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The Turbulent Sixties
Questions on final exam. Chapter 30.
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07/11/2010

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Name a critical factor in John F. Kennedy's victory in the election of 1960.
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Took full advantage of all his oppotunities
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Name John F. Kennedy's domestic program.
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New Frontier
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Name the loser of the presidential election of 1960.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Identify the man selected to serve as Secretary of Defense by John F. Kennedy.
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Robert McNamara
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Identify President Kennedy's most obvious forgeign policy disaster.
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Name Presiden Kennedy's most controversial cabinet appointment.
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Robert Weaver
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Identify the group who sponsored "freedom rides."
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CORE- Congress of Racial Equality
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Name the legislation that established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
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1964 Civil Rights Act
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Name Lyndon Johnson's domestic program.
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Great Society
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Identify the loser of the presidential election of 1964.
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Barry Goldwater
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Know the reason(s) President Johnson sought the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
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To demonstrate to North Vietnam the American determination to defend South Vietnam at any cost; preempt the Vietnam issue from Goldwater
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Identify the first sign of student rebellion in 1964.
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Univeristy of California resisted a denied place to solicit volunteers
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Name the civil rights leader who advocated "Black Power."
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Stokely Carmichael
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Know the presidential candidates in the 1968 election.
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Richard Nixon, Hubert H. Humphrey, and George Wallace
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