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who wrote letter from birmingham city jail while incarcerated for participating in a civil rights demonstration

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martin luther king jr.

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which of the following was not part of kennedy's domestic program

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abolishing welfare

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this document gave president lyndon johnson the authoirty to prevent further aggresion in vietnam toward the united states

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the gulf of tonkin resolution

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president lyndon johnson's plan to provide health insurance for the elderly is known as

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medicare

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the civil rights act of 1964 banned racial segregation everywhere except

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schools

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who won the presidential election of 1968

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richard nixon

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the black power movement was best associated with

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malcolm x

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in 1962, u.s. spy planes discovered what appeared to be soviet missile sites in

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cuba

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president lyndon johnson declared a war on

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poverty

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this group's convention experienced a riot in 1968

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democrat

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this was a training program introduced by president lyndon johnson that was aimed at inner-city youths ages sixteen to twenty one

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job corps

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in the republican nomination speech, richard nixon appealed to a group called

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the silent majority

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what sparked race riots in more than 100 cities in 1968

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the assassination of MLK

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One of the first pieces of legislation signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, it lowered the tax rate by 20 percent.

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Revenue Act

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned racial segregation everywhere except

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schools

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In regard to the Freedom Riders, President Kennedy

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dismissed them as publicity seekers.

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During the civil rights movement, peaceful protests at white-only establishments were called

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sit-ins.

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What was George Wallace's goal in entering the presidential race of 1968?

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Throw the election into the House of Representatives

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President Kennedy approved an attack on Cuba by CIA-trained ex-Cubans at

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the Bay of Pigs.

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The heir apparent for the Democratic nomination for president in 1968, he was assassinated after giving his acceptance speech.

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Robert F. Kennedy

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What occurred immediately after World War II ended in the United States?

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The United States experienced a mild recession and then its economy shot to new heights

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The greatest social movement in the United States in the 20th century was

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civil rights.

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After World War II, your textbook states that two out of every three Americans feared this.

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Communism

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What contributed to the economic boom in Texas after the Second World War?

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Oil boom

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Kennedy called his political program the

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New Frontier

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The march from Selma to Montgomery emphasized

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Voting Rights

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The Jobs Corps, Head Start, and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) were all part of

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The war on poverty

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In the Birmingham campaign in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. signaled a change in strategy from

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changing southern white attitudes to confrontation and civil disobedience.

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As a result of the Immigration Act of 1965, the majority of future immigrants were

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Hispanics and Asians

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Stokely Carmichael is best associated with

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the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

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President Lyndon Johnson's plan to provide health insurance for the elderly is known as

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Medicare

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This was a training program introduced by President Lyndon Johnson that was aimed at inner-city youths ages sixteen to twenty-one.

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Job Corps

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The United States involvement in Vietnam grew from an earlier policy of

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Containment

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In Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court ruled on

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the rights of a person accused of a crime.

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In 1968, the candidate who claimed to speak for the "silent majority" and "Middle America" was

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Richard Nixon

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Michael Harrington's The Other America influenced the

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War on Poverty.

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President Johnson said that "we have just delivered the South to the Republican Party for a long time to come" after

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the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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It could be argued that the modern civil rights movement gained prominence at a lunch counter at a

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Woolworths

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Dismissed by the Kennedy brothers as a buffoon, he would succeed President Kennedy after his assassination.

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Lyndon Johnson

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Which of the following was not part of Kennedy's domestic program?

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Abolishing welfare

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The defining moment for baby boomers was

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Moon landing

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In the Cuban missile crisis, President Kennedy ordered

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a quarantine of Cuba

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Even though this case ruled segregation illegal, it was still occurring during the Kennedy Administration

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Brown v. Board of Education

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The greatest protests against Nixon's Vietnam policy came after

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the Cambodian incursion

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What is the bestest form of government?

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Communism

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barry goldwater opposed the civil rights act of 1964

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true

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jack ruby was charged with assassination president john f. kennedy, but doubts about his guilt linger

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false

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hubert humphrey was lyndon johnsons running mate in the presidential election of 1964

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true

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from the beginning of his presidency, kennedy vigorously supported black civil rights

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false

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congress narrowly defeated president johns request in 1964 for authorizatino to take all necessary measures to prevent further aggression from vietnam

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false

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president johnson was not as adept at handling congress as president kennedy had been

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false

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johnsons great society programs helped reduce the number of people living in poverty

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true

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T/F Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and other Beats rebelled against middle-class life and conventional literary expression.

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True

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T/F President Kennedy's program to help Latin America was called the Alliance for Progress.

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True

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T/F By 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. had become a leading spokesman for "black power."

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False

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T/F Had Kennedy lived, he would certainly have removed U.S. troops from Vietnam.

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False

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T/F The Civil Rights Act of 1964 barred racial discrimination in hotels and restaurants

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True

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T/F The 1968 Republican convention in Chicago was the scene of tumultuous riots.

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False

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T/F Congress narrowly defeated President Johnson's request in 1964 for authorization to "take all necessary measures" to prevent further aggression in Vietnam.

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False

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T/F President Johnson was not as adept at handling Congress as President Kennedy had been.

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False

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T/F Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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True

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T/F In the 1960 presidential election, Richard M. Nixon carried more states than Kennedy did.

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False

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T/F Malcolm X was a leader in the Black Muslim movement.

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True

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T/F The Tet offensive marked a turning point in public support for the war in Vietnam.

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True

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T/F The Tet offensive had a great effect on U.S. public opinion as opposition to the Vietnam War grew.

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True

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T/F By 1966, participants in the black power movement demanded voting rights and declared they would burn the cities until that was accomplished.

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False

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T/F John F. Kennedy constantly worked hard to achieve full civil rights for African Americans.

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False

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