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Brown v. Board of Education was important to the civil-rights movement because it ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in


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a. public schools.

b. public restaurants.

c. public hotels.

d. the military.

e. housing.



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Which of the following did not characterize Dwight Eisenhower's presidency?


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a. feuds with Congress

b. dynamic conservatism

c. a restrained view of presidential authority

d. delegating affairs of government to subordinates

e. bringing factions together



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The new conservatives advocated all of the following except


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a. victory over communism instead of containment.

b. a return to older moral standards.

c. gun control.

d. extending social-security benefits.

e. the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren.



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Which of the following was a major Supreme Court civil-rights case of the 1950's?


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a. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

b. Jencks v. United States

c. Yates v. United States

d. Plessy v. Ferguson

e. All of the above



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In the 1950's, television


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a. helped to demolish old gender and racial stereotypes.

b. exposed American viewers to the harsh realities of the "other America."

c. reinforced consumerism and conformity.

d. decreased the cost of political campaigning while increasing the content level of political discussion.

e. was still too primitive to have much impact on American politics.



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Dr. Benjamin Spock advocated that


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a. babies should be fed on a strict schedule to instill orderly habits.

b. bottle feeding should be used instead of breast feeding because fathers could participate more fully in parenting.

c. mothers should comfort crying babies to instill feelings of security and intimacy.

d. children should be treated like little adults.

e. children should be strictly disciplined to prepare them for the realities of modern life.



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What was America's initial involvement in Vietnam?


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a. aid to the nationalist coalition, the Vietminh

b. aid to the French, who were trying to reconquer their former colony

c. American troops to assist the French

d. atomic weapons to assist the French

e. pressure on the French to grant Vietnam its independence



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The objective of the 1961 freedom rides was to


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a. test whether court orders to desegregate public transportation were being upheld.

b. show that northern cities were just as racist as those in the South.

c. celebrate the end of segregation in the South.

d. reveal that women faced as much mistreatment as black people.

e. see if black people in the South would support the integration of transportation.



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All of the following were programs of the Kennedy administration except


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a. social legislation to fight poverty and finance medical care for the elderly

b. a massive arms buildup

c. wage-and-price restraints to curb inflation

d. a crash program to put an American on the moon

e. the establishment of the Peace Corps



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How did Martin Luther King, Jr., use Eugene "Bull" Conner to garner attention for the civil-rights movement in 1963?


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a. He hired Conner as a public relations adviser to gain the support of northern white people.

b. He ordered a march on Birmingham, Alabama, knowing that Conner would react violently.

c. He asked Conner to organize the march on Washington, D.C., in August.

d. He persuaded Conner to become the first southern leader to support the desegregation of schools.

e. He encouraged Conner to lobby President Kennedy concerning new civil-rights legislation.



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Which of the following helped to transform southern politics during the 1960's?


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a. Wesberry v. Sanders

b. Loving v. Virginia

c. Voting Rights Act of 1965

d. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

e. All of the above



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What was President Kennedy's top domestic priority when assumed the office?


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a. He wanted Congress to pass social legislation to benefit African-Americans and women.

b. He wanted to encourage economic growth through defense spending and incentives to private enterprise.

c. He wanted to control runaway inflation.

d. He wanted to overcome the threat from environmental pollution.

e. He wanted to cut taxes and downsize the government.



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Kennedy's policies toward the Soviet Union in 1963


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a. developed new nuclear weapons.

b. compromised on Berlin and in the conflict over Vietnam.

c. established a direct hotline between the two countries and agreed to a nuclear-test-ban treaty.

d. invited Nikita Khrushchev to a summit meeting in Washington.

e. announced a reduction in the size of the American nuclear triad.



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The 1964 Civil Rights Act


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a. established affirmative-action programs.

b. guaranteed the right to vote for all Americans regardless of race.

c. outlawed segregation in public accommodations.

d. prohibited discrimination in education.

e. established voting commissions to supervise elections.



