Question 1

Which of the following is true of the assassination of President John Kennedy?

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A)   Vice President Lyndon Johnson had made a last-minute decision not to accompany Kennedy.
B)   The president died instantly.
C)   Lee Harvey Oswald was shot and killed while in police custody.
D)   Kennedy was struck by three bullets.
E)   The president was shot while in a motorcade in downtown Houston.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Senator Eugene McCarthy won the 1968 New Hampshire primary.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Ngo Dinh Diem and JohF.Kennedy were both assassinated in November of 1963.n

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Vietnam,the American "pacification" strategy

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A)   called for a peaceful settlement with the North Vietnamese.
B)   eliminated the Viet Cong's ability to attack American patrols.
C)   was successful in the South, but not in the North.
D)   was replaced by the more heavy-handed "relocation" strategy.
E)   included giving Vietnamese villages significant economic aid.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 5

The Cuban missile crisis ended with President Kennedy's pledge to recognize Cuba.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1961,the "freedom rides" sponsored by CORE attempted to

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A)   bring northern civil rights activists into the South to register black voters.
B)   transport black children to formerly all-white schools.
C)   force the desegregation of bus stations.
D)   help move poor blacks out of the South.
E)   transport black workers to white-only businesses.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

President Johnson managed to pass Kennedy's proposed tax cut in 1964.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech was part of a civil rights march on Washington to celebrate the passage of major civil rights legislation by Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Immigration Act of 1965

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A)   ended the strict limits on the total number of immigrants to be admitted each year.
B)   allowed people from all parts of Latin America to enter the United States on an equal basis.
C)   had little impact on the character of the American population.
D)   maintained strict restrictions on immigrants from Africa.
E)   eliminated rules that gave preference to immigrants from northern Europe.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

In the early 1960s,the SNCC was formed primarily by

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A)   college students.
B)   Republicans.
C)   rural blacks.
D)   the urban poor.
E)   Catholics.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

All of the following actions were initiated by President John Kennedy EXCEPT

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A)   an expansion of the Green Berets.
B)   the creation of the "Alliance for Progress."
C)   the CIA plan to overthrow Fidel Castro.
D)   the creation of the Peace Corps.
E)   the creation of the Agency for International Development.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

All of the following statements regarding the 1968 Tet offensive are true EXCEPT that it

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A)   began on a Vietnamese holiday.
B)   saw the communists fighting on the grounds of the American embassy in Saigon.
C)   saw American troops inflict enormous casualties on the communists.
D)   suggested to the American public something of the brutality of the fighting in Vietnam.
E)   involved the fall of Saigon to the communists.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

The Vienna summit meeting represented an attempt by President Kennedy to convince Moscow to stop construction of the Berlin Wall.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 1968,antiwar protesters at the Democratic convention in Chicago

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A)   invaded the convention hall.
B)   forced significant changes to the party platform.
C)   were attacked by police in a bloody riot.
D)   went on a destructive rampage through city streets.
E)   organized a massive hunger strike that drew worldwide notice.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The 1964 murder of civil rights activists Andrew Goodman,Michael Schwerner,and James Chaney

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A)   was supported by local police.
B)   took place in Montgomery, Alabama.
C)   prompted Congress to pass legislation to end segregation in public accommodations.
D)   never resulted in anyone being convicted for the crimes.
E)   led to the formation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 16

Ngo Dinh Diem was a Buddhist who had turned against his fellow Buddhists in order to fight the communists in Vietnam.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The 1961 Vienna summit between the United States and the Soviet Union

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A)   was canceled in the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs.
B)   saw Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev make a veiled threat of war.
C)   saw President John Kennedy agree not to invade Cuba.
D)   saw President Kennedy criticize the construction of the Berlin Wall.
E)   saw the United States and the Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 18

In the summer of 1967,racial conflicts in the United States

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A)   resulted in more than a hundred major disorders.
B)   saw 43 people die in a riot in Detroit.
C)   went ignored by the Johnson administration.
D)   both resulted in more than a hundred major disorders, and went ignored by the Johnson administration.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 19

The first Democrat to officially challenge Lyndon Johnson for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination was Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech

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A)   was given during the greatest civil rights demonstration in the nation's history.
B)   was made shortly after Lyndon Johnson become president.
C)   saw King call for a significant shift in tactics in the quest of civil rights.
D)   was made before a joint session of Congress and the Senate.
E)   was given to commemorate passage of the Voting Rights Act.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Exam 29: Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The first Democrat to officially challenge Lyndon Johnson for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination was Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota.

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Ngo Dinh Diem was a Buddhist who had turned against his fellow Buddhists in order to fight the communists in Vietnam.

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The Immigration Act of 1965

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Ngo Dinh Diem and JohF.Kennedy were both assassinated in November of 1963.n

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The Cuban missile crisis ended with President Kennedy's pledge to recognize Cuba.

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In the summer of 1967,racial conflicts in the United States

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In Vietnam,the American "pacification" strategy

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The 1961 Vienna summit between the United States and the Soviet Union

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In 1961,the "freedom rides" sponsored by CORE attempted to

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In the early 1960s,the SNCC was formed primarily by

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Senator Eugene McCarthy won the 1968 New Hampshire primary.

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In 1968,antiwar protesters at the Democratic convention in Chicago

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The Vienna summit meeting represented an attempt by President Kennedy to convince Moscow to stop construction of the Berlin Wall.

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The 1964 murder of civil rights activists Andrew Goodman,Michael Schwerner,and James Chaney

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech was part of a civil rights march on Washington to celebrate the passage of major civil rights legislation by Congress.

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President Johnson managed to pass Kennedy's proposed tax cut in 1964.

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Which of the following is true of the assassination of President John Kennedy?

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All of the following statements regarding the 1968 Tet offensive are true EXCEPT that it

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All of the following actions were initiated by President John Kennedy EXCEPT

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