Module 7: Week 7
Quiz: Content - Vietnam War and the Revolutions of the 1960s
48 out of 50
1. How did Woodstock symbolize the 1960s?
a. The festival demonstrated the prevalence of drugs, sex, and rock-n-roll among
young adults.
2. Why was Betty Friedan’s so controversial?The Feminine Mystique
a. She claimed that women should have more opportunities than simply being a
housewife.
3. Which policy did Lyndon Johnson pursue in the Vietnam War?
a. He escalated American military participation in the war during his presidency.
4. Brown v. Board of Education desegregated private schools.
a. False
5. How were the 1972 Christmas bombings different from early missions in the war?
a. President Richard Nixon agreed to target Hanoi for the first time.
6. Which of the following was not a base from which Brigadier General Young’s B-52 flew
in the Vietnam War?
a. Tinian
7. When were the B-52s most vulnerable on their missions in December 1972?
a. The B-52s slowed measurably when they turned for their return trip to their bases.
8. What did George Kennan state was the “most disastrous” undertaking in the history of
the United States?
a. Vietnam
9. What was the result of the Great Society reforms?
a. They contributed to the greatest reduction in poverty in American history.
10. In Vietnam, the American “pacification” strategy was replaced by the more heavy-handed
“relocation” strategy.
a. True
11. Where was the first “sit-in” demonstration protesting segregation held at in February
1960?
a. A lunch counter
12. What was the purpose of the Immigration Act of 1965?
a. It eliminated rules that gave preference to immigrants from northern Europe.
13. What best describes the 1968 presidential election results?
a. It was extremely close.
14. What was the purpose of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
a. None of these answers are correct.
15. What occurred during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis?
a. United States ordered a naval and air blockade of Cuba.
16. Why were the scheduled national elections for Vietnam canceled in 1956?
a. The pro-Western government in South Vietnam refused to hold them.
17. The evidence uncovered by two Washington Post reporters related to the Watergate
break-in in 1972 pointed to the illegal activities of _____________________.
a. All of these answers are correct.
18. What is true about the 1972 presidential election?
a. Richard Nixon won over 60 percent of the popular vote.
19. What was the United States obligated to do according to the Nixon Doctrine?
a. Assist in the development of friendly nations.
20. What is true about Betty Friedan’s 1963 ?The Feminine Mystique
a. It gave a voice to a reemerging women’s rights movement.
21. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was amended for the benefit of women.
a. True
22. What did the 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose call for?
a. The right of Indians to choose their own way of life.
23. What did the Supreme Court rule in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
a. It required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights.
24. What best describes the 1972 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)?
a. It froze the arsenals of some nuclear missiles at their current levels.
25. What did the Supreme Court rule in Engel v. Vitale (1962)?
a. It ruled public school-sanctioned prayers were unconstitutional.
