Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
of the following was NOT part of the imact of the Vietnam War? a. | Nearly 60,000
Americans soldiers died. | b. | Large numbers of Vietnamese refugees fled to the United
States. | c. | Differing opinions about the war divided the American
people. | d. | A noncommunist government was installed in a reunited
Vietnam. | | |
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Which
statement BEST describes results of the Vietnam War in the United States? a. | The American
people were united in their support for the Vietnam War. | b. | The United
States government repealed the draft and used a volunteer army in Vietnam | c. | Many Americans
protested against the nation’s involvement in the Vietnam War. | d. | Most Americans
supported the government of North Vietnam during the War. | | |
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Which
of the following declared that “seperate but equal” public schools were
unconstitutional? a. | Hernandez v.
Texas | c. | Brown v.
Board of Education | b. | Plessy v. Ferguson | d. | Civil Rights Act | | | | |
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Which
of the following was a characteristic of the Montgomery bus boycott? a. | African
Americans staged violent protests against segregation | b. | Local
governments supported the efforts of the protesters | c. | African
Americans learned the power of nonviolent protest | d. | Peaceful
protests quickly ended bus segregation | | |
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Which
of the following was not a form of protest used by the civil rights movement? a. | The Montgomery
Bus Boycott | c. | “sit-ins” | b. | The assassination of Martin Luther King
Jr. | d. | The Freedom
Riders | | | | |
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In
the 1960’s a new kind of music was sung by artists like a. | John Kennedy and
Lyndon Johnson | c. | Elvis Presley
and Chuck Berry | b. | Buzz Aldrin | d. | Yuri Gargarin | | | | |
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The
North Vietnamese fought a. | with better technology and
weapons | c. | using jet
bombers tanks and helicopters | b. | by bombing Cambodia | d. | in small groups that hid and moved quickly in and out of the
jungle | | | | |
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Some
people thought that the U.S. should fight in Vietnam because a. | the U.S. spent
billions of dollars on the war | c. | the United
States had to stop communism | b. | many American soldiers were
dying | d. | of the results
of U.S. bombing raids on Vietnamese civilians | | | | |
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What
was one success of the civil rights movement in the 1950’s? a. | Congress did not
pass any civil rights laws in the 1950’s | c. | Governor Wallace prevented students from entering
school | b. | The Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools was
legal | d. | The Supreme
Court ruled that segregation on buses was illegal. | | | | |
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How
was the United States involved in the Vietnam War? a. | The United
States did not send any troops | c. | The United
States fought to help South Vietnam | b. | The United States fought to help North
Vietnam | d. | The United
States did not send soldiers | | | | |
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APPLYING MAIN IDEAS
August 28,
1963
“In the process of gaining our
right-
ful place we must not be guilty
of
wrongful deeds. Let us not seek
to
satisfy our thirst for freedom
by
drinking from the cup of
bitterness
and
hatred.” | |
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Which
of the following people is MOST likely to have given the speech from which this quote
comes? a. | Orville
Faubus | c. | Lyndon
Johnson | b. | Martin Luther King, Jr. | d. | Richard Nixon | | | | |
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Which
of the following BEST describes the meaning of the quote? a. | The intrusion of
the Great Society into citizens’ lives must end peacefully. | b. | The
materialistic life of mainstream society should not be forced on all
citizens. | c. | African Americans must show compassion and understanding as
they work for civil rights. | d. | We cannot let our anger over the oil embargo destroy
international relations. | | |
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Which
of the following tactics would the speaker be MOST likely to support as a tactic to achieve his or
her goals? a. | street
riots | c. | armed
resistance | b. | nonviolent protest | d. | meek obedience | | | | |
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Which
of the following BEST interprets the phrase “thirst for freedom” in this
quote? a. | desire for less
government intrusion | b. | desire for a separate society | c. | desire for equal
rights | d. | desire for economic freedom | | |
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Matching
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a. | integration | e. | vaccine | b. | segregation | f. | welfare | c. | inflation | g. | cease-fire | d. | veteran | | | | |
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15.
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rising prices
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16.
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mixing of racial groups
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17.
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A
person who has served in the military
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18.
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separation of racial groups
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19.
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A
medicine that helps protect people from getting a disease
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20.
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A
govervnment program that helps people who are in need
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21.
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An
agreement to stop all fighting
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