Multiple Choice Chapter 27 Self-Quiz 1

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. What was the complaint of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement in the fall of 1964?

They argued that their education did not prepare them properly for the job market. correct incorrect

They claimed that the university prevented them from making society more just. correct incorrect

They complained that the university was too expensive. correct incorrect

They complained that the faculty at Berkeley did not meet the standard of those on the East Coast. correct incorrect

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. Who began the lunch counter sit-ins in North Carolina in 1960?

veterans correct incorrect

waitresses correct incorrect

students correct incorrect

clergy correct incorrect

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. Why did people in East Berlin flee to West Berlin after World War II?

Americans offered better jobs in the western district. correct incorrect

East Berlin had suffered worse destruction in World War II. correct incorrect

Soviets ruled East Germany with deadly violence. correct incorrect

They were hoping for a better life in the West. correct incorrect

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. During which time period did Congress pass the social and economic reforms that became known as the Great Society?

1946–1948 correct incorrect

1952–1954 correct incorrect

1961–1963 correct incorrect

1964–1966 correct incorrect

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. Why were only 355 out of 15,000 voting-age African Americans in Selma, Alabama, registered to vote in 1965?

They did not feel that they had home in either the Republican or the Democratic Party. correct incorrect

Alabama prohibited the registration of African Americans. correct incorrect

Would-be black voters faced complex tests that white voters did not. correct incorrect

The registration rate amongst white voters was just as low. correct incorrect

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. Why was Medicare so important for Americans in 1965?

Elderly Americans were among the poorest people in the country. correct incorrect

Older Americans were getting sicker. correct incorrect

Younger Americans wanted the same health care benefits as their parents. correct incorrect

Americans believed that health care was something the government should pay for. correct incorrect

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. How did the case of New York Times v. Sullivan further define the libel laws in the United States?

Libel was legal if it was accurate. correct incorrect

Libel was legal if it was about rich people. correct incorrect

Libel had to be deliberate and malicious to be a crime. correct incorrect

Libel was only a crime if people got hurt in the process. correct incorrect

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. Who started the Six-Day War of 1967?

Iraq correct incorrect

Israel correct incorrect

Jordan correct incorrect

Syria correct incorrect

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. What concerned Americans about science and technology after World War II?

It did not seem to improve life or health. correct incorrect

It seemed to only benefit the rich and the powerful. correct incorrect

It mostly came from immigrants or scientists abroad. correct incorrect

The United States seemed to turn into a "technocracy." correct incorrect

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. Beatlemania erupted in the United States in early

1957. correct incorrect

1964. correct incorrect

1968. correct incorrect

1972. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following organizations was not affiliated with the Black Power movement?

Nation of Islam correct incorrect

Southern Christian Leadership Conference correct incorrect

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee correct incorrect

Black Panthers for Self-Defense correct incorrect

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. What did Robert Kennedy do during his visit in South Africa in 1966?

He denounced apartheid. correct incorrect

He praised South Africa's reform efforts. correct incorrect

He met with Nelson Mandela. correct incorrect

He celebrated the nation's recent independence from Holland. correct incorrect

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. In 1973, why did the American Indian Movement occupy the site of the 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee?

to demand the reinstatement of Ogalala Sioux Chief Richard Wilson correct incorrect

to protest the Indian boarding school there correct incorrect

to protest widespread corruption in the BIA and tribal councils correct incorrect

to protest the building of a casino on the reservation correct incorrect

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. Which administration created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

John F. Kennedy correct incorrect

Lyndon B. Johnson correct incorrect

c)Richard M. Nixon correct incorrect

Franklin D. Roosevelt correct incorrect

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. Which of the following movies immortalized the dark side of the counterculture of the late sixties?

Rebel Without a Cause correct incorrect

West Side Story correct incorrect

Hair correct incorrect

Easy Rider correct incorrect