Final Flashcards
Kennedy served in the marines during world war 2
False
One hurdle that Kennedy had to overcome was the American voters concern about his Catholicism
True
The election of 1964 was notable because it was the first time presidential candidates debated each other on tv
False
Kennedy won the presidential election by a landslide
False
Because of all the clear cut t evidence available it is clear that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
False
Kennedy had a relatively easy time getting his new frontier policies passed in congress
FLASE
LBJ added two new cabinet positions while he was president
true
The closest the world came to nuclear war was during the bay of pigs invasion in Cuba
False
Nixon may have lost the 1964 presidential race because he refused to wear makeup for his televised debates with Kennedy
False
Which of the following was not one of kennedy’s domestic programs
Tax reduction Act
The practice of refusing to grant a loan to someone based on the area in which they live is known as:
red lining
The alliance for progress provided $20 billion dollars to these countries:
Latin America
The Russians shipped missiles to Cuba in response to American missiles based in
Turkey
In order to prevent more missiles from getting to Cuba Kennedy ordered
a naval blockade of the island
Nikita Khrushchev had the Berlin Wall built when Kennedy refused to do this
end occupation in West Berlin
This commission was created to investigate the Kennedy assassination
warren commission
Johnson allocated 1 billion to fight a war upon poverty with this legislation
economic opportunity act
This US Supreme Court case made it mandatory for the police to read a suspect his rights
Miranda v. Arizona
Which of the following was a part of LBJ’s great society program
head start, upward bound, vista
Kennedys strategy of dealing with any type of Kennedy’s strategy of dealing with any type of conflict was called
Flexible Response
The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, signed by the Russians and the United States banned the testing of nuclear weapons
on land
Johnson’s new campaign promise was
Great Society
This act required equal wages for equal work in industries in commerce or producing goods for commerce
Equal Pay Act
The practice of “redlining” or refusing to sell to someone based on who they were were ended by the
Fair Housing Act of 1962
This act spent $400 million in loans and grants for urban renewal
Area Redevelopment Act
Operation Mongoose was a series of assassination attempts of this leader’s life
Fidel Castro
Kennedy supported the formation of this elite special forces unit
Green Berets
In exchange for Russia removing the missiles in Cuba, the United States had to agree to
remove missiles in Turkey and promise not to kill Castro
Kennedy was assassinated in this city
Dallas
The Economic Opportunity Act created the Office of
Economic Opportunity
The result of the Tax Reduction Act was
GNP doubled and 10 million jobs were created
The program to help poor/disadvantaged children prepare for school was
Head Start
Part A of Medicare covers
skilled nursing care
The Supreme Court case that ended school prayer was
Engel v. Vitale
Which of the following was a major part of Johnson’s “Great Society”
healthcare legislation
Several of the important decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren focused on
protecting the constitutional rights of citizens accused of crimes
Which of the following was not a goal of the New Frontier program
to empower big business
What was the effect of the tax-cut bill that Johnson got Congress to pass
the federal deficit grew quickly
What was the intent of the Immigration Act of 1965, which was passed during the Johnson administration
to eliminate the quotas restricting the number of immigrants from certain countries
Which of the following almost brought the United States and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war
Cuban Missile Crisis
One task of the Peace Corps volunteers in third world counter was to
raise the standard of living
prohibited reading the Bible in public school
Abbington v. Schempp
said evidence obtained illegally was not admissible in court
Mapp v. Ohio
police had to read an accused his/her rights when arrested
Miranda v. Arizona
realigned electoral districts under the concept of one man one vote
Baker v. Carr
ended prayer in public school
Engel v. Vitale
required police to inform the accused of their right to an attorney before being questioned
Escobedo v. Illinois
reaffirmed the right of the accused to have an attorney
Gidean v. Wainwright
Most southern school systems were quick to desegregate.
False
The Black Panther Party created anti-poverty programs and set up food banks in American ghettos.
True
Southern Congressmen tried to block civil rights legislation by filibustering.
True
Malcolm X was assassinated by members of the Black Panther Party.
False
Protesters participating in sit-ins were instructed to only resist if they were being wrongfully arrested.
False
De Facto Segregation was prevalent in the South due to the Jim Crow Laws that had been established in most states.
False
The 24th Amendment banned the use of literacy tests to determine voter eligibility.
False
Black Panther members would routinely disobey California law by openly carrying weapons.
