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When Lyndon Johnson became president was he,in essence,already committed to following a policy of escalating involvement in Vietnam? Why or why not?

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The Immigration Act of 1965


A) ended the strict limits on the total number of immigrants to be admitted each year.
B) allowed people from all parts of Latin America to enter the United States on an equal basis.
C) had little impact on the character of the American population.
D) maintained strict restrictions against immigrants from Africa.
E) eliminated rules that gave preference to immigrants from northern Europe.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The Gulf of Tonkin resolution was hotly debated in Congress before its narrow approval.

A) True
B) False

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When the Warren Commission issued its findings on the assassination of President Kennedy,most Americans did not agree with its conclusions.

A) True
B) False

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The 1964 murder of civil rights activists Andrew Goodman,Michael Schwerner,and James Chaney


A) implicated local law enforcement officials in the crime.
B) took place in Montgomery,Alabama.
C) prompted Congress to pass legislation to end segregation in public accommodations.
D) never resulted in anyone being convicted for the crimes.
E) led to the formation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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The first Democrat to openly challenge Lyndon Johnson for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination was Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota.

A) True
B) False

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By 1967,the American relocation policy in Vietnam produced more than 3 million war refugees.

A) True
B) False

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All of the following actions were initiated by President John Kennedy EXCEPT


A) an expansion of the Green Berets.
B) the creation of the "Alliance for Progress."
C) the CIA plan to overthrow Fidel Castro.
D) the creation of the Peace Corps.
E) the creation of the Agency for International Development.

F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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In the 1960s,the philosophy of "black power"


A) called for an increased awareness of racial differences.
B) helped to unite the many different black civil rights groups.
C) encouraged greater racial assimilation.
D) disavowed the use of violence in the civil rights movement.
E) was rejected by groups such as SNCC and CORE.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements regarding the 1968 Tet offensive is NOT true?


A) It began on a Vietnamese holiday.
B) It saw the communists fighting on the grounds of the American embassy in Saigon.
C) It saw American troops inflict enormous casualties on the communists.
D) It suggested to the American public something of the brutality of the fighting in Vietnam.
E) It saw Saigon fall to the communists.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

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In what areas of presidential leadership did John Kennedy most excel? Where was he most limited or unsuccessful?

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The Johnson administration's Office of Economic Opportunity


A) eliminated poverty in many regions of the nation.
B) called for the relocation of many of the nation's urban poor.
C) was criticized for its absence of minority appointments.
D) included a controversial community action program.
E) spent less than $500 million in its first two years of existence.

F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

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Before the end of his presidency,Lyndon Johnson had to accept a tax increase and a reduction in his Great Society programs because of the war in Vietnam.

A) True
B) False

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In the Vietnam War,the "Ho Chi Minh Trail" was


A) eventually destroyed by American bombing raids.
B) continually moved by the North Vietnamese.
C) used by American troops to stage attacks on North Vietnam.
D) both continually moved by the North Vietnamese,and eventually destroyed by American bombing raids.
E) None of these answers is correct.

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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In January 1966,Senator Robert F.Kennedy of New York,chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,began to hold highly publicized hearings about the war in Vietnam.

A) True
B) False

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The ________ offensive of 1968 cost the North Vietnamese dearly,even as it further weakened American support for the war in Vietnam.

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The 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was in response to


A) alleged attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on American destroyers.
B) a Vietminh attack on an American-occupied air base in South Vietnam.
C) mortar attacks on the American embassy in Saigon.
D) the decision by North Vietnam to arm its allies in the South.
E) the so-called "Tet offensive" by North Vietnamese soldiers.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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In 1967,the number of American troops in Vietnam had surpassed ________.


A) 200,000
B) 500,000
C) 750,000
D) 1,000,000
E) 1,250,000

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Discuss the evolution of the civil rights movement.Did the federal government lead or follow in the movement? What forces most often initiated change? What divides could be found within the movement? Why did they exist?

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During the Bay of Pigs operation,President John Kennedy decided to withhold


A) American ground troops.
B) participation by CIA agents.
C) military air support.
D) the participation of Cuban exiles.
E) a planned rocket bombardment.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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