History Chapter 27-29

The United States involvement in Vietnam grew from an earlier policy of

containment.

President Kennedy approved an attack on Cuba by CIA-trained ex-Cubans at

The bay of pigs

The most important issue of President Kennedy’s administration was

Civil rights

This was a training program introduced by President Lyndon Johnson that was aimed at inner-city youths ages sixteen to twenty-one.

Job Corps

Stokely Carmichael is best associated with

the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned racial segregation everywhere except

Schools

What did President Kennedy do after his disastrous performance at the Vienna Summit?

He called up National Guard units to protect West Berlin.

Which of the following was not part of Kennedy’s domestic program?

Abolishing welfare

The heir apparent for the Democratic nomination for president in 1968, he was assassinated after giving his acceptance speech.

Robert. F. Kennedy

The United States ship that was attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin was

The U.S.S. Maddox.

President Lyndon Johnson’s domestic program in his second term was known as

the Great Society.

The first sustained bombing of North Vietnam by the United States was called

Operation Rolling Thunder.

In his Republican nomination speech, Richard Nixon appealed to a group called

the silent majority.

What sparked race riots in more than 100 cities in 1968?

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

One of the first pieces of legislation signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, it lowered the tax rate by 20 percent.

Revenue Act

During the civil rights movement, peaceful protests at white-only establishments were called

Sit-ins

In 1968, the Viet Cong attacked American and South Vietnamese targets in their largest, coordinated attack. It is known as

the Tet Offensive.

This group’s convention experienced a riot in 1968.

Democrat

Who won the presidential election of 1968?

Richard Nixon

This document gave President Lyndon Johnson the authority to prevent further aggression in Vietnam toward the United States.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Which word best describes President Nixon’s strategy in dealing with the Russians in his second administration?

Negotiation

The newspaper that broke the story of Watergate was the

Washington Post

Until an assassination attempt was made on his life, this man was the chief opponent to President Nixon winning a second term of office.

George Wallace

In an effort to prevent the United States from being incrementally pulled into another war like Vietnam, Congress passed

the War Powers Act.

In 1962, Tom Hayden and Al Haber created this, the first campus organization based on the tactics employed during the civil rights.

Students for a Democratic Society

Nixon abused his presidential powers during the Watergate affair by

ordering the CIA to confuse the FBI about the case.

In the 1960s, this group was characterized as being unorganized, and more focused on cultural radicalism rather than political activism.

Counterculture

What is the government program that provides preferential treatment to minorities and women to atone for past injustices?

Affirmative Action

Cesar Chavez is best associated with which group?

UFW

What did President Ford do that started off his presidency on the wrong foot?

He pardoned Nixon.

During his administration, President Nixon authorized the ______ to work to thwart an elected official in Chile from taking office.

CIA

In 1973 this landmark case was decided by the Supreme Court striking down state laws on abortion.

Roe V. Wade

After the United States’ withdrawal from Vietnam,

North Vietnam was able to defeat South Vietnam.

To apply pressure in diplomatic circles in regards to Vietnam, President Nixon

Expanded the air war

In the 1960s this group was characterized by long hair, beards on men, no makeup for women, casual sex, and communal living arrangements.

Hippies

A rebirth of the women’s movement in the 1960s focused on

feminism.

President Nixon’s plan of removing U.S. troops from Vietnam was called

Vietnamization.

President Nixon’s New Federalism plan promoted

sending federal monies to the states to spend as they saw fit.

President Nixon’s greatest success came in the field of

foreign policy.

Nixon’s plan for winning the presidency was known as

the southern strategy.

In the Soviet Union, Communist hardliners saw this man as the reason for the collapse of their government.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Before becoming president, Ronald Reagan was governor of which state?

California

Which statement best describes the problems with President Carter’s leadership?

micromanager

Which of the following did not have a higher rate of production than the United States in the 1980s?

England

During the 1980s,

Americans spent more than they made.

President Reagan’s anti-missile defense system involved missile-killing

satellites.

The worst Wall Street Crash since the Depression occurred on a day known as

Black Monday

What landmark piece of President Carter’s administration was referred to as being "nibbled to death by ducks"?

National Energy Act

Which statement best describes the 1980 election?

It was a landslide for Reagan.

President Reagan appointed the first female to the Supreme Court. Her name is

Sandra Day O’Connor.

The purchase, destruction, and rebuilding of poor neighborhoods into upscale condominiums is known as

gentrification.

President Reagan planned on beating the Russians in the cold war by

overwhelming them both financially and militarily.

In the 1984 election, the first female vice-presidential candidate was nominated. Who was she?

Geraldine Ferraro

The major breakthrough in the computing industry in the 1970s was the invention of

the microprocessor.

What was an early success of President Carter’s?

He reduced the White House staff by a third.

What was the outcome of the Camp David Accords?

Egypt recognized Israel’s right to exist

What was a major reason that Jimmy Carter won the presidency in 1976?

He convinced voters he was incorruptible.

Which statement best describes President Reagan’s plan to deal with the Soviets?

Peace through strength.

Heading toward the 1984 election, what term was used to describe President Reagan’s first administration?

Reagan Revolution

During the collapse of the Soviet Union, which of the following did President George H. W. Bush not do?

Launch a pre-emptive strike into Russia to destroy their nuclear capability