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CH 14 USH
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What sociological term describes the widening difference in values between baby boomers and their parents during the 1960s? | Generation gap |
| Which student organization founded in 1960 promoted 'participatory democracy' and opposed the influence of large corporations? | Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) |
| The Free Speech Movement (FSM) began in 1964 after a clash between students and administrators at which university? | University of California at Berkeley |
| During the Vietnam War, what academic requirement did President Johnson use to grant draft deferments to students? | Maintaining good academic standing |
| Which antiwar group, featuring future candidate John Kerry, gained significant public sympathy because members had served in Vietnam? | Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) |
| In 1967, approximately 500,000 protestors gathered in Central Park to perform what symbolic act of defiance against the draft? | Burning draft cards |
| A 1967 poll revealed that what percentage of Americans viewed Vietnam War protests as acts of disloyalty? | 70% |
| Which 1970 event involved the National Guard killing four students during an antiwar protest in Ohio? | Kent State shootings |
| Which 1970 incident occurred ten days after Kent State and involved police killing two students in a dormitory? | Jackson State College shootings |
| Who was the former Department of Defense official responsible for leaking the Pentagon Papers to the press? | Daniel Ellsberg |
| What was the primary revelation of the Pentagon Papers regarding the U.S. government's conduct in the Vietnam War? | The government had misled the American people about the course of the war. |
| What term was used to describe the youth who rejected mainstream American materialism and technology in favor of an alternative lifestyle? | Hippies |
| Which San Francisco neighborhood became the primary urban center for the 1960s counterculture movement? | Haight-Ashbury |
| Which Harvard instructor was fired for experimenting with LSD on students and famously urged youth to 'Turn on, tune in, and drop out'? | Timothy Leary |
| Which criminal leader, who moved to Haight-Ashbury in 1967, later committed mass murder in California? | Charles Manson |
| What 1964 event brought British bands like the Beatles and Rolling Stones to American audiences? | The British Invasion |
| Which folk artist is credited with linking folk and rock music while using his lyrics to point out social ills? | Bob Dylan |
| Who founded Motown Records in Detroit, bringing black performers back to the top of the music charts? | Berry Gordy |
| What 1969 event in upstate New York attracted 400,000 people and is considered the height of the counterculture movement? | Woodstock Music & Art Fair |
| Which January 1968 event in Vietnam served as a major turning point, leading to increased domestic opposition to the war? | The Tet Offensive |
| Who was the 'dove' candidate whose strong showing in the 1968 New Hampshire primary prompted LBJ to withdraw from the race? | Eugene McCarthy |
| What was the campaign slogan for antiwar students supporting Eugene McCarthy in the 1968 primary? | Get Clean For Gene |
| On March 31, 1968, what shocking announcement did President Lyndon B. Johnson make during a televised address? | He would not seek or accept the nomination for another term. |
| Who assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles after his victory in the California primary? | Sirhan B. Sirhan |
| What political motivation did Sirhan Sirhan cite for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy? | RFK's support for the state of Israel |
| Which Chicago Mayor was determined to maintain order through heavy police presence during the 1968 Democratic Convention? | Richard Daley |
| What name was given to the violent confrontations between police and antiwar students outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention? | The Chicago Riots |
| To which group did Richard Nixon appeal during the 1968 election by promising 'Peace with Honor' in Vietnam? | The Silent Majority |
| Who ran as an Independent candidate in 1968 and was a known supporter of racial segregation? | George Wallace |
| What 1955 murder of a 14-year-old boy in Money, Mississippi, helped spark the Civil Rights Movement? | The murder of Emmett Till |
| Why did Mamie Till Mobley insist on an open casket funeral for her son, Emmett? | She wanted the world to see what the killers had done to him. |
| Which publication ran national photos of Emmett Till's body, shocking the American public? | Jet Magazine |
| How did Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam eventually admit to killing Emmett Till without fear of legal consequences? | They were protected by double jeopardy after being found innocent. |
| Which 1896 Supreme Court case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine used to justify segregation? | Plessy v. Ferguson |
| In which city did the NAACP choose to challenge school segregation to demonstrate it was a national rather than regional issue? | Topeka, Kansas |
| Who was the lead attorney for the NAACP in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case? | Thurgood Marshall |
| The Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) stated that 'separate but equal' was inherently _____. | Unconstitutional |
| Which Arkansas Governor used the National Guard to block nine black students from entering Central High School in 1957? | Orval Faubus |
