History 1302 Final exaM latest 2026 actUal QUestions
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John F. Kennedy's presidency was precedent-setting in what way? - ANSWER-Its
Idealism and Caution
What event served as Kennedy's most public foreign policy disaster? - ANSWER-The
Bay of Pigs
The building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was intended to do what? - ANSWER-Seal all of
East Germany from non-communist world and ultimately deny freedom by stopping the
East German exodus to the west
How did the Kennedy administration protect the freedom riders? - ANSWER-By
sending in Federal Marshalls and ban interstate carriers from using any terminal that
segregated races
What evidence indicated that Kennedy considered the economy his primary domestic
concern? - ANSWER-Proposed a major tax cut for consumers and businesses to
stimulate purchasing power; lobbied business and labor leaders to respect the wage
and price guidelines; and used his influence to roll back price increases.
What action did Kennedy take during the Cuban missile crisis? - ANSWER-He vowed to
not invade Cuba if the missiles were removed and signed the Treaty Banning Nuclear
Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water to cleanse the environment
of radioactivity.
Just prior to his assassination, what was Kennedy's concern about Vietnam? -
ANSWER-Communist Aggression by Ho Chi Minh in the North.
,What happened when Martin Luther King, Jr., decided to challenge Birmingham's
segregation laws with nonviolent protests? - ANSWER-Sit-ins at lunch counters, kneel-
ins at white churches, and voter registration marches to city hall; prompting heavy
police action with attack dogs and high-pressure hoses.
From his jail cell in Birmingham, Martin Luther King, Jr., defended the morality of what
belief? - ANSWER-Civil disobedience
Describe the status of women in the 1960s regarding government, types of jobs, earned
income and education. - ANSWER-Women still played a minor role in government and
were increasingly concentrated in low-paying service and clerical jobs despite having a
rising level of education.
What credentials did Lyndon Johnson have to be president? - ANSWER-Three decades
of political experience; He won a seat in congress, served as a WWII Naval Officer, and
was a U.S. Senator in 1949.
During his first months in office, Lyndon Johnson accomplished what major tasks? -
ANSWER-The Tax cut Kennedy had supported, passed the Civil Rights Bill,
employment fell below 5%, created the Equal Employment Admission, outlawed
discrimination in public accommodations, added "sex" as another category in Title VII,
and the Civil Rights Act
What were the two major elements of President Johnson's Great Society? - ANSWER-
The Spirit of "true community" prevailing and the War on Poverty
What monumental event took place in July 1969? - ANSWER-Apollo 11 moon landing of
Neil Armstrong
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to serve as what? - ANSWER-
Supreme Court Justice
Richard Nixon's plan of Vietnamization called for what? - ANSWER-Gradual
replacement of U.S. troops by well-trained and supplied south Vietnamese soldiers
, In May 1970, protesters at Kent State University in Ohio protested against Vietnam.
What was the result of this protest on campus that day? - ANSWER-ROTC went up in
flames; a group of guardsmen fired, killing four and wounding nine students; colleges
shut down for the semester and canceled finals, sending diplomas to graduates.
What did many Americans first believe about the My Lai incident? - ANSWER-That it
was because of Calley seeing so many of his fellow soldiers killed; and then that it was
because of a society that "forced these kids to die in a foreign land for a cause that it
refused to defend at home."
Which was generally true of schools and their status in the civil rights movement during
the 1960s? - ANSWER-Nixon supported postponing court-ordered school integration,
while firmly opposing efforts to deny federal funding to segregated schools.
What most accurately describes Chief Justice Warren Burger's Court? - ANSWER-
Independent
How did President Nixon respond to the environmentalist movement? - ANSWER-Had
little interest at first but soon responded with the banning of DDT in the United States,
stopped the production of chemical and biological weapons, the White house supported
bipartisan effort to establish EPA, pass the Clean Air Act of 1970, and the Endangered
Species Act of 1973.
What was generally not a result of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War? - ANSWER-
Generally, the Results were that American prisoners of war were released, Nixon
vowed to "respond in full force" if North Vietnam attacked South Vietnam in the future,
and South Vietnam was left vulnerable at the mercy of its communist opponents.
