American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 29: CIVIL RIGHTS, VIETNAM, AND THE ORDEAL OF LIBERALISM

True or False Quiz

1
Despite Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolence, there were major riots in several American cities following the assassination of King.
A)True
B)False
2
The Warren Commission on the assassination of President Kennedy concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone.
A)True
B)False
3
Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee for president in 1964, represented the moderate-liberal wing of his party, and his defeat laid the groundwork for the conservative takeover of the Republican Party that would follow.
A)True
B)False
4
The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), the "centerpiece" of President Johnson's "war on poverty," tried to get members of poor communities themselves involved in planning and administering social programs.
A)True
B)False
5
The Immigration Act of 1965 gave preference to potential northern and western European migrants and sharply limited African and Asian immigration to the United States.
A)True
B)False
6
A major key to President Johnson's "Great Society" was that the programs involved reform in the approach to poverty without necessitating significant spending increases.
A)True
B)False
7
In the immediate post-World War II period, there was a major exodus of black population from the industrial cities of the Northeast back to the South because of urban riots and the loss of wartime jobs.
A)True
B)False
8
By the late 1960s, the civil rights movement had begun to focus on racial discrimination that existed by custom and practice outside the South, as well as on legal restrictions in the old Confederate states.
A)True
B)False
9
"Affirmative action" refers to extra efforts—for example, hiring, scholarships, etc.—undertaken by the government and corporations to help counter the discrimination that women and minorities faced in the past.
A)True
B)False
10
Malcolm X stressed that blacks should band together and strengthen their racial pride through their Christian churches.
A)True
B)False
11
The Green Berets were special military forces trained to fight guerilla conflicts and other limited wars.
A)True
B)False
12
Despite pleas for help from anti-Castro exiles, the preparation for the Bay of Pigs invasion was undertaken by Cuban refugees without assistance from any agency of the U.S. government.
A)True
B)False
13
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which authorized President Johnson to "take all necessary measures" to protect American forces and "prevent further aggression" in Southeast Asia, was inspired by an alleged attack on U.S. destroyers by North Vietnamese torpedo boats.
A)True
B)False
14
The Tet Offensive by the Viet Cong helped turn American opinion against the war in Vietnam even though the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces repelled the invasion and inflicted serious losses on the Viet Cong.
A)True
B)False
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