Deck 29: A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Question 1

Kennedy's legislative program:

A)compared favorably to the legislative achievements of FDR.
B)was labeled the New Society.
C)was largely blocked by conservatives in Congress.
D)revealed Kennedy's genius in getting laws passed.
E)called for tax hikes to balance the budget.

Answer 1

was largely blocked by conservatives in Congress.

Question 2

The Viet Cong were the rebel army in South Vietnam.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Jack Ruby was charged with assassinating President John F.Kennedy,but doubts about his guilt linger.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In early 1968,increasing opposition to the war within his own party:

A)only increased Johnson's determination to win in Vietnam.
B)ultimately forced Johnson out of the presidential race.
C)led to Johnson's clear defeat in the New Hampshire primary.
D)caused Johnson to end the war on poverty.
E)caused most Americans to rally around Johnson.

Question 5

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

Question 6

By the 1960 presidential race,Kennedy had far more experience in national politics than Richard Nixon.

Question 7

On April 4,1968,James Earl Ray shot and killed:

A)Martin Luther King Jr.
B)Malcolm X.
C)George Wallace.
D)Robert Kennedy.
E)Eugene McCarthy.

Question 8

Kennedy's inauguration is best remembered for:

A)the flatness of his delivery.
B)the record cold in Washington that day.
C)the large and friendly crowd.
D)the list of promises in his speech.
E)his elegant and inspiring rhetoric.

Question 9

Nikita Khrushchev was Soviet premier while Kennedy was president.

Question 10

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

Question 11

Violence erupted in 1962 when James Meredith attempted to integrate:

A)the University of Alabama.
B)Louisiana State University.
C)Georgia Tech.
D)the University of Mississippi.
E)Texas A&M.

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

The result of the 1960 election:

A)was a narrow victory for Kennedy.
B)was a popular-vote landslide victory for Kennedy.
C)showed the public's desire for radical change.
D)was determined when Kennedy swept the West Coast,including Nixon's home state of California.
E)was challenged in the courts by the Republicans.

Question 16

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.

Question 17

Richard Nixon:

A)had limited political experience when he ran for president in 1960.
B)possessed a shrewd intelligence and a compulsive love for combative politics.
C)like John F.Kennedy,came from a wealthy family.
D)did not have the intellectual depth to be president.
E)was politically damaged by his service as vice president due to Eisenhower's unpopularity when his presidency ended.

Question 18

During the 1960 presidential race,John F.Kennedy:

A)appeared nervous and unknowledgeable in a televised debate.
B)promised to use the White House to promote religion.
C)promised to pursue a "new frontier."
D)promised to provide health care to all Americans.
E)opposed civil rights.

Question 19

The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago:

A)boosted the candidacy of Hubert Humphrey.
B)showed the patience of Mayor Daley and the Chicago police.
C)resulted in massive rioting in the streets.
D)was dull and uninspiring.
E)successfully appealed to the values of "middle America."

Question 20

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

Question 21

Kennedy's successor as president,Lyndon Johnson:

A)had a humble and modest character.
B)was a fairly typical southern conservative.
C)may have been involved in the assassination.
D)like Kennedy,had been born into wealth and privilege.
E)genuinely cared about the disadvantaged in society.

Question 22

Michael Harrington's book The Other America influenced President Johnson to declare war on:

A)racism.
B)teen pregnancy.
C)illegal aliens.
D)poverty.
E)drugs.

Question 23

All of the following are true of the Kennedy assassination EXCEPT:

A)the primary suspect was Lee Harvey Oswald.
B)Jack Ruby shot and killed the suspected assassin.
C)the Warren Commission concluded there may have been multiple gunmen.
D)it occurred in Dallas on November 22,1963.
E)many of the related events were watched on television.

Question 24

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.

Question 25

The major purpose of the Soviet missiles placed in Cuba was to:

A)deter another American-supported invasion of Cuba.
B)show hard-liners in the Soviet military that Khrushchev was sufficiently tough.
C)launch an attack upon the United States.
D)make Castro more dependent on the Soviets.
E)get Kennedy to let the Soviets have West Berlin.

Question 26

During the 1964 campaign,Republican nominee Barry Goldwater:

A)promised to manage New Deal programs more effectively than the Democrats had.
B)said he would use diplomacy to settle the conflict in Vietnam.
C)offered a sharply conservative alternative to Johnson's policies.
D)endorsed Johnson's achievements on civil rights.
E)represented Eisenhower-style "moderate Republicanism."

