixon's Comrades.
B)the hippies.
C)the silent majority.
D)my military-industrial complex.
E)beatniks.

Question 50

Beginning with the administration of President Truman and ending with that of President Nixon, describe the events and rationalizations which led to America's increasing involvement in Vietnam.

Question 51

__________ dismissed both Republicans and Democrats as being too liberal when he ran as an American Independent in the 1968 presidential election.

A)John Anderson
B)Ronald Reagan
C)Richard Nixon
D)George Wallace
E)Sirhan Sirhan

Question 52

The United States involvement in Vietnam grew from an earlier policy of

A)decimation.
B)reinternment.
C)brinksmanship.
D)mutually assured self-destruction.
E)containment.

Question 53

Describe President Kennedy's foreign policy successes and failures.Why did the various events unfold as they did?

Question 54

The Cuban missile crisis has been described as "perhaps the most dangerous two weeks in history." Discuss why.What led to the showdown? How was the crisis resolved? What changes resulted?

Question 55

The __________ transformed the white-dominated political system in the South in the mid-1960s.

A)Voting Rights Act
B)Community Care Act
C)Anti-Discrimination Act
D)Poll Tax Prohibition Act
E)Voter Registration Act

Question 56

What sparked race riots in more than 100 cities in 1968?

A)The election of Richard Nixon
B)The beating of Rodney King
C)The assassination of John F.Kennedy
D)The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
E)The shooting at Kent State

Question 57

Because of concerns over the United States' deepening involvement in the Vietnam War, President Johnson

A)won reelection.
B)lost reelection.
C)was assassinated.
D)chose not to run for reelection.
E)was impeached and removed from office.

Question 58

At the end of January 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked American and South Vietnamese targets in a large, well-coordinated attack known as

A)the My Lai Massacre.
B)the My Kong Fiasco.
C)the Tet Offensive.
D)Operation Desoto.
E)D-day.

Question 59

The first sustained bombing of North Vietnam by the United States was called Operation

A)Torch.
B)Rolling Thunder.
C)Shu Fly.
D)THOR.
E)Husky.

Question 60

Who won the presidential election of 1968?

A)Richard Nixon
B)Hubert Humphrey
C)Gerald Ford
D)George Wallace
E)William Shatner