Question 1

The Cuban missile crisis ended with President Kennedy's pledge to recognize Cuba.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

President Lyndon Johnson's first major foreign policy test came in 1961 during a crisis in

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A)   Singapore.
B)   the Middle East.
C)   the Dominican Republic.
D)   Brazil.
E)   Laos.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 3

In January 1966, highly publicized hearings airing criticisms of the war were staged by

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A)   Senator William Fulbright.
B)   Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford.
C)   General William Westmoreland.
D)   Senator Robert Kennedy.
E)   Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Within the later Johnson administration, the most powerful voice for scaling down the war in Vietnam was that of ________.

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The answer of Within the later Johnson administration, the most...

Question 5

President Johnson based his proposals for federal aid to education on the needs of the schools themselves rather than on the needs of their students.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When Lyndon Johnson became president was he, in essence, already committed to following a policy of escalating involvement in Vietnam? Why or why not?

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When Lyndon Johnson became president, he...

Question 7

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and subsequent related measures

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A)   offered aid to both public and private schools.
B)   based aid on student need rather than school need.
C)   managed to circumvent objections that the Kennedy administration had faced.
D)   both offered aid to public and private schools, and based aid on student rather than school need.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Prior to 1960, John Kennedy had not proven himself a committed crusader for civil rights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The first Democrat to officially challenge Lyndon Johnson for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination was Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 1960, John Kennedy called his domestic reform agenda the "New ________."

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The answer of In 1960, John Kennedy called his domestic...

Question 11

President Kennedy's Alliance for Progress was designed to be a complement to NATO by improving the military security of the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Kennedy administration created the plan to oust Castro from Cuba that became the Bay of Pigs operation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In 1956, the United States' interest in South Vietnam

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A)   was nearly nonexistent.
B)   was mainly in replacing the corrupt Ngo Dinh Diem government.
C)   had made the country a recipient of large amounts of American aid.
D)   was purely commercial.
E)   was predicated on Diem agreeing to hold free and open elections.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

The Immigration Act of 1965 maintained a strict limit on the number of immigrants to be admitted to the United States, even as it eliminated much of the "national origins" system of the 1920s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

One of the chief obstacles in John Kennedy's presidential bid in 1960 was his

Accepted Answer

A)   religion.
B)   public image.
C)   wealth.
D)   womanizing.
E)   lack of resources.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

In the 1960 presidential election,

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A)   John Kennedy narrowly won the popular vote but fared slightly better in the electoral vote.
B)   Richard Nixon was soundly defeated.
C)   Richard Nixon won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote and the election.
D)   Dixiecrat Harry F. Byrd swept the Deep South.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

In January 1966, Senator RobertF. Kennedy of New York, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, began to hold highly publicized hearings about the war in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

President Kennedy called for a significant tax cut to promote economic growth early in his presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was murdered the same day

Accepted Answer

A)   a black church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama.
B)   a federal court ruled James Meredith could attend the University of Mississippi.
C)   Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech.
D)   George Wallace tried to prevent black students from enrolling in the University of Alabama.
E)   Attorney General Robert Kennedy mandated the integration of bus and train stations.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following individuals was NOT at one point a candidate in the 1968 Democratic primaries?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hubert Humphrey
B)   George McGovern
C)   Lyndon Johnson
D)   Eugene McCarthy
E)   Robert KennedyF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Exam 29: Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

In January 1966, Senator RobertF. Kennedy of New York, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, began to hold highly publicized hearings about the war in Vietnam.

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In 1960, John Kennedy called his domestic reform agenda the "New ________."

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When Lyndon Johnson became president was he, in essence, already committed to following a policy of escalating involvement in Vietnam? Why or why not?

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Within the later Johnson administration, the most powerful voice for scaling down the war in Vietnam was that of ________.

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In January 1966, highly publicized hearings airing criticisms of the war were staged by

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The Immigration Act of 1965 maintained a strict limit on the number of immigrants to be admitted to the United States, even as it eliminated much of the "national origins" system of the 1920s.

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President Kennedy called for a significant tax cut to promote economic growth early in his presidency.

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The first Democrat to officially challenge Lyndon Johnson for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination was Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota.

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President Kennedy's Alliance for Progress was designed to be a complement to NATO by improving the military security of the Caribbean.

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One of the chief obstacles in John Kennedy's presidential bid in 1960 was his

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Prior to 1960, John Kennedy had not proven himself a committed crusader for civil rights.

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President Lyndon Johnson's first major foreign policy test came in 1961 during a crisis in

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The Kennedy administration created the plan to oust Castro from Cuba that became the Bay of Pigs operation.

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In the 1960 presidential election,

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President Johnson based his proposals for federal aid to education on the needs of the schools themselves rather than on the needs of their students.

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Which of the following individuals was NOT at one point a candidate in the 1968 Democratic primaries?

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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and subsequent related measures

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In 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was murdered the same day

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The Cuban missile crisis ended with President Kennedy's pledge to recognize Cuba.

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In 1956, the United States' interest in South Vietnam

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