History Chapter 34 Quiz

The Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall in the aftermath of the
a) Bay of Pigs invasion
b) Cuban missile crisis
c) arrival of American combat troops in Vietnam
d) election of John F. Kennedy

a) Bay of Pigs invasion

In the Cuban missile crisis, President Kennedy ordered
a) surgical air strikes on Cuba
b) a quarantine of Cuba.
c) the Bay of Pigs invasion
d) the removal of U.S. missiles from Turkey.

b) a quarantine of Cuba

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
a) True
b) False

a) True

In the 1960 presidential election, Nixon carried more states than Kennedy did.
a) True
b) False

a) True

President Kennedy’s program to help Latin America was called the Alliance for progress.
a) True
b) False

a) True

Malcolm X was a leader in the Black Muslim movement.
a) True
b) false

a) True

In 1968, the candidate who claimed to speak for the "silent majority" and "Middle America" was
a) Hubert Humphrey
b) George Wallace
c) Robert Kennedy
d) Richard Nixon

d) Richard Nixon

John Kennedy’s religion played a significant role in the 1960 election; he overcame the traditional American bias against Roman Catholicism to become the nation’s first Catholic president.
a) True
b) False

a) True

The march from Selma to Montgomery emphasized
a) integrated public transportation
b) equal access to public accommodations such as restaurants and hotels.
c) voting rights
d) desegregation of public schools

c) voting rights

The Tet offensive had a great effect on U.S. public opinion as opposition to the Vietnam War grew.
a) True
b) False

a) True

"I would remind you that in the defense of liberty extremism is no vice," said
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) John F. Kennedy
c) Barry Goldwater
d) Lyndon Johnson

c) Barry Goldwater

in Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court ruled on
a) illegal immigration
b) the rights of a person accused of a crime
c) the reapportionment of state legislatures.
d) state-sanctioned prayer in public schools.

b) the rights of a person accused of a crime

The Jobs Corps, Head Start, and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) were all part of
a) Martin Luther King Jr.’s proposals for Birmingham
b) the War on Poverty
c) Kennedy’s New Frontier
d) Barry Goldwater’s platform in 1964

b) the War on Poverty

A crucial factor in the 1960 presidential campaign involved the
a) jailing of Martin Luther King Jr.
b) shooting down of the U-2 spy plane
c) failed Bay of Pigs invasion
d) decision to send troops to Vietnam.

a) jailing of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Tokin Gulf resolution sanctioned America’s escalation of the Vietnam conflict.
a) True
b) False

a) True

The sit-ins in 1960 ignited the first mass movement in African American history.
a) True
b) False

a) True

By 1966, participants in the black power movement demanded voting rights and declared they would burn the cities until that was accomplished.
a) True
b) False

b) False

The 1968 Republican convention in Chicago was the scene of tumultuous riots.
a) True
b) False

b) False

President Johnson said that "we have just delivered the South to the Republican Party for a long time to come" after
a) he defeated Barry Goldwater for president in 1964
b) the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
c) the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
d) the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

b) the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

President Lyndon B. Johnson was truly committed to civil rights
a) True
b) False

a) True

In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Police Commissioner "Bull" Connor criticized the civil rights protesters.
a) True
b) False

b) False

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 barred racial discrimination in hotels and restaurants.
a) True
b) False

a) True

In 1968, the correct order of events was
a) LBJ’s withdrawal from the presidential race, the Tet offensive, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and the Democratic convention in Chicago.
b) the Tet offensive, LBJ’s withdrawal from the presidential race, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and the Democratic convention in Chicago.
c) LBJ’s withdrawal from the presidential race, the Tet offensive, the assassination of Robert Kennedy, and the Democratic convention in Chicago.
d) the Tet offensive, LBJ’s withdrawal from the presidential race, the Democratic convention in Chicago, and the assassination of Robert Kennedy.

b) the Tet offensive, LBJ’s withdrawal from the presidential race, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and the Democratic convention in Chicago.

Michael Harrington’s The Other American influence the
a) Alliance for Progress
b) War of Poverty
c) Civil Rights Act of 1964
d) Supreme Court’s decision on criminal justice.

b) War of Poverty

John F. Kennedy constantly worked hard to achieve full civil rights for African Americans
a) True
b) False

b) False

President Johnson decided to escalate the war in Vietnam
a) to help America’s ally, North Vietnam
b) to contain communism in the Far East
c) at the request of Chin.
d) after the Tet offensive

b) to contain communism in the Far East

As a result of the Immigration Act of 1965, the majority of future immigrants were
a) western Europeans
b) Hispanics and Asians
c) Canadians
d) Arabs

b) Hispanics and Asians

The freedom rides were organized by
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
c) the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
d) the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

d) the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

In the Birmingham campaign in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. signaled a change in strategy from
a) educating whites about racism to using violence to achieve change.
b) seeking federal enforcement and new laws to massive civil disobedience
c) massive civil disobedience to using violence to achieve change
d) changing southern white attitudes to confrontation and civil disobedience.

d) changing southern white attitudes to confrontation and civil disobedience.

In 1968, George C. Wallace, a defender of segregation, received over 13 percent of the popular vote for president as the nominee of the American Independent party.
a) True
b) False

a) True