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The Liberal Consensus:
Flaming Out
1960-1968
A. True-False
Where the statement is true, mark T. Where it is false, mark F.
___ 1. John F. Kennedy’s Catholic religion was a large detriment in his campaign during the presidential election of 1960.
___ 2. The Bay of Pigs invasion was successful with the assistance of the CIA. ___ 3. Kennedy was very involved in alleviating social conditions in America. ___ 4. The March on Washington was influential in swaying political opinion.
___ 5. Although the Cuban missile crisis was resolved through negotiations, the atmosphere remained tense between the United States and the Soviet Union.
___ 6. Kennedy let it be known in Saigon that the United States would support a military coup.
___ 7. Kennedy’s youthful image, the trauma of his assassination, and the nation’s sense of loss contributed to a powerful Kennedy mystique.
___ 8. Freedom Summer was an effort drawn by black college students.
___ 9. Johnson’s success in pushing through the Voting Right Act had stemmed in part from the 1964 election, when he had faced the Republican Barry Goldwater.
___ 10. Johnson didn’t hold an expansive view of government.
___ 11. Lyndon B. Johnson failed to find a good excuse to continue involvement n Vietnam. ___ 12. Operation Rolling Thunder unleashed a bombing campaign to target the Ho Chi Minh
Trail.
___ 13. The Gallop poll revealed that a vast majority of Americans strongly approved of Johnson’s Vietnam policy.
___ 14. Major student demonstrations erupted at the University of California Berkeley. ___ 15. The hippie era was characterized by a general deviation from the use of drugs. ___ 16. The Black Panthers was founded by Henry Newton and Bobby Seale.
___ 18. The “Red Power” movement involved the growing majority of young Native Americans agreeing with conciliation minded elders over the question of Native American equality. ___ 19. Governor George Wallace capitalized on the escalating anxiety from protests and riots in
1965.
___ 20. The majority of Americans labeled themselves as “doves” following the Tet Offensive.
B. Multiple Choice
Select the best answer and write the proper letter in the space provided.
___ 21. During the 1960’s, political candidates were able to gain office with the help of a. traditional party organizations
b. bribery c. the media d. state committees
___ 22. Increased funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) caused a. the Soviet Union to install missile bases in Cuba
b. public dissent in America c. the nuclear race to reach its zenith
d. the United States to surpass the Soviet Union in the space competition ___ 23. Kennedy’s fiscal policy involved
a. printing more paper money to initiate deflation b. a Keynesian approach of deficit spending c. creating more welfare programs
d. increasing income taxes
___ 24. The brutal treatment of the black demonstrators in the March on Birmingham led
a. President Kennedy to speak against racism and announce a new civil rights bill b. Attorney General Robert Kennedy to dispatch federal marshals
c. to the large decrease in participation in the civil rights movement d. Martin Luther King Jr. to make concessions to the whites ___ 25. Following the Bay of Pigs invasion, US-Soviet relations
a. improved as negotiations provided peaceful terms for both sides b. slowly became friendlier
c. worsened as soldier from both sides were dispatched to Europe d. reached its climax during the Cold War in 1965
___ 26. Act that granted federal aid for education of poor children. a. Higher Education Act
b. Voting Rights Act
c. Elementary and Secondary Education Act d. Medical Care Act
alphabet agencies of the new deal.
a. AFDC
b. OEO
c. OEC d. VISTA
___ 28. The group the dropped the most regarding the amount of people living below the poverty line between 1963-1968.
a. Irish b. Chinese c. Black d. German
___ 29. The inherent problem that showed the limits of the Great Society. a. Limited funding which was set at less than $2 billion annually.
b. Demands of certain groups that conflicted with interests of other Democrats.
c. Holding together the extraordinarily diverse political coalition first forged by FDR in the 1930’s
d. The growing challenge by conservatives who resisted expanding civil rights and social welfare benefits.
