History 1302 - Segment 4 (Mayhew), Top Exam Questions & Answers, 100% Accurate. Rated A+

History 1302 - Segment 4 (Mayhew), Top Exam Questions & Answers, 100% Accurate. Rated A+ T/F:_____ The “kitchen debates” were between Paul Prudhomme and Julia Child. False – Richard Nixon & Nikita Krushchev T/F:_____ Working women in the 1950’s worked primarily part–time for extra disposable income. True The Civil Rights movement of the 1950’s relied on the ___________________ branch of government for institutional changes. Supreme Court ____________________refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama city bus was the catalyst that led to the mobilization of the black community, which led to recruitment of Dr. Martin Luther King, which led to the bus boycott, which led to the Civil Rights movement. Rosa Park's In his farewell speech President _______________ warned against the powers of the military–industrial complex. Dwight D. Eisenhower After WWII the center of gravity for American agriculture was concentrated in the states of __________, _____________, and ________________. Texas, Arizona, and California In the 1950’s the CIA was responsible for the overthrow of the government in the Middle Eastern country of __________________. Iran In the ________________ case the Supreme Court declared that segregation did lifelong damage to children. Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas During the 1950’s agricultural production rose by as much as _________ percent. 50% During the 1950’s _______________ was indirectly responsible for changing the eating schedules for many Americans. Television T/F:_____ During the 1950’s wage disparities between women and men virtually disappeared. False – 59–64 cents/dollar The __________________ bus boycott ended with the ruling by the Supreme Court that segregation in public transportation was illegal. Montgomery, Alabama In response to the refusal of the Arkansas National Guard to admit, and protect, incoming black students at Central High School, in Little Rock, Arkansas, President _______________ replaced the Guard with federal troops. Eisenhower In1960 the Catholicism of _______________ was considered to be a handicap in the presidential race. John F. Kennedy The1960 presidential debate between _______________ and ________________ showed the impact Television would have on future political campaigns. John F. Kennedy & Richard M. Nixon T/F:_____ In his April 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” martin Luther King announced he was abandoning his policy of peaceful civil disobedience. False The1964, ________________ Act did not address laws that suppressed suffrage. Civil Rights Act It can be argued that the book _____________ helped to launch the environmental movement. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson The ______________ Court effectively agreed that the family unit was a collection of sovereign individuals rather than a unit with a single male head. Warren Court The1964 campaign of presidential candidate _______________ emphasized the need for a reduction in governmental regulations. Republican Barry Goldwater T/F:_____ in 1963 the Birmingham, Alabama Fire Department refused to participate in the attacks on the civil rights demonstrators. False With the passage of the __________ lyndon Johnson remarked, "I think we have just delivered the south to the Republican party." 1964 Civil Rights Act Cesar Estrada Chavez was the co–founder and spokesman for the _______________. National Farm Workers Union T/F:_____ By the end of the 1960's, some 70,000 demonstrators had taken part in sit–ins across the south to protest desegregation. True The organization known as _________________ launched the Freedom Rides to test the Supreme Court order banning segregation in interstate transportation. Congress of Racial Equality – CORE In his correspondence titled ___________________ Martin Luther King discussed a litany of abuses faced by blacks in the South and the need for change. Letter from Birmingham Jail The ________________ brought the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. to the brink of nuclear war. Cuban Missile Crisis The 1965 ___________ empowered the federal government to oversee voter registration. Voting Rights Act The _____________ offered a new vision for social change based on participatory democracy. Port Huron Statement The________________ authorized the president to “take all necessary steps to repel armed attack” in Vietnam. Golf of Tonkin Resolution By 1968 America had over _____________ troops in Vietnam. 500,000