Question 1

The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 was crushed by student demonstrators allowing the newly-elected democratic government to remain in place.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Republican Barry Goldwater viewed as a threat to freedom:

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A)   the New Deal welfare state.
B)   the nuclear weapons buildup.
C)   the military-industrial complex.
D)   the proliferation of private charities.
E)   large corporations.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-New York Times v. Sullivan

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A)  SDS
B)  Richard Nixon's voter base
C)  a congressional blank check
D)  outlawed the poll tax
E)  freedom of the pressF) Young Americans for FreedomG) University of California at BerkeleyH) young American volunteers to help abroadI) aid for Latin AmericaJ) environmental movementK) protection of the right to abortionL) voter registration driveM) women's healthN) J) and M)
O) B) and C)

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Fidel Castro

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A)  Great Society
B)  Unsafe at Any Speed
C)  "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
D)  National Farm Worker's Association
E)  Free Speech movementF) supporter of Black Power movementG) Bay of PigsH) The Other AmericaI) founder of NOWJ) Nation of IslamK) SDS leaderL) University of MississippiM) interracial marriageN) A) and F)
O) G) and H)

Question 5

After the Stonewall riot:

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A)   gay men and lesbians divided into two separate political movements.
B)   the gay liberation movement came to an end.
C)   prejudice against lesbians ended.
D)   a militant gay liberation movement was born.
E)   prejudice against gay men increased.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision:

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A)   created a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.
B)   was the least controversial piece of the rights revolution.
C)   provoked little opposition.
D)   declared school prayer was unconstitutional.
E)   legalized birth control.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Loving v. Virginia

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Question 8

The 1960 sit-in at Greensboro, North Carolina:

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A)   sparked similar successful demonstrations throughout the South.
B)   did not end with integration of the Woolworth's lunch counter.
C)   encountered a harsh reaction from Greensboro's police force, which jailed the four ringleaders.
D)   was staged in one of the most notoriously racist cities of the South, where angry residents remained deeply committed to the racial divide.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Our Bodies, Ourselves

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Question 10

The Berlin Wall:

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A)   was built with the cooperation of West Germany and her western allies, who sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union.
B)   was torn down in 1989 by a group of Soviet protestors.
C)   was erected in 1961 by the Soviets to stem the rising tide of emigration from East Berlin to West Berlin.
D)   became an unlikely symbol of hope that one day the Cold War would end.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-feminism

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Question 12

What opened Malcolm X up to the possibility of interracial cooperation in the United States?

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A)   The interracial harmony he witnessed among Muslims in Saudi Arabia.
B)   The tragedy of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
C)   The goodwill displayed by white college students of the new left movement.
D)   The progressive legislation pushed by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
E)   The anti-war protests of college students.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

The antiwar movement:

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A)   attracted only draft-age males.
B)   was of little interest to civil-rights activists.
C)   never built a mass constituency.
D)   had little impact on public opinion.
E)   challenged the foundations of Cold War thinking.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 14

American planes dropped more tons of bombs on Vietnam than were used in all of World War II.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following organizations does not belong in this group?

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A)   SNCC.
B)   YAF.
C)   CORE.
D)   SDS.
E)   NAACP.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Betty Friedan

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A)  Great Society
B)  Unsafe at Any Speed
C)  "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
D)  National Farm Worker's Association
E)  Free Speech movementF) supporter of Black Power movementG) Bay of PigsH) The Other AmericaI) founder of NOWJ) Nation of IslamK) SDS leaderL) University of MississippiM) interracial marriageN) F) and K)
O) E) and K)

Question 17

Discuss the various "liberation" movements of the 1960s. How did racial minorities, women, and gays and lesbians challenge long-standing social inequalities in American society? Were there any similarities in issues and/or strategies among the various groups? Explain.

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The 1960s saw a surge in "liberation" mo...

Question 18

By 1968, the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam:

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A)   was less than in 1965.
B)   was decreasing as the peace process accelerated.
C)   exceeded half a million as the war became more brutal.
D)   was reduced, as President Johnson considered running for another term.
E)   was of little concern to most Americans.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Discuss how successful the antiwar movement was in changing the course of the war. What methods did they use? How did the movement view freedom and the war?

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The success of the antiwar movement in c...

Question 20

In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia that:

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A)   suspects could refuse to cooperate with police.
B)   local elections could be monitored by federal officials.
C)   state laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional.
D)   those in police custody had certain rights.
E)   school prayer was unconstitutional.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Exam 25: The Sixties, 1960-1968

In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia that:

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Fidel Castro

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -New York Times v. Sullivan

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The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 was crushed by student demonstrators allowing the newly-elected democratic government to remain in place.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -feminism

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The Berlin Wall:

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Our Bodies, Ourselves

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Discuss how successful the antiwar movement was in changing the course of the war. What methods did they use? How did the movement view freedom and the war?

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The 1960 sit-in at Greensboro, North Carolina:

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The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision:

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Discuss the various "liberation" movements of the 1960s. How did racial minorities, women, and gays and lesbians challenge long-standing social inequalities in American society? Were there any similarities in issues and/or strategies among the various groups? Explain.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Loving v. Virginia

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Betty Friedan

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By 1968, the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam:

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After the Stonewall riot:

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Republican Barry Goldwater viewed as a threat to freedom:

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American planes dropped more tons of bombs on Vietnam than were used in all of World War II.

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What opened Malcolm X up to the possibility of interracial cooperation in the United States?

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The antiwar movement:

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