The Great Society of Lyndon Johnson's presidency resulted in
divisions within the Democratic Party
the elimination of poverty in Appalachia
significant derefulation of industry
the elimination of environmental regulations for defense industries
The Great Society was largely derailed by
lobbyists who poured massive amounts of money into Great Society opposition candidates
the laissez-faire approach to government prevalent in the 1960s
escalating costs of the war in Vietnam
the Arab oil embargo
The election of 1968 demonstrated
significant movement to the left with the candidacy of George Wallace
dissatisfaction with protest and civil unrest
validation of Great Society programs to end poverty
increased support for the war in Vietnam due to the Tet Offensive
Which of the following BEST describes the primary focus of the above politcal cartoon, British Daily Express?
The United States should launch a preemptive strike on the Soviet Union
Defeating China would be a relatively easy task because of their use of primitive weapons
The Soviet Union had gained a technologial superiority over the United States in the 1950s
Neither side would be successful in a nuclear war
The above cartoon, British Daily Express, could be seen as encouraging the United States to
seek a diplomatic solution to U.S-Soviet problems
allow the building of missile bases in Cuba rather than risking a confrontation with the Soviet Union
support the domino theory by sending troops to Southeast Asia
allow the milirary-industrial complex to produce technologically superior weapons to give the United States a distinct advantage over the Soviet Union
Which of the following best represents a partial realization of the spirit supported by the above political cartoon, British Daily Express?
The U.S-backed invasion of Cuba under President Kennedy
The shooting down of a U.S spy plane over the Soviet Union
The policy of detente under President Richard Nixon
Escalation of the war in Vietnam under President Johnson
The baby boom generation was sometimes referred to as a "pig in a python" because
society had to adjust to baby boomers as they passed through various life stages
boomers were digested by society and had to assume traditional values
the counterculture rejected cleanliness and lived a hedonist lifestyle
of their increased concern over the environmental pollution
Which of the following best represents the most important impact the baby boom bulge in population had in the 1950s?
It caused the development of polio vaccine by Salk and Sabin
It led to the first movement toward suburbs in American history
It initiated a Red Scare with parents fearful their children would become communists
It spurred consumerism as manufacturers produced age-specific products for "boomers"
As the baby boom generation reached late adolescence in the early 1960s, they tended to
challenge the traditional views and values of the older generation
retreat in a shell of political noninvolvement
attend college in lower numbers than any previous generation
have children at an earlier and more rapid rate than their parents
The bill described above, the GI Bill, was primarily designed to
ease the adjustment of veterans into society and prevent a postwar depression
demobilize the armed forces as quickly as possible
prepare the United States to combat the Soviet Union on the world stage
retain women's places in the workforce that had been necessitated by World War ll
A consequence of this bill, the GI Bill, in the 1950s was the movement toward
urban renewal designated to eliminate chronic slums
the Sunbelt from the Rust Belt
universal free college education
the suburbs from the inner city
In the 1950s, women's rights groups
introduced the Equal Rights Amendment
gained strength as women's contributions to the war effort were highly publicized
faced social pressure to return to a "cult of domesticity"
continued to lobby for the extension of voting rights and equal pay
