The site of the first major militant protest on behalf of gay liberation in 1969 was

The site of the first major militant protest on behalf of gay liberation in 1969 was

a. the Mattachine Society headquarters (Los Angeles).
b. Fire Island, New York.
c. Key West, Florida.
d. Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana).
e. the Stonewall Inn (New York City).


Answer: E

The skepticism about authority that emerged in the United States during the 1960s

The skepticism about authority that emerged in the United States during the 1960s

a. was a new phenomenon for America.
b. had been imported from Europe.
c. touched all institutions except religion.
d. had deep historical roots in American culture.
e. arose from the music and drugs of the time.



Answer: D

Both major-party presidential candidates in 1968 agreed that the United States should

Both major-party presidential candidates in 1968 agreed that the United States should

a. negotiate an immediate end to the Vietnam War.
b. withdraw U.S. troops to safe enclaves.
c. withdraw American forces from Vietnam.
d. escalate the bombing of North Vietnam.
e. continue the war in pursuit of an "honorable peace."


Answer: E

The "spoiler" third-party candidate for president in 1968 was

The "spoiler" third-party candidate for president in 1968 was

a. Robert F. Kennedy.
b. Hubert H. Humphrey.
c. Eugene McCarthy.
d. George Wallace.
e. George McGovern.



Answer: D

The 1968 Democratic party convention witnessed

The 1968 Democratic party convention witnessed

a. a long deadlock over the nomination of its presidential candidate.
b. a violent conflict between police and anti war demonstrators outside the convention hall.
c. a walkout by hundreds of southern delegates, who then founded the Independent party.
d. the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy soon after he delivered a speech at the convention.
e. the enthusiastic nomination of Vice President Humphrey.


Answer: B

During the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson ordered the CIA, in clear violation of its charter, to

During the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson ordered the CIA, in clear violation of its charter, to

a. lead an invasion of Cambodia.
b. spy on domestic antiwar protestors.
c. infiltrate FBI headquarters.
d. help destabilize the government of Thailand.
e. protect pro war presidential candidates.


Answer: B

The most serious blow to Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam policy

The most serious blow to Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam policy

a. came with the bombing of Cambodia.
b. occurred when Defense Secretary Robert McNamara resigned.
c. was the Tet offensive of 1968.
d. occurred when Senator J. William Fulbright's Foreign Relations Committee held public hearings on the war.
e. came with the revelation that the Tonkin Gulf attacks had been provoked by the U.S.



Answer: C

The 1967 Six-Day War intensified the Arab-Israeli conflict by bringing into constant, direct conflict

The 1967 Six-Day War intensified the Arab-Israeli conflict by bringing into constant, direct conflict

a. Americans and Israelis.
b. Israel and Saudi Arabia.
c. Israel and the United States on the one hand and the Arabs and the Soviet Union on the other.
d. the Israeli government and Jewish settlers on the West Bank.
e. Israelis and Palestinians.


Answer: E

Aerial bombardment in Vietnam

Aerial bombardment in Vietnam

a. worked very well.
b. strengthened the communists' will to resist.
c. strengthened the will of America's South Vietnamese allies to fight.
d. had no effect on the war.
e. destroyed North Vietnamese industry.


Answer: B

Some advocates of Black Power insisted that their slogan stood for all of the following except

Some advocates of Black Power insisted that their slogan stood for all of the following except 

Answer: Violence

By 1972, integrated classrooms were most common in the?

By 1972, integrated classrooms were most common in the? 

Answer: South

"Operation Rolling Thunder" was the code name for?

"Operation Rolling Thunder" was the code name for? 

Answer: American bombing raids on North Vietnam.

The Latin American nation where Lyndon Johnson send 25,000 American troops to counteract alleged Communist influence was

The Latin American nation where Lyndon Johnson send 25,000 American troops to counteract alleged Communist influence was

a. Argentina.
b. El Salvador.
c. the Dominican Republic
d. Panama.
e. Mexico.



Answer: C

Some advocates of Black Power made the slogan the basis for

Some advocates of Black Power made the slogan the basis for

a. emphasizing African American distinctiveness and separatism.
b. upholding the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr.
c. supporting a movement "back to Africa."
d. encouraging the end of racially based identity and culture.
e. promoting affirmative action in education and employment.


Answer: A

By the late 1960s, Black Power advocates in the North focused their attention primarily on

By the late 1960s, Black Power advocates in the North focused their attention primarily on

a. housing.
b. school integration.
c. voting rights.
d. black separation.
e. economic demands.



Answer: E

Black leaders in the 1960s included, ___________ an advocate of peaceable resistance; ___________, who favored black separatism; and __________, an advocate of "Black Power."

Black leaders in the 1960s included, ___________ an advocate of peaceable resistance; ___________, who favored black separatism; and __________, an advocate of "Black Power."

a. Malcolm X; Stokely Carmichael; Martin Luther King, Jr.
b. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Malcolm X; Stokely Carmichael
c. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Stokely Carmichael; Malcolm X
d. Stokely Carmichael; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Malcolm X
e. Malcolm X; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Stokely Carmichael


Answer: B

The Watts riot in 1965 symbolized

The Watts riot in 1965 symbolized

a. the still-troubled racial situation in the South.
b. the rise of the Black Muslim movement in Los Angeles.
c. a more militant and confrontational phase of the civil rights movement.
d. the power of Martin Luther King in the black community.
e. the ineffectiveness of the Voting Rights Act.


Answer: C

As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,

As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,

a. whites left the South in record numbers.
b. centuries of discrimination and oppression ended.
c. whites refused to do business with blacks.
d. white southerners began to court black votes.
e. the South became strongly Democratic.


Answer: D

The common use of poll taxes to inhibit black voters in the South was outlawed by the

The common use of poll taxes to inhibit black voters in the South was outlawed by the

a. Civil Rights Act of 1964.
b. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
c. Twenty-fourth Amendment.
d. War on Poverty.
e. Twenty-fifth Amendment.



Answer: C

As a result of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965,

As a result of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965,

a. fewer Asians came to the U.S.
b. the number of immigrants entering the country was reduced.
c. the racial and ethnic makeup of the country was unchanged.
d. sources of immigration tilted to Eastern Europe.
e. sources of immigration shifted to Latin America and Asia.



Answer: E