Era of Social Change

Question 1

After investigating the assassination of JFK, the Warren Commission concluded that

Answer 1

Lee Harvey Oswald Acted Alone

Question 2

the Economic Opportunity Act did all of the following except:

Answer 2

offer foreign aid to Latin American countries

Question 3

President Kennedy’s program which gave economic aid to Latin America

Answer 3

Alliance for Progress

Question 4

John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for president in 1960, was a senator from

Answer 4

Massachusetts

Question 5

Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as

Answer 5

Attorney General

Question 6

haven for younger people seeking an alternative to the straight world in 1965. was located in San Francisco

Answer 6

Haight-Ashbury

Question 7

The members of the counterculture movement were mostly

Answer 7

white, middle-class, youths

Question 8

Nuclear power plant in Harrisburg, Penn. which failed, causing radiation to be admitted in the air

Answer 8

Three Mile Island

Question 9

Conservatives placed the blame for the increasing permissiveness in society on

Answer 9

campus rebels and counterculture

Question 10

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs

Answer 10

minorities and the poor

Question 11

Lyndon Baines Johnson, who became president when Kennedy was assassinated was,

Answer 11

an experienced polotician

Question 12

A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older

Answer 12

medicare

Question 13

Woodstock festival is best described as

Answer 13

multi-band music festival in NY state with an unexpected high attendance

Question 14

what was on result of Johnson’s Great Society initiatives?

Answer 14

a conservative backlash

Question 15

a popular british band has an enormous influence on popular music in the 1960’s

Answer 15

the Beatles

Question 16

committee that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy

Answer 16

Warren Commission

Question 17

Decisions of the Warren Commission were

Answer 17

praised by liberals

Question 18

A decisive factor in the election of 1960 was the television coverage of the Eisenhower endorsement

Answer 18

false; kennedy/nixon debates

Question 19

Higher taxes were a result of Kennedy’s New frontier initiatives

Answer 19

False

Question 20

to win an election by a large convincing margin which gives president political clout when taking office

Answer 20

Mandate

Question 21

the campaign program advocated by JFK in the 1960 election. He promised to revitalize the stagnant economy and enact reform legislation in education, health care, and civil rights

Answer 21

New Frontier

Question 22

An agency established in 1961 to provide volunteer assistance to developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

Answer 22

Peace Corps

Question 23

a law that provided funds for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small business loans, and job training

Answer 23

Economic Opportunity Act

Question 24

A federal and state assistance program that pays for healthcare services for people who cannot afford them

Answer 24

medicaid

Question 25

US biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife; wrote the book Silent Spring

Answer 25

Rachel Carson