APUSH Chapter 36-42 – Flashcards

The factor that may well have tipped the electoral scales for John F. Kennedy in the presidential election of 1960 was Select one: a. his televised debates with Richard M. Nixon. b. President Eisenhowers heavy loss of popularity in his last two years in office. c. his family. d. his age. e. his religion.

Swedish writer Gunnar Myrdals An American Dilemma essentially argued that Select one: a. the divisions over race might well lead to a new North-South conflict. b. the civil rights movement was bound to overturn segregation. c. the United States would become a more and more racist society. d. altering racial segregation would create great problems for Americas neighborhoods and schools. e. Americas racial segregation was a hypocritical contradiction of its democratic ideals.

When Dwight Eisenhower left the presidency in 1961 Select one: a. he had clearly lost control of the Democratic-dominated Congress. b. he was unhappy with Vice President Nixons unbending anticommunism. c. Congress was firmly in the hands of the Republicans. d. he remained an extraordinarily popular figure. e. it was noted that his second term had produced little of value, since he was a "lame duck."

Many of the better-known American poets in the post-World War II era Select one: a. actually produced second-rate verse. b. left the country to live in Paris. c. consisted mainly of those who wrote before the war. d. turned to nature for subject matter. e. ended their lives through suicide.

The title of Ralph Ellisons novel Invisible Man refers to a(n) Select one: a. father who is disrespected by his family. b. World War II bomber pilot who is ignored upon his return home. c. anticommunist agent who is forced to live underground. d. African American whose supposed supporters are unable to see him as a real man. e. victim of nuclear testing who is dying of radiation.

The basic military strategy of Eisenhowers and Dulless New Look foreign policy in the 1950s aimed at Select one: a. a buildup of unconventional and guerrilla-warfare forces. b. the dismantling of the military-industrial complex. c. massive new military spending. d. greater reliance on air power and the deterrent power of nuclear weapons than on the army and navy. e. the rapid deployment of the navy and marines to trouble spots.

The most serious blow to Lyndon Johnsons Vietnam policy Select one: a. came with the revelation that the Tonkin Gulf attacks had been provoked by the United States. b. was the Tet offensive of 1968. c. occurred when Defense Secretary Robert McNamara resigned. d. occurred when Senator J. William Fulbrights Foreign Relations Committee held public hearings on the war. e. came with the bombing of Cambodia.

In the final analysis, Lyndon Johnsons Great Society programs Select one: a. actually increased the poverty rate. b. proved that poverty could not be papered over with greenbacks. c. did no good at all. d. received more money than they could effectively spend. e. won some noteworthy battles in education and health care.

While it seemed sane enough, John F. Kennedys doctrine of flexible response contained hidden dangers because it Select one: a. could not really be applied outside of Europe. b. required reliance on corrupt or dictatorial allies. c. depended on maintaining secrecy from the American public. d. potentially lowered the level at which diplomacy would give way to shooting. e. failed to provide a mechanism for the progressive use of force.

President Johnson called his package of domestic reform proposals the Select one: a. Great Society. b. Johnson Revolution. c. Fair Deal. d. Great Crusade. e. New Frontier.

Aerial bombardment in Vietnam Select one: a. destroyed North Vietnamese industry. b. strengthened the will of Americas South Vietnamese allies to fight. c. worked very well. d. had no effect on the war. e. strengthened the communists will to resist.

During the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson ordered the CIA, in clear violation of its charter, to Select one: a. infiltrate FBI headquarters. b. spy on domestic antiwar protestors. c. protect prowar presidential candidates. d. lead an invasion of Cambodia. e. help destabilize the government of Thailand.

The three Ps that largely explain the cultural upheavals of the 1960s are Select one: a. poverty, political radicalism, and protest against authority. b. population bulge, protest against Vietnam, and prosperity. c. patriotism, prowar enthusiasm, and perfectionism. d. public schools, parietal rules, and parental restrictions. e. the pill, pot, and popular rock music.

John F. Kennedys strategy of flexible response Select one: a. was used in his battle with the leadership of the steel industry. b. cut back nuclear weapons in favor of guerrilla forces. c. required increased spending on a variety of nuclear weapons systems to be deployed around the world. d. called for a variety of military options that could be matched to the scope and importance of a crisis. e. was an updated version of John Foster Dulless doctrine of massive retaliation.

The focal point of congressional opposition to Lyndon Johnsons Vietnam War policy was Select one: a. the House Ways and Means Committee. b. the Republican party in both the Senate and the House. c. the Senate office of Vice President Hubert Humphrey. d. Senator Richard Russells Armed Services Committee. e. Senator William Fulbrights Foreign Relations Committee.

The site of the first major militant protest on behalf of gay liberation in 1969 was Select one: a. the Mattachine Society headquarters (Los Angeles). b. Fire Island, New York. c. Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana). d. the Stonewall Inn (New York City). e. Key West, Florida.

President Kennedys most bitter confrontation with big business occurred when he Select one: a. lowered tariff rates to permit more European imports into the United States. b. refused to support compensation for American businesses lost investments in Cuba. c. forced steel industry leaders to roll back steel price increases. d. demanded that the American oil industry stop driving up the price of gasoline. e. raised taxes on corporate business profits.

As a result of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Select one: a. sources of immigration shifted to Latin America and Asia. b. the number of immigrants entering the country was reduced. c. sources of immigration tilted to Eastern Europe. d. fewer Asians came to the United States. e. the racial and ethnic makeup of the country was unchanged.

The 1968 Democratic party convention witnessed Select one: a. a long deadlock over the nomination of its presidential candidate. b. the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy soon after he delivered a speech at the convention. c. a walkout by hundreds of southern delegates, who then founded the Independent party. d. a violent conflict between police and antiwar demonstrators outside the convention hall. e. the enthusiastic nomination of Vice President Humphrey.

Before he became vice president and then president of the United States, Lyndon Johnson had exercised great power as Select one: a. Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. b. Speaker of the House of Representatives. c. secretary of defense. d. governor of Texas. e. a wealthy Texas businessman.

The attempt to nominate an antiwar Democratic candidate for president in 1968 suffered a crippling blow when Select one: a. public opinion turned back in favor of the war after the Tet offensive. b. Senator Eugene McCarthy withdrew from the race before the Democratic convention. c. pro-war vice president Hubert Humphrey won the Oregon and California primaries. d. militant leftist demonstrators at the Chicago convention caused a backlash in favor of Humphrey. e. Senator Robert Kennedy was assassinated after winning the California primary.