True or False Chapter 27 Self-Quiz 1

s3e_TF 27.1

. In 1966, Ronald Reagan defeated California Governor Earl Warren by a wide margin.

. The first freedom ride traveled from Washington, DC to Alabama to protest segregation in the public transportation system.

. After John F. Kennedy visited Berlin in August 1963 and declared "Ich bin ein Berliner," he angered the Soviets so much that they built a wall, dividing the city for over 25 years.

. Public approval for the Great Society faded because the Johnson administration introduced the Medicare legislation.

. Miranda v. Arizona limited the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition on self-incrimination.

. Egypt's leader Gamal Abdel Nasser provoked Israel in 1967 by closing the Strait of Tiran to ships bound for the Jewish state.

. Development in the Sunbelt came at a significant environmental cost.

. The counterculture excited millions but also provoked a fierce backlash from an equal if not larger number of Americans.

. Whereas the civil rights movement had a worldwide impact, the consequences of Black Power remained an exclusive national concern.

. Phyllis Schlafly led the movement to prevent the Equal Rights Amendment from passing.

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