The 1968 presidential election results

The 1968 presidential election results

A. were extremely close
B. saw Hubert Humphrey win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote
C. saw George Wallace carry the entire South
D. All these answers are correct
E. None of these answers is correct

Answer: A

In 1968, George Wallace ran for president

In 1968, George Wallace ran for president

A. based on a variety of conservative grievances
B. as a critic of the war in Vietnam
C, as a Democrat
D. until he was wounded in an assassination attempt
E. to draw attention to his opposition to segregation

Answer: A

The assassin of Robert Kennedy had been angered by Kennedy's

The assassin of Robert Kennedy had been angered by Kennedy's 

A. association with the civil rights movement
B. statements in favor of Israel
C. attacks on corruption in organized labor
D. criticism of the nation's wealthy elite
E. opposition to the war in Vietnam

Answer: B

The 1968 Tet offensive

The 1968 Tet offensive

A. was a major political defeat for President Lyndon Johnson
B. was a substantial military victory for the United States
C. permanently depleted the ranks of the NLF
D. both was a major political defeat for president Lyndon Johnson, and was a substantial military victory for the United States
E. All these answers are correct

Answer: E

In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson responded to mounting inflation at home by

In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson responded to mounting inflation at home by

A. raising the Federal Reserve interest rate
B. agreeing to large funding reductions in Great Society programs
C.reducing the American troops in Vietnam
D. calling for a tax reduction
E. reinstalling the the wartime wage and the price controls of the Truman administration

Answer: B

In Vietnam, the American "pacification" strategy

In Vietnam, the American "pacification" strategy

A. called for a peaceful settlement with the North Vietnamese
B. eliminated the Viet Cong's ability to attack American patrols
C. was successful in the South, but not in the North
D. was replaced by the more heavy-handed "relocation" strategy
E. included giving Vietnamese villages significant economic aid

Answer: D

In Vietnam, the American military "attrition" strategy

In Vietnam, the American military "attrition" strategy

A. prevented North Vietnam from sufficiently resupplying their soldiers
B. led the United States to abandon its air bombardment campaign
C. eventually broke the resolve of North Vietnam
D. All these answers are correct
E. None of these answers is correct

Answer: E

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson responded to an attack on Pleiku by

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson responded to an attack on Pleiku by

A. sending 250,000 American troops to Vietnam
B. warning China and the Soviet Union to to be involved wit Vietnam
C. organizing the Tet Offensive
D. mining the harbor of Haiphong
E. bombing North Vietnam

Answer: E

The 1964 Gulf off Tonkin Resolution was in response to

The 1964 Gulf off 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

Answer: A

In 1963, the overthrow of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem

In 1963, the overthrow of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem

A. resulted in Diem's imprisonment and eventual exile
B. was carried out by Soviet KGB operatives
C. brought short-term
D. was carried out by the National Liberation Front
E. was supported by the Kennedy administration

Answer: E

In 1956, the United States' interest in South Vietnam

In 1956, the United States' interest in South Vietnam

A. was nearly nonexistent
B. was mainly to replace the corrupt Ngo Dinh Diem government
C. had made the country a recipient of large amounts of American aid
D. was purely commercial
E. was predicated on Diem agreeing to hold free-and-open elections

Answer: C

Under the terms of the 1954 Geneva Conference accords, Vietnam was

Under the terms of the 1954 Geneva Conference accords, Vietnam was

A. permanently divided into two parts
B. to hold elections in 1956
C. to receive military aid from the United States
D. to be controlled by France
E. to unify with nearby Laos and Cambodia

Answer: B

In 1961, President Lyndon Johnson's first major foreign policy test came during a crisis in

In 1961, President Lyndon Johnson's first major foreign policy test came during a crisis in 

A. Singapore
B. the Middle East
C. the Dominican Republic
D. Brazil
E. Laos

Answer: C

The Cuban missile crisis ended after President John Kennedy agreed to

The Cuban missile crisis ended after President John Kennedy agreed to 

A. remove American missiles from West Germany
B. restore diplomatic ties with Cuba
C. provide economic aid to Cuba
D. not invade Cuba
E. withdraw American troops from West Berlin

Answer: D

The 1961 Vienna summit between the United States and the Soviet Union

The 1961 Vienna summit between the United States and the Soviet Union

A. was canceled in the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs
B. saw Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev make a veiled threat of war
C. saw President John Kennedy agree not to invade Cuba
D. saw President Kennedy criticize the construction of the Berlin Wall
E. saw both the United States and the Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty

Answer: B

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

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

Answer: C

In 1965, Malcolm X

In 1965, Malcolm X

A. denounced the Black Panthers
B. was assassinated by white racists
C. advocated nonviolence to end segregation
D. belonged to the Nation of Islam for a time
E. argued in favor of integration

Answer: D

In the summer of 1967, racial conflicts in the United States

In the summer of 1967, racial conflicts in the United States

A. resulted in more than one hundred major disorders
B. saw forty-three people die in a riot in Chicago
C. went ignored by the Johnson administration
D. All these answers are correct
E. None of these answers is correct

Answer: E

The Civil Rights Act of 1965 primarily focused on the issue of

The Civil Rights Act of 1965 primarily focused on the issue of 

A. desegregation of public accommodation
B. voting rights
C. fair employment practices
D. housing discrimination
E. violence directed against civil rights workers

Answer: B

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

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

Answer: A