Challenges and Changes: The Turbulent Decade of the 1960s

1. Chapter 28:Uncivil Wars: Liberal Crisis and Conservative Rebirth, 1961–1972 i>Clicker Questions

2. 1. Which change came as a result of Lyndon Johnson's social welfare programs? a. An increase in the number of poor Americans in the United States b. Increases in the costs of Truman's Medicare and Medicaid programs c. Easier retirement for the elderly because of the adoption of Social Security d. A significant reduction in the black poverty rate

3. 2. The passage of the Immigration Act of 1965 led to a large influx of immigrants to the United States who came primarily from what areas? a. Canada and Mexico b. Europe and Africa c. Asia and Latin America d. The Middle East and Soviet Union

4. 3. The counterculture movement of the 1960s was characterized by what phenomenon? a. The defense of free enterprise and the war in Vietnam b. Disillusionment with consumer culture and the gulf between rich and poor c. Beat culture d. A revolt against authority and middle-class respectability

5. 4. What did the Tet offensive of 1968 demonstrate to the American public? a. American military leadership had a firm grasp of the enemy's strategy. b. The North Vietnamese military was rapidly losing strength. c. The Johnson administration was misleading Americans about the progress of the war. d. The army of South Vietnam was able to play a larger part in the war.

6. 5. Richard Nixon's campaign strategy in 1968 focused on attracting southern whites and what other traditionally Democratic group? a. East Coast intellectuals b. Working-class whites c. Mexican Americans d. Urban Jews

7. 6. What spurred women in the New Left, antiwar, and civil rights movements to begin to organize around the issue of women's liberation? a. Learning about abolitionist women who began to push for woman's rights in the 1840s b. Their treatment by male leaders of those movements c. The difficulty new female college graduates had in getting high-paying jobs d. The desire to establish the right to an abortion

8. 7. Feminist activism and organizing in the late 1960s and early 1970s brought about which of the following changes in American society? a. Dozens of formerly all-male colleges and universities began to admit female undergraduates. b. Congress enacted legislation to prohibit wage disparities between men and women. c. State and local governments began to fund quality child care centers. d. The Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibited sex discrimination, was ratified.

9. 8. Why did most gay men and lesbians remain "in the closet" even after homophile activists began campaigning for gay rights in the 1950s and 1960s? a. Homophile activists adopted respectable dress and behavior that many gays and lesbians found inauthentic. b. Most gay men and lesbians did not believe that they deserved the same rights and protections as other citizens. c. It was dangerous to come out because homosexuality was considered immoral and was illegal in many states. d. Many gay men and lesbians were activists in other movements and did not have the time to devote to their own struggles.

10. 9. Which statement describes President Richard Nixon's overtures to the Soviet Union and China in the 1970s? a. They resulted from the marginalization of anticommunism in U.S. foreign policy. b. They represented a new foreign policy strategy. c. His actions bolstered the increasing closeness between the two communist nations. d. They built on those initiated by Lyndon Johnson.

11. 10. What accounted for the fact that, by the 1970s, schools in northern cities were more racially segregated than schools in the South? a. Busing b. Suburbanization c. Evangelical Christianity d. Northern liberalism

12. Answer Key 1. The answer is d. 2. The answer is c. 3. The answer is d. 4. The answer is c. 5. The answer is b. 6. The answer is b. 7. The answer is a. 8. The answer is c. 9. The answer is b. 10. The answer is b.