The 1970s energy crisis shook the American dream of ongoing prosperity, causing
Americans to believe what? - ANSWER-Prosperity could no longer be taken for
granted
The War Powers Act and the Freedom of Information Act were passed as a result of
what two events? - ANSWER-Watergate and Vietnam
Which of the following events occurred while Gerald Ford was president? - ANSWER-
The Fall of South Vietnam by North Vietnam
and VeriFied ansWers (latest UPdate) a+
grade 100% gUarantee VeriFied By exPerts
John F. Kennedy's presidency was precedent-setting in what way? - ANSWER-Its
Idealism and Caution
What event served as Kennedy's most public foreign policy disaster? - ANSWER-The
Bay of Pigs
The building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was intended to do what? - ANSWER-Seal all of
East Germany from non-communist world and ultimately deny freedom by stopping the
East German exodus to the west
How did the Kennedy administration protect the freedom riders? - ANSWER-By
sending in Federal Marshalls and ban interstate carriers from using any terminal that
segregated races
What evidence indicated that Kennedy considered the economy his primary domestic
concern? - ANSWER-Proposed a major tax cut for consumers and businesses to
stimulate purchasing power; lobbied business and labor leaders to respect the wage
and price guidelines; and used his influence to roll back price increases.
What action did Kennedy take during the Cuban missile crisis? - ANSWER-He vowed to
not invade Cuba if the missiles were removed and signed the Treaty Banning Nuclear
Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water to cleanse the environment
of radioactivity.
Just prior to his assassination, what was Kennedy's concern about Vietnam? -
ANSWER-Communist Aggression by Ho Chi Minh in the North.
,What happened when Martin Luther King, Jr., decided to challenge Birmingham's
segregation laws with nonviolent protests? - ANSWER-Sit-ins at lunch counters, kneel-
ins at white churches, and voter registration marches to city hall; prompting heavy
police action with attack dogs and high-pressure hoses.
From his jail cell in Birmingham, Martin Luther King, Jr., defended the morality of what
belief? - ANSWER-Civil disobedience
Describe the status of women in the 1960s regarding government, types of jobs, earned
income and education. - ANSWER-Women still played a minor role in government and
were increasingly concentrated in low-paying service and clerical jobs despite having a
rising level of education.
What credentials did Lyndon Johnson have to be president? - ANSWER-Three decades
of political experience; He won a seat in congress, served as a WWII Naval Officer, and
was a U.S. Senator in 1949.
During his first months in office, Lyndon Johnson accomplished what major tasks? -
ANSWER-The Tax cut Kennedy had supported, passed the Civil Rights Bill,
employment fell below 5%, created the Equal Employment Admission, outlawed
discrimination in public accommodations, added "sex" as another category in Title VII,
and the Civil Rights Act
What were the two major elements of President Johnson's Great Society? - ANSWER-
The Spirit of "true community" prevailing and the War on Poverty
What monumental event took place in July 1969? - ANSWER-Apollo 11 moon landing of
Neil Armstrong
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to serve as what? - ANSWER-
Supreme Court Justice
Richard Nixon's plan of Vietnamization called for what? - ANSWER-Gradual
replacement of U.S. troops by well-trained and supplied south Vietnamese soldiers
, In May 1970, protesters at Kent State University in Ohio protested against Vietnam.
What was the result of this protest on campus that day? - ANSWER-ROTC went up in
flames; a group of guardsmen fired, killing four and wounding nine students; colleges
shut down for the semester and canceled finals, sending diplomas to graduates.
What did many Americans first believe about the My Lai incident? - ANSWER-That it
was because of Calley seeing so many of his fellow soldiers killed; and then that it was
because of a society that "forced these kids to die in a foreign land for a cause that it
refused to defend at home."
Which was generally true of schools and their status in the civil rights movement during
the 1960s? - ANSWER-Nixon supported postponing court-ordered school integration,
while firmly opposing efforts to deny federal funding to segregated schools.
What most accurately describes Chief Justice Warren Burger's Court? - ANSWER-
Independent
How did President Nixon respond to the environmentalist movement? - ANSWER-Had
little interest at first but soon responded with the banning of DDT in the United States,
stopped the production of chemical and biological weapons, the White house supported
bipartisan effort to establish EPA, pass the Clean Air Act of 1970, and the Endangered
Species Act of 1973.
What was generally not a result of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War? - ANSWER-
Generally, the Results were that American prisoners of war were released, Nixon
vowed to "respond in full force" if North Vietnam attacked South Vietnam in the future,
and South Vietnam was left vulnerable at the mercy of its communist opponents.
The 1970s energy crisis shook the American dream of ongoing prosperity, causing
Americans to believe what? - ANSWER-Prosperity could no longer be taken for
granted
The War Powers Act and the Freedom of Information Act were passed as a result of
what two events? - ANSWER-Watergate and Vietnam
Which of the following events occurred while Gerald Ford was president? - ANSWER-
The Fall of South Vietnam by North Vietnam