Question 27

When Alabama governor George Wallace was ordered by federal marshals to stand aside from the doorway at the University of Alabama so that black students could enter,Wallace:

A)provoked a riot.
B)stood aside.
C)got himself arrested.
D)unleashed a torrent of racist language.
E)refused to budge.

Question 28

The legislation passed by Congress at Johnson's urging in 1965 included all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Medicare and Medicaid.
B)funds for urban renewal and public housing.
C)anti-poverty aid to Appalachia.
D)government guarantee of full employment.
E)massive federal aid to education.

Question 29

The person most persuasive in getting President Kennedy to endorse civil rights would have been:

A)his vice president,Lyndon Johnson.
B)his brother,Robert.
C)his wife,Jackie.
D)FBI director J.Edgar Hoover.
E)Chief Justice Earl Warren.

Question 30

The Cuban missile crisis:

A)led to a United States-backed invasion of Cuba.
B)showed Kennedy's tendency to back down in a tense confrontation.
C)ended the cold war.
D)brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war.
E)saw the United States destroy some missile sites with surgical air strikes.

Question 31

In the 1964 election:

A)Republicans continued to carry the Deep South.
B)Republicans made gains in both houses of Congress.
C)voters approved Johnson's pledge to escalate the war in Vietnam.
D)Goldwater lost but did better than expected.
E)voters expressed their desire for even more radical domestic reform.

Question 32

In South Vietnam in the early 1960s:

A)Diem's land reforms were undercutting the Communists.
B)Kennedy was increasing the number of American military advisers.
C)American troops were regularly involved in combat.
D)the Viet Cong captured several major cities.
E)the French had returned to assist the South Vietnamese.

Question 33

In 1961,Khrushchev escalated tensions over Berlin by:

A)imposing another Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
B)sending spy planes over West Germany.
C)putting nuclear missiles in East Berlin.
D)erecting the Berlin Wall.
E)walking out of a summit conference in Vienna.

Question 34

The Cuban missile crisis led to all of the following EXCEPT:

A)removal of the Soviet missiles from Cuba.
B)the installation of a "hot line" between Moscow and Washington.
C)the removal of American missiles from Turkey.
D)an easing of cold war tensions.
E)a U.S.-Soviet agreement to scrap nuclear weapons.

Question 35

The Bay of Pigs invasion:

A)was Kennedy's original idea.
B)was thoroughly bungled by the CIA.
C)proved Kennedy's competence in foreign policy.
D)weakened the Castro regime.
E)inspired the United States and the Soviet Union to improve relations.

Question 36

President Johnson's first priority on the domestic front was to:

A)balance the federal budget.
B)give more power to the states.
C)break the logjam in Congress that had blocked Kennedy's legislative efforts.
D)redistribute wealth and income.
E)reduce the bloated power of the executive branch of government.

Question 37

The strongest and most visible opposition to Diem's government was led by:

A)Buddhists.
B)Socialists.
C)Muslims.
D)American diplomats.
E)French-speaking Vietnamese elites.

Question 38

The Civil Rights Act of 1964:

A)outlawed segregation in public facilities.
B)strengthened the Democratic party in the South.
C)was reluctantly supported by Johnson.
D)passed Congress with minimal opposition.
E)ended racism in the United States.

Question 39

In his Letter from Birmingham City Jail,Martin Luther King Jr.:

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.

Question 40

The Tonkin Gulf resolution:

A)was in response to a Viet Cong attack on an American military base.
B)deeply divided the country.
C)allowed Johnson to escalate the war.
D)authorized American naval aggression off the coast of North Vietnam.
E)passed Congress over Johnson's veto.

Question 41

Compare the philosophies and styles of Martin Luther King Jr.and the leaders of the black power movement.

Question 42

Discuss,in detail,Martin Luther King Jr.'s "militant nonviolence." How did this philosophy inspire others to challenge segregation in the South?

Question 43

By 1966,black leaders like Stokely Carmichael and H.Rap Brown were proponents of what they termed:

A)passive nonviolence.
B)black communism.
C)massive integration.
D)black capitalism.
E)black power.

Question 44

Describe the Warren Court's impact on American domestic life in the 1960s.

Question 45

The Tet offensive of early 1968:

A)was the American attempt to destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
B)was a major victory for the Viet Cong.
C)resulted in Saigon's fall to the Communists.
D)inspired Johnson to dramatically raise troop levels in Vietnam.
E)dramatically affected public support for Johnson's war policy.

Question 46

Describe the major trends in the cold war in the 1960s.