| How did President Eisenhower respond to the defiance of Governor Faubus regarding the integration of Central High School? | He nationalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent in Federal troops. |
| The 1955 arrest of which person is widely regarded as the true beginning of the Civil Rights Movement? | Rosa Parks |
| What organization was formed to manage the Montgomery Bus Boycott, with Martin Luther King Jr. as its president? | Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) |
| How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last before the Supreme Court ruled bus segregation unconstitutional? | 381 days |
| Which civil rights organization was founded by MLK Jr. and 60 other ministers in 1957 to promote nonviolent integration? | Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) |
| Which world leader’s success in India inspired Martin Luther King Jr.’s strategy of nonviolent resistance? | Mahatma Gandhi |
| What are the four steps of a nonviolent protest according to MLK Jr.'s strategy? | Investigation, Negotiation, Publicity, and Demonstration |
| Why did civil rights leaders choose Birmingham, Alabama, for a major desegregation campaign in 1963? | It was considered the toughest city in the South to desegregate. |
| Who was the Birmingham Police Commissioner known for using violent tactics, such as dogs and fire hoses, against protestors? | Eugene 'Bull' Connor |
| While in custody on Good Friday in 1963, MLK Jr. wrote a famous defense of civil disobedience known as the _____. | Letter From a Birmingham Jail |
| What controversial tactic did the SCLC use in Birmingham to maximize the dramatic effect of protests with less economic impact on families? | Using school children as protestors |
| What was the primary purpose of the 1963 March on Washington? | To build support for the Civil Rights Act before Congress |
| Approximately how many people attended the March on Washington on August 28, 1963? | 250,000 |
| MLK Jr.’s 'I Have a Dream' speech utilized which rhetorical device involving the repetition of a phrase at the beginning of sentences? | Anaphora |
| Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law? | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Name one of the three major areas where the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination. | Employment (also public accommodations and schools) |
| What was one 'impossible' question used in Southern literacy tests to prevent black citizens from registering to vote? | How many bubbles are in a bar of soap? |
| The 1964 abduction and murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi is known as the _____. | Freedom Summer murders |
| Why was Selma, Alabama, specifically chosen for a voting rights campaign by the SNCC and SCLC? | To provoke the notoriously violent Sheriff Jim Clark into attracting national media attention. |
| What name was given to the violent attack on marchers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965? | Bloody Sunday |
| What did MLK Jr. and marchers do when they reached the blockade on the second Selma march on March 9, 1965? | They knelt, prayed, and turned around. |
| Which 1965 legislation removed voting restrictions like literacy tests and poll taxes? | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
| Why was Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, at the time of his assassination in 1968? | To support a sanitation workers' strike |
| On what date and at what location was Martin Luther King Jr. shot? | April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel |
| Who was convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and sentenced to 99 years in prison? | James Earl Ray |
| According to the student movement notes, what was the primary goal of the 'New Left'? | To promote change to American society other than through socialism. |
| What specific action did the University of California at Berkeley take that triggered the Free Speech Movement? | It told student groups they could not have tables on campus supporting their causes. |
| What was the title of the song by Country Joe & The Fish that became a famous antiwar protest anthem? | I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag |
| What impact did the invasion of Cambodia have on the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in December 1970? | Congress repealed the resolution. |
| In the context of the counterculture, what did the term 'dropping out' signify? | Rejecting materialism and the work ethic of the previous generation. |
| Which 1964 event is cited as the reason many black performers were initially pushed off the music charts? | The British Invasion |
| What was the significance of the Ring found on Emmett Till's body? | It was the only way the body could be identified as Emmett's. |
| In the Brown v. Board case, what was unique about the schools in Topeka compared to those in the South? | The black and white schools were physically comparable. |
| What reason did Governor Faubus give for ordering the National Guard to Central High School? | Threats of violence |
| Which person's murder served as the immediate reaction for organizing the Selma to Montgomery march? | Jimmie Jackson |
| How did the 15th Amendment's guarantee of voting rights become 'useless' in the South by 1940? | Through the use of secret ballots, poll taxes, and literacy tests. |
| What was the outcome of James Earl Ray’s legal proceedings? | He pleaded guilty and received 99 years in jail without a trial. |
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