___ 30. The candidate in the election of 1964 that showed the South was cutting its historic ties to the Democratic Party.
a. Lyndon B. Johnson b. Barry M. Goldwater c. John F. Kennedy d. J. Edgar Hoover
___ 31. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution came as a result of North Vietnamese attacks on an American destroyer called
a. the Monitor b. the Maddox c. the Merrimack d. the Maine
___ 32. The most visible group of antiwar protestors were a. industrial workers
b. farmers c. women
d. college students
___ 33. Major student demonstrations included all of the following EXCEPT a. formation of the Free Speech Movement and organized sit-ins b. blocking universities from dealing with the Dow Chemical Company c. the use of explosives on Selective Service offices
d. burned draft cards
___ 34. The emergence of the new counterculture can be attributed to a. a youth revolution against authority and conformity b. President Johnson’s disregard to African American rights c. increased nationalism during the war
d. Black Muslim philosophy
a. join Martin Luther King Jr.’s peaceful protests b. punish whites for their injustices against blacks c. assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.
d. move all blacks back to Africa ___ 36. Stokely Carmichael founded the
a. Black Panthers b. SNCC
c. Black Muslims d. United Farm Workers
___ 37. Which of the following is the correct pair of organizations founded by César Chavez? a. CSO and SNCC
b. SNCC and MAPA
c. Brown Berets and La Raza Unida d. UFW and CSO
___ 38. In what ways did the Tet Offensive affect the U.S. domestically?
a. It instigated a missile-based counterattack on the U.S. by the Vietcong b. It resulted in heavy South Vietnamese losses
c. Shocking images of besieged U.S. embassy frightened families on television d. It increased Johnson’s political support.
___ 39. The Wounded Knee Protest was a result of
a. The sitting-in of the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs b. Staggering unemployment in South Dakota
c. The murder of a local Sioux by a group of Whites d. The occupation of Alcatraz by young Native Americans. ___ 40. Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman represented the
a. Wobblies b. Hippies c. Yippies d. Yuppies
C. Identification
Supply the correct identification for each numbered description.
__________ 41. This candidate in the presidential election of 1960 had better public opinion from radio listeners.
__________ 42. Kennedy supported Cuban exiles situated in this country to start an anti-Castro revolt.
__________ 43. This organization performed public service in other countries and represented anti-Communism.
__________ 44. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech took place during this march.
__________ 45. This structure was the symbol of the Cold War.
__________ 46. Elite military units trained to engage in unconventional, small group warfare. __________ 47. The accused killer of John F. Kennedy.
__________ 48. The commission that was established to implement the prohibition against job discrimination.
__________ 49. The candidate that marked the beginning of a grassroots conservative revolt that would eventually transform the Republican Party and American Politics. __________ 50. The health plan for the poor paid for by general tax revenues and administered
__________ 51. Congress gave President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization for the use of military force in Southeast Asia.
__________ 52. Groups formed by students, clergy, and civil rights advocates in protest of the Vietnam War.
__________ 53. As part of this time period, 100,000 antiwar demonstrators marched on Washington, D.C.
__________ 54. Three-day outdoor concert that consisted of a weekend of music, drugs, and sex for young people.
__________ 55. Religious group that anticipated the day when Allah would banish the white “devils” and give the black nation justice.
__________ 56. Mexican American rights organizer who along with Chavez founded the UFW. __________ 57. Political Party founded by Mexican American students organized to promote
Chicano interests.
__________ 58. Term coined to represent the struggle for Native American civil rights. __________ 59. The site in South Carolina where Sioux Indians were massacred.
__________ 60. Senator of Minnesota who entered the Democratic Party as an antiwar candidate.
D. Matching People, Places, and Events
Match the person, place, or event in the left column with the proper description in the right column by inserting the correct letter on the blank line.
