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In the 1964 election campaign, the republican candidates view on Vietnam was that a. the us should get out immediately b. the US should continue finanical support but withdraw troops c. the US commitment should stay at same level d. the US should consider using tactical nuclear weapons to win the war |
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d. the US should consider using tactical weapons to win the war |
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The nation invaded by President Johnson in 1965 was a. Cuba b. Egypt c. the Dominican Republic d. guatemala |
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The "great society" was the domestic reform goal of President a. Franklin Roosevelt b. John Kennedy c. Lyndon Johnson d. Harry Truman |
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The woman's movement in the 1960s received help from? a. the black panthars b. the selection of woman to Supreme Court c. the publication of The Feminine Mystique d. The anti-war movement |
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c. the publication of the Feminine Mystique |
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The most significant factor in the 1968 presidential election was a. Nixon's elleged corruption as VP b. the split in society over Vietnam and domestic issues c. Humphreys inability to articulate his views d. the economic recession resulting from spending cutbacks |
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b. the split in society over vietnam and domestic issues |
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During the past 35 years, third parties a. have virtually disappeared b. caused changes in the Electoral College c. continued to attract support from dissatisfied voters d. determined the winners in most presidential elections |
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c. continued to attradct support from dissatisfied voters |
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The Tonkin Gulf Resolution a. gave the president great power in Vietnam b. declared war on vietnam c. limited funds for fighting the war d. authorized the Vietnamization of the war |
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a. gave president great power in vietnam |
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President Lyndon Johnson maintained that Congress had indicated its support of the escalation of the Vietnam war by its approval of the A. Tonkin Gulf Resolution b. Geneva Accords c. NATO alliance d. the great society |
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a. Tonkin Gulf Resolution |
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The republican candidate for president in 1964 who said he would not rule out the use of nuclear weapons in Vietnam was a. Barry Goldwater b. Nelson Rockefellar c. Richard Nixon d. Spiro Agnew |
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The Great Society initiated all of the following except a. VISTA b. Medicare c. the Job Corps d. the Peace corps |
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The American Independant party candidate for president in 1968 who got over 10 million votes was a. Ross Perot B. Robert Kennedy c. Hubert Humphrey d. George Wallace |
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The most extensive civil rights legislation in American History was the a. New Deal b. fair deal c. Civil rights act of 1964 d. 25th Amendment |
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c. Civil Rights ACt of 1964 |
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Title IX of the Education Act of 1972 a. provided for equal voting rights b. banned discrimination at public facilities c. called for affirmative action for women in college d. provided for gay rights |
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c. called for affirmative action for women in college |
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The supreme court's Miranda decision in 1966 a. banned discrimination in voting b. established the "one man one vote" rule c. outlawed discrimination in college sports program d. demanded that police inform arrested person of their rights |
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d. police inform arrested person of their rights |
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Native Americans seized this property in 1968 to protest government policies toward indians a. alcatraz b. Lincoln Memorial c. Washington monument d. Wounded Knee |
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The Immigration Act of 1965 a. lowered immigration quotas b. allowed citizens and political refudgees to bring in relatives regardless of immigration quotas c. banned immigration from alaska d. increased immigration quotas for Europe |
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b. allowed citizens/refudgees to bring in relatives |
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