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Which of the following individuals would have been the least likely to advocate peace and nonviolence in the 1960s?


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a. John Lennon

b. Charles Manson

c. Allen Ginsberg

d. Timothy Leary

e. a resident of Haight-Ashbury



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How did Gerald Ford become president?


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a. He was elected in 1972.

b. He was nominated by Nixon as vice president, he was confirmed by Congress, and he became president when Nixon resigned.

c. He was appointed by Congress after Nixon and his vice president resigned.

d. He bribed the Senate Judiciary Committee to approve his presidency.

e. None of the above.



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The Nixon Doctrine stated that the United States would


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a. help to defend, by military means if necessary, the territorial integrity of any nation threatened by communism.

b. use force, if necessary, to ensure that Latin American nations elected honest, pro-American governments.

c. provide financial and moral support to nations facing communist subversion, but such nations would have to defend themselves.

d. work to support human rights around the globe.

e. support free trade and capitalism throughout the globe.



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What was Eugene McCarthy's main issue during his challenge to Lyndon Johnson for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination?


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a. the presence of communists in the State Department

b. the war in Vietnam

c. the war on poverty

d. an appeal to the so-called silent majority of Americans

e. white backlash



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What were the goals of the Students for a Democratic Society?


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a. a society in which democratic institutions were fully protected from subversion by the international communist conspiracy

b. Democratic Party control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives

c. 100 percent participation from American colleges in the 1968 national Model Congress to be held in Chicago

d. a society in which the votes of college-age Americans would be weighted more heavily than the votes of retirees

e. the transformation of the United States into a participatory democracy in which citizens would have direct control over decision making



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Which of the following was not part of President Richard Nixon's strategy in Southeast Asia?


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a. He escalated American bombing of North Vietnam.

b. He ordered massive increases in American ground forces to invade North Vietnam.

c. He replaced American troops with South Vietnamese forces.

d. He opened secret direct negotiations with North Vietnam's foreign minister, Le Duc Tho.

e. He widened the war by invading Cambodia.

Answer 2

these are the only ones i sorta know. dont sue me if there wrong im more of a world history kind of girl...
1a
2d?
3c?
4e?
5c
8a?
14c
15b?

Answer 3

Okat thanks any help at this point on the assignment is greatly appreciated

Answer 4

Thank you and with there names now here hopefully they will help and if no i will just contact them by mail thanks again so much for the help

Answer 5

@skullpatrol @InYourHead would you two mind helping with this question?

Answer 6

Sorry, I don't come around the History section. I wish I could help.

Answer 7

Oh thats is okay i was just told you could help, you are completely fine, thanks for responding

Answer 8

so what is this for and ill see if I can help

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whens yours due

Answer 10

This is for AP US History and it is due pretty much soon i would like to have it done tomorrow but i am flexible since it is an auto grade assignment

Answer 11

true

Answer 12

did you see what @JaneDoe100 put

Answer 13

yes but i was hoping to get her answers looked at and the rezst due to me not being able to find them and her not being very confident but quite helpful all the same

Answer 14

yea hehe I see what you mean

Answer 15

So will you be looking over the questions?

Answer 16

I didn't really see any wrong but you should see others

Answer 17

you mean look through the remaining questions? i belive Kelligirl has been looking through the questions too right?

Answer 18

1. A
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. C ?
7. E
8. A
9.
10.
11. C
12.
13. C
This is what I have so far

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Thank you so much Kelliegirl i will combine the answers with JaneDoe but if you would not mind please see what else you can find, you are a really good answer finder.

Answer 20

10 B
12. B
14. C
15. B
16. C
17. C
18. B
19. ?
20. B
I did my best.....you might need to get a second opinion....

Answer 21

Okay i will be sure to do that thank you so very much again Kelliegirl

Answer 22

Hey michaelc96 what do you think about 9 and 19?

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@JaneDoe100 you have any thoughts on questions 9 and 19?

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nope