Chapter Twenty-Eight Great Promises, Bitter Disappointments, 1960-1968

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Great Promises, Bitter Disappointments,

1960-1968

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The issues that were raised during the presidential election campaign of 1960 included

1. the absence of presidential leadership in domestic affairs.

2. the Eisenhower administration’s setbacks in the Cold War.

3. the religion of the Democratic Party’s candidate.

4. All of these.



The issues that were raised during the presidential election campaign of 1960 included

4. All of these.

Hint: Because a, b, and c are true, this is the correct choice.



The election campaign of 19601. explained to voters why America was rapidly

dividing between segregationists and integrationists.

2. demonstrated the importance of television in modern politics.

3. examined the legacy of the New Deal in American life.

4. focused on who was to blame for the communist victory in China.



The election campaign of 1960

2. demonstrated the importance of television in modern politics.

Hint: Nixon lost points in the campaign of 1960 because of his appearance during the televised debates against Kennedy. See pages 896–897.



In the area of civil rights, the Kennedy administration

1. used federal troops on several occasions to support desegregation.

2. never agreed to support a civil rights bill.

3. appointed Martin Luther King, Jr., to a cabinet post.

4. refused to acknowledge the importance of the issue.



In the area of civil rights, the Kennedy administration

1. used federal troops on several occasions to support desegregation.

Hint: Kennedy sent troops, for example, to Birmingham, Alabama. See pages 899–902.



The closest that the Kennedy administration came to the Eisenhower administration’s practice of brinksmanship occurred

1. in the Middle East.

2. during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

3. following the assassination of South Vietnam’s president.

4. over the Soviet-built Berlin Wall.



The closest that the Kennedy administration came to the Eisenhower administration’s practice of brinksmanship occurred

2. during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Hint: The United States went to the edge of war with the Soviet Union when it imposed a naval blockade of Cuba. See pages 903–905.



During the Kennedy administration, the Cold War

1. did not preoccupy the United States as much as it had during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

2. reached into space, culminating in the race to land a man on the moon.

3. brought U.S. and Soviet troops face to face at the Bay of Pigs.

4. led Kennedy to establish U.S. air force bases in South Vietnam.



During the Kennedy administration, the Cold War

2. reached into space, culminating in the race to land a man on the moon.

Hint: Russia sent the first man into space, and the United States committed itself to being the first to land a man on the moon. See page 899.



The 1964 presidential contest can best be characterized as a confrontation between

1. the older generation and the counterculture.

2. segregationists and integrationists.

3. conservatives and liberals.

4. the Northeast and the South.



The 1964 presidential contest can best be characterized as a confrontation between

3. conservatives and liberals.

Hint: Barry Goldwater, the Republican candidate, was a major conservative figure that strongly opposed Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society program. The Great Society Program was squarely in the liberal tradition of a major role for government in addressing social problems. See page 908.



Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964

1. in reaction to the spread of urban rioting.

2. as a consequence of the assassination of President Kennedy.

3. over President Johnson’s veto.

4. because of a massive petition campaign in favor of it in northern states.



Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964

2. as a consequence of the assassination of President Kennedy.

Hint: President Johnson asked for its adoption as a memorial to President Kennedy. See pages 906–908.



Which of the following was NOT primarily an advocate of equal rights for African Americans?

1. NAACP

2. NOW

3. SNCC

4. CORE



Which of the following was NOT primarily an advocate of equal rights for African Americans?

2. NOW

Hint: The National Organization for Women was primarily interested in equal rights for women so this is the correct answer. See page 916–917.



The Johnson administration’s War on Poverty

1. never got off the ground because Barry Goldwater almost won the presidency in 1964.

2. was dismantled by Congress because of revelations of massive corruption.

3. led, ironically, to improvement only for members of the middle class.

4. contributed to a decline in the number of people living in poverty in the United States.



The Johnson administration’s War on Poverty

4. contributed to a decline in the number of people living in poverty in the United States.

Hint: The numbers living below the poverty line decreased, and African American unemployment fell. See pages 907–908.



The Black Power movement advocated

1. methods that differed strikingly from those of Martin Luther King, Jr.

2. ideas that were very similar to those of Booker T. Washington.

3. building up a power base within the Democratic Party.

4. that blacks withhold tax payments as a way of protesting against all forms of discrimination.



The Black Power movement advocated

1. methods that differed strikingly from those of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hint: King was committed to peaceful civil disobedience; Black Power advocates favored militancy. See pages 900–902.

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