b. Civil Rights Act of 1964.
c. Anti-Discrimination Law of 1965.
d. Desegregation Act of 1966.
e. Freedom Riders Law of 1967.
21. As part of an elaborate domestic legislative agenda, President Lyndon Johnson declared an
“unconditional war on _________ in America.”
a. drugs
b. crime
c. corruption
d. sexism
e. poverty
22. The __________ was a training program introduced by President Lyndon Johnson that was
aimed at inner-city youths ages sixteen to twenty-one.
a. Peace Corps
b. Civilian Conservation Corps
c. Job Corps
d. Marine Corps
e. Community Action Program
23. In May 1964, President Lyndon Johnson announced a comprehensive domestic program
known as the
a. Great Society.
b. New Frontier.
c. Final Countdown.
d. Final Frontier.
e. Great Frontier.
24. President Lyndon Johnson’s plan to provide health insurance for the elderly is known as
a. Medicaid.
b. Medicare.
c. Affordable Care Act.
d. American Medical Association.
e. Elderly American Health Insurance Act.
25. After the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965, __________
became the largest contingent of immigrants to the United States.
a. Bosnians and Serbians
b. Vietnamese and Canadians
c. Africans and Indonesians
d. Cubans and Puerto Ricans
e. Asians and Latin Americans
26. The __________ transformed the white-dominated political system in the South in the mid–
1960s.
a. Voting Rights Act
b. Community Care Act
c. Anti-Discrimination Act
d. Poll Tax Prohibition Act
e. Voter Registration Act
27. Who was the first U.S. president to be involved in trying to prevent communist involvement
in Vietnam?
a. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b. Harry S. Truman
c. Dwight D. Eisenhower
d. John F. Kennedy
e. Lyndon B. Johnson
28. The United States ship that was supposedly attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964 was the
a. U.S.S. Maddox.
b. U.S.S. Cole.
c. U.S.S. Liberty.
d. U.S.S. Arizona.
e. U.S.S. Reagan.
29. The __________ gave President Johnson the authority to do whatever was necessary to
prevent further aggression in Vietnam toward the United States.
a. War Powers Resolution
b. Treaty of Washington
c. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d. South Vietnamese Declaration of Independence
e. Ma Kong Doctrine
30. The first sustained bombing of North Vietnam by the United States was called Operation
a. Torch.
b. Rolling Thunder.
c. Shu Fly.
d. THOR.
e. Husky.
31. The United States involvement in Vietnam grew from an earlier policy of
a. decimation.
b. reinternment.
c. brinksmanship.
d. mutually assured self-destruction.
e. containment.
32. At the end of January 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked American and
South Vietnamese targets in a large, well-coordinated attack known as
a. the My Lai Massacre.
b. the My Kong Fiasco.
c. the Tet Offensive.
d. Operation Desoto.
e. D-day.
33. Although the Tet offensive was a U.S. military victory, the political impact at home was
that it
a. led to the impeachment of President Johnson.
b. turned increasing numbers of Americans against the war effort.
c. resulted in war crimes charges against U.S. military leadership.
d. prevented another Democrat from being elected president for 20 years.
e. led to widespread voter apathy.
34. Because of concerns over the United States’ deepening involvement in the Vietnam War,
President Johnson
a. won reelection.
b. lost reelection.
c. was assassinated.
d. chose not to run for reelection.
e. was impeached and removed from office.
35. What sparked race riots in more than 100 cities in 1968?
a. The election of Richard Nixon
b. The beating of Rodney King
c. The assassination of John F. Kennedy
d. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
e. The shooting at Kent State
36. __________ was assassinated in June 1964 just after winning the California Democratic
primary.
a. John F. Kennedy
b. Robert F. Kennedy
c. William Sonoma
d. Lyndon Johnson
e. William Clinton
37. Republican presidential nominee Richard Nixon appealed to a certain group of working-
and middle-class voters he called
a. Nixon’s Comrades.
b. the hippies.
c. the silent majority.
d. my military-industrial complex.
e. beatniks.
38. Ugly riots broke out and were nationally televised outside the __________ party national
convention in 1968.
a. Republican
b. America First
c. Democratic
d. Green
e. Independence
39. __________ dismissed both Republicans and Democrats as being too liberal when he ran as
an American Independent in the 1968 presidential election.
a. John Anderson
b. Ronald Reagan
c. Richard Nixon
d. George Wallace
e. Sirhan Sirhan
40. Who won the presidential election of 1968?
a. Richard Nixon
b. Hubert Humphrey
c. Gerald Ford
d. George Wallace
e. William Shatner
ESSAY
1. Compare the philosophies and styles of Martin Luther King Jr. and the leaders of the black
power movement. What circumstances led some to shift their priorities and actions?
2. Describe President Kennedy’s foreign policy successes and failures. Why did the various
events unfold as they did?
3. The year 1968 has been called the most turbulent year of the 1960s. Explain why some
people believe this.
4. The Cuban missile crisis has been described as “perhaps the most dangerous two weeks in
history.” Discuss why. What led to the showdown? How was the crisis resolved? What
changes resulted?
5. Beginning with the administration of President Truman and ending with that of President
Nixon, describe the events and rationalizations which led to America’s increasing
involvement in Vietnam.
MATCHING
Match each person or group with one of the following descriptions.
a. Was a segregationist Alabama governor
b. Won California’s Democratic primary in 1968
c. Was the first black student at the University of Mississippi
d. Was the first African American cabinet member
e. Lost in landslide to LBJ in the presidential election of 1964
f. Bullied President Kennedy at the Vienna Summit
g. Was a civil rights activist who was murdered by racists in Mississippi
h. Made several landmark decisions on social issues during the 1960s
i. Was the American army commander in Vietnam
j. Became major spokesman for the Black Power movement
1. Robert C. Weaver
2. Barry Goldwater
3. Nikita Khrushchev
4. Medgar Evers
5. Robert F. Kennedy
6. Malcolm X
7. James Meredith
8. The Warren Court
9. George Wallace
10. William Westmoreland
