Multiple-Choice Questions - Chapter 31

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS - CHAPTER 31 1. John F. Kennedy was careful to conceal from the public during the 1960 campaign his: A. Roman Catholicism B. wife C. family wealth D. war record E. personal health 2. The result of the 1960 election: A. was likely determined by African American votes in a few southern states B. was a popular vote landslide victory for Kennedy C. saw Democrats regain control of the South D. was determined when Kennedy swept the West Coast E. was challenged in the courts by the Republicans 3. Early in his presidency, Kennedy accomplished all of the following EXCEPT: A. support for space exploration B. the creation of the Peace Corps C. the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 D. the passage of a large tax cut E. increases in Social Security benefits and the minimum wage 4. In its controversial Miranda v. Arizona decision, the Warren Court: A. required that an accused person be informed of certain basic rights B. made abortion legal C. banned prayer in public schools D. protected job rights for homosexuals E. gave police more power to search without a warrant 5. The protest tactic initiated by black students in Greensboro, North Carolina, was: A. the sit-in B. the occupation of campus administration buildings C. the March on Washington D. street theater E. the freedom ride 6. In his Letter from Birmingham City Jail, Martin Luther King: A. expressed his admiration of activists Ross Barnett and Bull Connor B. announced that he was abandoning nonviolent tactics C. expressed anger at being locked up D. declared his willingness to break unjust laws E. explained why he hated racist whites 7.The city that described itself as “too busy to hate” was: A. Atlanta B. New Orleans C. Memphis D. Charlotte E. Houston 8.The Bay of Pigs invasion: A. was Kennedy’s original idea B. was thoroughly bungled by the CIA C. proved Kennedy’s competence in foreign policy D. weakened the Castro regime E. inspired the United States and the Soviet Union to improve relations 9. The major purpose of the Soviet missiles placed in Cuba was to: A. deter another American-supported invasion of Cuba B. show hard-liners in the Soviet military that Khrushchev was sufficiently tough C. launch an attack upon the United States D. make Castro more dependent upon the Soviets E. get Kennedy to let the Soviets have West Berlin 10. The Cuban missile crisis led to all of the following EXCEPT: A. the removal of the Soviet missiles from Cuba B. the installation of a “hot line” between Moscow and Washington C. the removal of American missiles from Turkey D. an easing of cold war tensions E. a U.S.-Soviet agreement to scrap nuclear weapons 11. Michael Harrington’s book, The Other America, influenced President Johnson to declare war on: A. racism B. teen pregnancy C. illegal aliens D. poverty E. drugs 12. The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A. outlawed segregation in public facilities B. strengthened the Democratic party in the South C. was reluctantly supported by Johnson D. passed Congress with minimal opposition E. ended racism in the United States 13. By 1966, black leaders like Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown were proponents of what they termed: A. passive nonviolence B. black communism C. massive integration D. black capitalism E. black power 14. The Tonkin Gulf resolution: A. was in response to a Viet Cong attack upon an American military base B. deeply divided Congress C. was used by Johnson as a substitute for a declaration of war D. authorized American naval aggression off the coast of North Vietnam E. led Johnson to de-escalate the Vietnam War