False
De Facto Segregation is racial segregation that is required by law
False
De Jure segregation is racial segregation that is required by law
true
Affirmative Action is the policy to encourage the hiring of groups that had suffered discrimination in the past
True
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 empowered the Federal Government to oversee voter registration and elections in all states
False
While the International Olympic Committee was not happy about Tommie Smith’s and John Carlos’ statement that they decided to not punish them for it
False
Jessie Owens was asked to talk Tommie Smith out of making any kind of statement during the Olympics games of 1968
True
Members of the Black Panther Party would routinely observe arrests in order to make sure the rights of the accused were not being violated
True
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 established the EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
False
Race riots in Newark New Jersey claimed the lives of 43 civilians
False
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a response to the arrest of this person
Rosa Parks nigga
This US Supreme a court Case validated the idea of “Separate but Equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson
In the South, these laws enforced strict separation of the races
Jim Crow laws
This group was influenced by the writings of Henry David Thoreau
CORE
In this case, the US Supreme a court ruled that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
Nine students in this southern city were the first African-Americans to integrate on all white high school
Little Rock
When Eisenhower sent federal troops to force the desegregation of schools, he was embarking on
Federalism
This Civil Rightd Act established the Civial Rights Commission which had the power to investigate civil rights violations
1957
One response by the authorities in Montgomery to the bus boycott was to
arrest the boycotters for “illegal boycotting”
Martin Luter King helped found the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
On February 1, 1960, four black youths dat down at the lunch counter of this department store
Woolworth
Ella Baker helped establish the SNCC, which stands for
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
The group staged “freedom rides” in 1961
CORE
The goal of the “freedom rides” was to force states to follow federal law and desegregate
bus terminal waiting rooms
Martin Luther King and the SCLC target Birmingham, Alabama because it had a reputation for being
the most segregated city in the US
The marches in Birmingham actually led to more support for the civil rights movement because
people were shocked at the violence of the police
The March on Washington was undertaken in order to show support for civil rights legislation that had been sent to Congress by President
Truman
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following except
ban poll taxes
the SNCC called for a major effort to register black voters in the south during
the freedom summer
The sncc called for a major effort to register black voters in the south during
freedom summer
This act banned literacy tests and allowed the federal government to oversee elections in states that had discriminated against minorities
voting rights act of 1965
In order to determine the cause of the riots in America president Johnson created this commission
Kerner
The national advisory commission recommended that the US government expand federal programs in order to
fix the ghettos
The Nation of Islam demanded
separation of races
Stokely Carmichael urged blacks to use their political and economic muscle to gain equality he called this
Black Power
The black panther party’s main goal was to
monitor police in ghettos
3 CORE volunteers were murdered trying to register blacks in this state
mississippi
The black panther party differed from previous civil rights group in that
advocated violence to bring about change
Tommie smith and John Carlos made their political statement at the olympics in this city
mexico
The civil rights act of 1968 which prohibited discrimination sales, rentals, and financing of housing is
The fair housing act
Safety commissioner who shocked America by using fire hoses and dogs to break up peaceful demonstration
Bull Conner
First African American to play in the majors
Jackie Robinson
. Olympic athlete kicked out of the games
TOMMIE SMITH
Credited with starting the civil rights movement in America
Rosa Parks
US president who pushed for the voting rights act of 1964
LBJ
Founder of the black panther party
Huey Newton
Air Force veteran who won admittance into Ole Miss
James Meredith
Outspoken leader of the Nation of Islam
Malcolm X
First African American leader appointed as a Supreme Court judge
Thurgood Marshall
US president who passed more civil rights legislation than all other presidents combined
LBJ
Assassinated Martin Luther king
James Earl Ray
Leader of the sclc
MLK
Killed because he began to soften his stance on race relations
Malcolm X
Played for the Cleveland Indians
Larry Doby
Assassinated on a hotel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee
MLK
NAACP lawyer who successfully argued against school segregation
Thurgood Marshal
Northern group that organized peaceful protests to gain equal rights
COREq
Militant group advocating armed confrontation
Black Panther Party
Advocated the separation of the races
Nation of Islam
Focused on legal cases to end segregation and gain legal equality
NAACP
Church based group dedicated to non-violence resistance
SCLC
Grass roots movement of young activists that organized voter education projects in the South
SNCC
Civil Rights group that organized anti-poverty programs in inner-city neighborhoods
Black Panthers
Organized the first “sit-ins
SNCC