___ 61. John Glenn A. Youth International Party Candidate in 1968 mission to orbit the earth
___ 62. Richard J. Daley B. Guitarist who developed the “acid rock” musical style that included heavily amplified guitar solos and lighting effects
___ 63. Pigasus C. Commander of over 300,000 U.S soldiers
stationed in Vietnam
___ 64. National Liberation Front D. with the most racial discrimination in the United States during this time period
___ 65. George C. Wallace E. Conservative governor of Maryland who served as Nixon’s running mate in the 1968 election. ___ 66. Robert Kennedy F. Democratic mayor of Chicago who
supported John F. Kennedy
___ 67. Spiro Agnew G. Governor of Alabama who called for “law
and order” and exploited the fears of the middle class. ___ 68. Food for Peace H. Astronaut who manned the first space
___ 69. Robert McNamara I. organization that opposed Freedom Riders by burning a bus
___ 70. Selma J. program that distributed surplus agricultural products
___ 71. General William Westmoreland K. City where the 1968 Democratic Nominating Convention took place
___ 72. J. William Fulbright L. The city in which mounted state troopers
attacked marchers that protested the murder of a voting-rights activists with tear gas and clubs.
___ 73. Tom Hayden M. Revolutionary movement formed by
Diem’s opponents, with backing from North Vietnam. ___ 74. Jimi Hendrix N. Act that enabled millions of blacks to register
and vote for the first time since reconstruction. ___ 75. Malcolm X O. Black Muslim civil rights leader who
preached a philosophy of militant protest ___ 76. Klansmen P. renowned systems analyst and former head
of Ford who became Secretary of Defense under Kennedy
___ 77. Chicago Q. President responsible for the creation of the “Great Society.”
___ 78. Birmingham R. An outspoken critic of the war who
chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that raised questions about the administration’s policy ___ 79. Lyndon B. Johnson S. Author of a manifesto, the Port Huron
Statement, which conveyed the disillusionment of American students ___ 80. Voting Rights Act T. United States President killed during a
political trip to Texas.
E. Matching Cause and Effect
Match the historical cause in the left column with the proper effect in the right column by writing the correct letter on the blank line.
Cause Effect
___ 81. Richard Daley’s order of police to A. allowed Johnson to push the Voting Rights Act break up demonstrations.
___ 82. Kennedy’s image as a martyred B. reinforced fears of a nuclear war leader.
___ 83. The SNCC’s sit-ins at restaurants C. Johnson administration charged of concealing information about the war’s progress
rides in 1961
___ 84. The inability to win the Buddhist D. Forced him to believe that he had no choice but population with a suicide ritual to keep his foreign policy to himself.
in protest against the Catholic Saigon regime by Buddhists
___ 85. The Tet Offensive E Awakened interest in African American history, art, and literature
___ 86. The organization of the militant F. The term Chicano was coined, and La Raza
Brown Berets Unida was formed.
___ 87. Barry Goldwater running as a G. American soldiers overwhelmed, the number of candidate in the 1964 election. Troops sent to Vietnam increased.
___ 88. The quarantine on Cuba H. produced grander legislative results than anything he might have achieved as a live president in the White House.
___ 89. the Brown v. Board of Education I. Declared public school segregation
court case. Unconstitutional
___ 90. The American Medical Association J. helped create two new programs: Medicare and fell back to a demand that services
be provided through the existing private system of doctors and hospitals
___ 91. Vietnamese guerilla warfare and K. A popular impression of Democratic chaos use of tunnels
___ 92. Rolling Thunder bombing campaign L. Intensified North Vietnamese nationalism and on North Vietnam hardened their will to fight.
___ 93. Increased television screenings of M. inspired the CORE to begin a series of freedom ___ 94. Black college students of N. Demolished public allegiance to New Deal
Greensboro sparked sit-in movement. Democracy.
___ 95. Young Americans began a O. Occurred on the night of Kennedy’s middle-class respectability “Second Emancipation Proclamation”
American people had the stomach South Vietnamese Government for the course he was contemplating
___ 97. The civil rights activists involved in Q. White college students began to question U.S. march on Washington foreign and domestic policy and middle class. ___ 98. The death of Medgar Evers R. Hippies became the new counterculture that
focused on drugs, sex, and music.
___ 99. The Chicago Nominating S. Were met with Eugene “Bull” Connor and his vicious tactics
