Question 1

The 1968 presidential election results

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A)   saw George Wallace carry the entire South.
B)   saw both George Wallace carry the entire South, and Hubert Humphrey win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote.
C)   None of these answers is correct.
D)   saw Hubert Humphrey win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote.
E)   were extremely close.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 2

In the Vietnam War,the "Ho Chi Minh Trail" was

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A)   continually moved by the North Vietnamese.
B)   both continually moved by the North Vietnamese and eventually destroyed by American bombing raids.
C)   None of these answers is correct.
D)   used by American troops to stage attacks on North Vietnam.
E)   eventually destroyed by American bombing raids.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech

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A)   saw King call for a significant shift in tactics in the quest of civil rights.
B)   was made before a joint session of Congress and the Senate.
C)   was made shortly after Lyndon Johnson become president.
D)   was given during the largest civil rights demonstration in the nation's history.
E)   was given to commemorate passage of the Voting Rights Act.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 4

The 1968 Tet offensive

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A)   was a major political defeat for President Lyndon Johnson.
B)   permanently depleted the ranks of the NLF.
C)   All these answers are correct.
D)   was a military victory, in terms of the physical battles, for the United States.
E)   both was a major political defeat for President Lyndon Johnson, and was a substantial military victory for the United States.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the assassination of President John Kennedy?

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A)   Lee Harvey Oswald was shot and killed while in police custody.
B)   The president was shot while in a motorcade in downtown Houston.
C)   Kennedy was struck by three bullets.
D)   The president died instantly.
E)   Vice President Lyndon Johnson had made a last-minute decision not to accompany Kennedy.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

In the 1960s,the philosophy of "black power"

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A)   encouraged greater racial assimilation.
B)   disavowed the use of violence in the civil rights movement.
C)   helped to unite the many different black civil rights groups.
D)   called for an increased awareness of racial differences.
E)   was rejected by groups such as SNCC and CORE.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

In 1961,the "freedom rides" sponsored by CORE attempted to

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A)   transport black workers to white-only businesses.
B)   bring northern civil rights activists into the South to register black voters.
C)   help move poor blacks out of the South.
D)   transport black children to formerly all-white schools.
E)   force the desegregation of bus stations.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Ngo Dinh Diem was a Buddhist who had turned against his fellow Buddhists in order to fight the communists in Vietnam.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The 1965 civil rights march in Selma,Alabama,involved all of the following EXCEPT the

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A)   resignation of Governor George Wallace.
B)   murder of two northern whites.
C)   involvement of Martin Luther King Jr.
D)   televised attack on demonstrators by local police.
E)   call for voting rights for blacks.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 10

In Vietnam,the American military "attrition" strategy

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A)   None of these answers is correct.
B)   prevented North Vietnam from sufficiently resupplying their soldiers.
C)   eventually broke the resolve of North Vietnam.
D)   led the United States to abandon its air bombardment campaign.
E)   both prevented North Vietnam from sufficiently resupplying their soldiers, and led the United States to abandon its air bombardment campaign.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

In the 1962 Cuban missile crisis,the

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A)   United States ordered a naval and air blockade around Cuba.
B)   Soviet Union launched a missile at an American naval destroyer.
C)   United States made an air attack on Cuban missile sites.
D)   Cubans attempted to install defensive nuclear weapons.
E)   Soviet Union attempted to invade Cuba.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Describe the multiple traumas of 1968.How did the country respond to them?

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Question 13

In what areas of presidential leadership did John Kennedy most excel? Where was he most limited or unsuccessful?

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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

Under the terms of the Geneva accords,Vietnam was

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A)   to unify with nearby Laos and Cambodia.
B)   to be controlled by France.
C)   permanently divided into two parts along the 17th parallel.
D)   to receive military aid from the United States.
E)   to hold elections in 1956.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Robert Kennedy's assassin had apparently been angered by Kennedy's

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A)   statements in favor of Israel.
B)   opposition to the war in Vietnam.
C)   criticism of the nation's wealthy elite.
D)   attacks on corruption in organized labor.
E)   association with the civil rights movement.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

President Kennedy canceled military air support for the Bay of Pigs operation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Lyndon Johnson was similar to John Kennedy in his

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A)   family background.
B)   personality.
C)   political career.
D)   active use of power.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

In 1968,during the Democratic convention in Chicago,antiwar protesters

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A)   forced significant changes to the party platform.
B)   went on a destructive rampage through city streets.
C)   invaded the convention hall.
D)   were attacked by police in a bloody riot in the streets of Chicago.
E)   organized a massive hunger strike that drew worldwide notice.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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