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Quiz by prahlshayna, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by prahlshayna
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Question 1
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on which occasion did a threat from the Soviet Union come closest to causing a nuclear war between it and the United States?
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the Korean War
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the Vietnam War
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the blockade of West Berlin
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the Bay of pigs invasion
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the Cuban middle crisis
Question 2
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Which was NOT a significant contributing factor to John F Kennedy's victory in the 1960 presidential election?
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He was a decorated World War II veteran
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he was a Roman Catholic
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He reached out to African American voters
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He chose Senator Lyndon Johnson as his running mate
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he had personal qualities of charm,wit, humor, and warmth
Question 3
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What was the goal of the failed Alliance for ProgresS?
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to encourage and enable prosperity and reform in Latin America
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to lend money to African nations fighting for self-determination
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to create an economic partnership between the United States and Cuba
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to offer asylum to political refugees from behind the Iron Curtain
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to crack down on illegal activities involving the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Question 4
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The peace Corps was created to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT
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to facilitate economic recovery abroad after World War II
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to bring new technology to developing nations
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to create or cement friendly relations between the United States and other nations
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to spread the concept of republican government throughout the world
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to provide practical help in agriculture, engineering, and literacy
Question 5
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The Higher Education Act of 1965 established all of the following EXCEPT
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the first federal scholarships for undergraduate students
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the granting of college credit for specialized training in any branch of the armed forces
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the creation of a Teacher Corps that would train teachers and pay them to serve in needy school districts
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federal insurance of student loans and federal assistance with repayment in cases of need
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federal aid for small colleges throughout the nation
Question 6
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Which best describes the combined effect of the Supreme Court cases Gideon v. Wainwright, Escobedo v. Illinois, and Miranda v. Arizona?
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to make the justice system more fair to the disadvantaged
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to remove the element of racism from the justice System
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to ensure that impartial witnesses would alway be present during police interrogation
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to desegregate the police force on the state and local level
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to integrate juries by abolishing restrictions on gender and race
Question 7
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Ralph Nader is a significant figure of the mid-1960s for inspiring the field of
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organic food production
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education reform
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consumer protection
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environmental protection
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prenatal care
Question 8
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Which best describes the overarching purpose of the Great Society programs?
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to bring full gender equality to all the aspects of American society
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to bring full racial integration and equality to all aspects of American society
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to protect the natural environment by reducing pollution and industrial waste
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to reegister all U.S. citizens of voting age and ensure access to the polls
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to provide the poorest Americans with economic and educational opportunities
Question 9
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Why did some U.S. allies disapprove of the speech Presidnet Kennedy made in West Berlin in June 1961?
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He stated openly that communism was a failure
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He expressed support for the West German government
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He did not travel to East Berlin to make the speech
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He expressed his belief in freedom and democracy
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He implied that the U.S. wo go to war to bring down the Iron Curtain
Question 10
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Aall of the following consequences of World War II contributed significantly to the swift rise of Communist rule in Eastern Europe EXCEPT
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death or emigration of academic, financial and military leaders and thoughtout Eastern Europe
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the often-brutal behavior of the Soviet troops on the march through Eastern Europe toward Berlin
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improvement in industrial production, especially in countries forced to supply the Nazis during the war
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wartime increase in government control of various businesses and industries
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the wartime breakdown of normal social and class ranks and many social institutions
Question 11
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During the Kennedy administration, the United States was involved in armed conflict in all of the following countries EXCEPT
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the Congo
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Cuba
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Laos
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North Korea
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Vietnam
Question 12
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How did the United States respond when the Soiet Union sent nuclear missles to Cuba in 1962?
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established a nuclear base off the coast of the Soviet Union
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used its own ships to block Soviet access to Cuba
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called for a summit meeting between Presidnet Kennedy and Soviet premier Khrushchev
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sent a delegation to Moscow to negotiate for the withdrawal of the nuclear missles
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threatened to bomb the Soviet Union if the missiles were not withdrawn
Question 13
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The New Frontier embraced all of the following EXCEPT
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to land human beings on the moon by 1969
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to pass major civil rights legislation
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to improve American acheivements and education in math and science
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to encourage individual, voluntary service to the nation and the world
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to reform the welfare system
Question 14
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During the Kennedy and Johnson administration's, the United States achieved all of the following in the field of space exploration EXCEPT
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establishing a weather satellite
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launching an active communications satellite
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sending space probes to the outer planets as far as Neptune
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gathering scientific information from and taking photographs of Venus and Mars
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landing a human being on the moon
Question 15
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The Great Society included all of the following programs EXCEPT
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reform of the national banking system
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government-funded health care for the elderly
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the creation of an educational television network
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a preschool education program for disadvantaged children
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job training for young people
Question 16
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Launched in 1965, Head Start provided (and still provides)
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scholarships for college-bound high-school seniors
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summer internships for college students
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job training for high-school graduates
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specialized training for teachers
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educational programs for preschool children
Question 17
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Which best describes the end result of the Cuban missile crisis of 1962?
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a gradual lessening of tension between United States and the Soviet Union
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a call for open debate of the political problems of United States and the Soviet Union
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the drawing up of plans for a nuclear war between United States and the Soviet Union
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a disarmament agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union
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a friendly alliance between United States and the Soviet Union
Question 18
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Why did the East Germans build the Berlin Wall?
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to prevent Westerners from crossing freely into East Berlin
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to prevent East Germans from crossing freely into West Berlin
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to prevent violence Civil War from breaking out in Berlin
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to block all official Allied access into East Berlin
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to put an end to any friendly contact between citizens of West and East Berlin
Question 19
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Which political leader was NOT the victim of assassination during the 1960s?
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Medgar Evers
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Jesse Jackson
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Malcolm X
Question 20
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What was the major significance of the Immigration Act of 1965?
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It eliminated national quotas that had been in place for decades
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It established an inflexible cap on the number of refugees who could enter the United States
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It began permitting immigrants to enter the United States only by lottery
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It established the requirement that all immigrants must have family already living in the United States
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It required all immigrants to have either specialized professional skills or substantial bank accounts
Question 21
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Which became the greatest obstacle to continued funding of Great Society programs?
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the mounting federal deficit
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the nuclear arms race
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the women's movement
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the Vietnam War
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the Black Power movement
Question 22
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What impact did ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment have on residents of Washington, D.C.?
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It gave Washington the same legal and political status as each of the 50 states
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It gave Washingtonians the right to vote in presidential elections
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It gave Washington the right to direct representation in the Senate
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It gave Washington the right to direct representation in the House of Representatives
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It made Washingtonians citizens of the state of Maryland, with all the legal and civil rights of Marylanders
Question 23
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What was the purpose of the Office of Economic Opportunity?
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to administer federal antipoverty programs
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to protect the environment by banning DDT and other pesticides
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to desegregate public schools throughout the South
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to ensure free access to the polls for all qualified voters
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to balance the federal budget
Question 24
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In his first inaugural address, Lyndon Johnson made it clear that
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he intended to bring all U.S. troops home from Vietnam within the year
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he was actively pursuing a thaw in U.S. -Soviet relations
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he was commuted to nuclear disarmament
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his presidency would focus on domestic issues
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he would end Marshall Plan aid because the program had accomplished its goals
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