Chapter 26 Self-Quiz 1

. In the 1960s the liberal agenda favored

a balanced budget.

ending the Cold War through accommodation with the Soviet Union and China.

a challenge to corporate capitalism.

use of the government's power to solve problems.

. To assure the success of liberty, President Kennedy vowed in his inaugural address to do all of the following except

"support any friend."

"bear any burden."

"meet any hardship."

"spread liberalism abroad."

. All of the following people lost their lives in the civil rights movement except

Medgar Evers.

Fannie Lou Hamer.

Michael Schwerner.

Martin Luther King.

. The Kennedy administration's defense policy

reduced the size of the military-industrial complex.

overcame the "missile gap" between the United States and the Soviet Union.

restricted the power of the CIA.

stressed a "flexible response" strategy.

. During the Cuban missile crisis

President Kennedy worked quietly through diplomatic channels to resolve the problem.

Khrushchev used television to alert the world to the crisis.

the United States and the Soviet Union came close to war.

Khrushchev ordered a quarantine of American ships headed for Cuba.

. Presidents Kennedy and Johnson were similar in all of the following except their

style and personality.

political party.

support of the belief in the American might.

opposition to the expansion of communism.

. The Great Society

was designed to use the power of the federal government to improve Americans' lives.

declared war on poverty.

confronted the growing issues of consumer protection.

All of the above.

. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

followed an unprovoked attack by North Vietnam on American troops.

provided a justification for the introduction of American troops.

was hotly debated and passed by a narrow margin.

led to a congressional declaration of war three days later.

. President Johnson and his advisers believed which of the following about the war in Vietnam?

That the United States would not need to attack civilians.

That the United States would not require an unconditional surrender.

That the United States would not need to use all of its massive military resources to win the war.

All of the above.

. All of the following are accurate characterizations of the war at home except:

It had a divisive impact.

It created an impassioned antiwar movement.

It energized the young, but they were powerless to make their voices heard.

Most Americans supported the war.

. The "hawks" in the Vietnam War era included mostly the

Democratic liberals.

conservatives in both parties.

student protestors.

liberal Republicans.

. In 1966 the slogan "black power" was first used by

Malcolm X.

Elijah Muhammad.

Stokely Carmichael.

Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

. The assassinations of both Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., coming within months of each other

threatened democratic politics

touched off riots in dozens of cities

highlighted an underlying sense of dread among Americans

exposed a conspiracy to eliminate civil rights leaders

. The Election of 1968 was contested by all of the following except

George Wallace.

Richard Nixon.

Teddy Kennedy.

Hubert Humphrey.

. The "fall" of the new liberalism of the 1960s was the result of

the war in Vietnam.

the upheavals of 1968.

the failure of the Great Society programs.

None of the above.

. By 1960, SNCC had evolved into civil rights group for African Americans, while whites worked through their own groups.

TRUE

FALSE

. Faith in economic growth drove the new liberalism of the 1960s.

TRUE

FALSE

. The Democrats found an energetic candidate to carry their message in the election of 1960 in John F. Kennedy.

TRUE

FALSE

. JFK won the election of 1960 by a very slim margin.

TRUE

FALSE

. In 1961 the SNCC started a voter registration drive in Mississippi.

TRUE

FALSE

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