Question 47

Johnson's Medicare program provided medical benefits to:

A)the unemployed.
B)all Americans.
C)the elderly.
D)single mothers and their children.
E)the handicapped.

Question 48

Beginning with Watts,the major race riots of 1965 and 1966:

A)occurred largely in urban areas.
B)started when white mobs attacked blacks.
C)resulted from blacks being denied the vote.
D)were led by the Black Panthers.
E)proved the increasing irrelevance of Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 49

The first African American cabinet member was:

A)Martin Luther King Jr.
B)Francis Perkins.
C)Robert C.Weaver.
D)Mary McLeod Bethune.
E)Malcolm X.

Question 50

Changes in immigration law in 1965:

A)favored immigration from Europe as compared to other parts of the world.
B)removed quotas based on national origin.
C)removed annual limits on how many could enter the United States.
D)decreased foreign immigration.
E)were designed to increase American access to cheap labor.

Question 51

In retrospect,Johnson's war on poverty:

A)practically eliminated poverty.
B)generated middle-class resentment that benefited the Republicans.
C)kept the United States from devoting sufficient funds to the war in Vietnam.
D)had practically no effect on poverty levels.
E)proved that government was incapable of improving society.

Question 52

Trace the early foreign-policy setbacks during the Kennedy administration.

Question 53

The Voting Rights Act of 1965:

A)was passed by Congress over Johnson's opposition.
B)ended black protest movements.
C)dramatically expanded black votes in the South.
D)made the South more strongly Democratic.
E)was successfully resisted in the Deep South.

Question 54

"American military intervention in Vietnam was…a logical culmination of the assumptions widely shared by the foreign-policy establishment and leaders of both political parties since the early days of the cold war." Explain this statement.

Question 55

What were the main domestic achievements of the New Frontier and the Great Society? Which accomplished more? Why?

Question 56

Malcolm X:

A)said blacks should be proud of their African heritage.
B)was killed by a white racist during a speech in Harlem.
C)headed the Black Panthers.
D)supported the nonviolent tactics of Martin Luther King Jr.
E)was a militant black Christian.

Question 57

Describe the candidates,issues,and results of the presidential elections of 1960,1964,and 1968.

Question 58

Discuss the rise of Malcolm X and his influence on the black power movement in America.

Question 59

By 1967,public opposition to the war was especially strong among:

A)soldiers.
B)college students.
C)Republicans.
D)ministers.
E)members of Congress.

Question 60

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

Question 61

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Robert C.Weaver

A)was a segregationist Alabama governor
B)won California's Democratic primary in 1968
C)was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
D)was the first African American cabinet member
E)won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was the American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement

Question 62

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Dean Rusk

A)was a segregationist Alabama governor
B)won California's Democratic primary in 1968
C)was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
D)was the first African American cabinet member
E)won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was the American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement

Question 63

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Robert Kennedy

A)was a segregationist Alabama governor
B)won California's Democratic primary in 1968
C)was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
D)was the first African American cabinet member
E)won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was the American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement

Question 64

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Michael Harrington

A)was a segregationist Alabama governor
B)won California's Democratic primary in 1968
C)was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
D)was the first African American cabinet member
E)won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was the American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement

Question 65

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
William Westmoreland

A)was a segregationist Alabama governor
B)won California's Democratic primary in 1968
C)was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
D)was the first African American cabinet member
E)won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was the American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement

Question 66

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Malcolm X

A)was a segregationist Alabama governor
B)won California's Democratic primary in 1968
C)was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
D)was the first African American cabinet member
E)won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was the American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement

Question 67

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Lyndon Johnson

A)was a segregationist Alabama governor
B)won California's Democratic primary in 1968
C)was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
D)was the first African American cabinet member
E)won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was the American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement

Question 68

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
James Meredith

A)was a segregationist Alabama governor
B)won California's Democratic primary in 1968
C)was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
D)was the first African American cabinet member
E)won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was the American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement

Question 69

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
George Wallace

A)was a segregationist Alabama governor
B)won California's Democratic primary in 1968
C)was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
D)was the first African American cabinet member
E)won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was the American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement

Question 70

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Barry Goldwater

A)was a segregationist Alabama governor
B)won California's Democratic primary in 1968
C)was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
D)was the first African American cabinet member
E)won Arizona in 1964 presidential race
F)wrote The Other America
G)was elected vice president in 1960
H)was secretary of state
I)was the American army commander in Vietnam
J)became major spokesman for the Black Muslim movement