Title: Contesting Futures: America in the 1960s
Course: Marie's Demo Course

Q: Which individual is considered to be the founder of the modern American conservative movement?
- Jerry Falwell
- Barry Goldwater
- Richard Nixon
A: Barry Goldwater

Q: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 led to which of the following unintended consequences?
- More people began entering the United States illegally.
- Many employers moved operations to countries overseas.
- Fewer people immigrated to the United States from Europe.
A: More people began entering the United States illegally.

Q: What was an unintended consequence of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?
- More people began entering the United States illegally.
- Many employers moved operations to countries overseas.
- Fewer people immigrated to the United States from Europe.
A: More people began entering the United States illegally.

Q: What occurred as an unintended result of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?
- More people began entering the United States illegally.
- Many employers moved operations to countries overseas.
- Fewer people immigrated to the United States from Europe.
A: More people began entering the United States illegally.

Q: Martin Luther King, Jr. would most likely have condoned which type of protest?
- the use of the legal system to challenge the government’s actions
- allowing oneself to be arrested instead of following unjust laws
- committing acts of violence while being careful not to hurt anyone
A: allowing oneself to be arrested instead of following unjust laws

Q: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s brand of civil disobedience would most likely have included which of the following actions as a means of protest?
- using the legal system to challenge the government’s actions
- allowing oneself to be arrested instead of following unjust laws
- committing acts of violence while being careful not to hurt anyone
A: allowing oneself to be arrested instead of following unjust laws

Q: Which of the following best describes the type of protest that Martin Luther King, Jr. supported?
- using the legal system to challenge the government’s actions
- allowing oneself to be arrested instead of following unjust laws
- committing acts of violence while being careful not to hurt anyone
A: allowing oneself to be arrested instead of following unjust laws

Q: The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education invalidated which previous Supreme Court ruling?
- Breedlove v. Suttles
- Plessy v. Ferguson*
- Powell v. Alabama
A: Breedlove v. Suttles

Q: Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled that separate but equal was not constitutional, invalidated which previous ruling?
- Breedlove v. Suttles
- Plessy v. Ferguson*
- Powell v. Alabama
A: Breedlove v. Suttles

Q: In what city was the high school where the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education first challenged in 1957?
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Oxford, Mississippi
- Topeka, Kansas
A: Little Rock, Arkansas

Q: The U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education was first challenged at a high school in which city?
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Oxford, Mississippi
- Topeka, Kansas
A: Little Rock, Arkansas

Q: The high school that first challenged the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education was located in which city?
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Oxford, Mississippi
- Topeka, Kansas
A: Little Rock, Arkansas

Q: Which movement in American literature challenged the standards and values of traditional American culture after World War II?
- the Beat Generation
- the Harlem Renaissance
- the Sagebrush School
A: the Beat Generation

Q: After World War II, the writers and poets of which movement challenged the standards and values of traditional American culture?
- the Beat Generation
- the Harlem Renaissance
- the Sagebrush School
A: the Beat Generation

Q: Which movement in literature emerged after World War II, challenging the traditional standards and values of American culture?
- the Beat Generation
- the Harlem Renaissance
- the Sagebrush School
A: the Beat Generation

Q: The Civil Rights Act that outlawed literacy tests and other obstructions to voting rights was passed in which year?
- 1955
- 1960
- 1965
A: 1965

Q: In which year was a Civil Rights Act that outlawed literacy tests and other obstructions to voting rights passed?
- 1955
- 1960
- 1965
A: 1965

Q: Literacy tests and other obstructions to voting rights were outlawed by the Civil Rights Act of—
- 1955
- 1960
- 1965
A: 1965

Q: The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt by the United States to do which of the following?
- overthrow the communist government of Cuba
- protect Cuba from an invasion by the Soviet Union
- stop drug trafficking from Cuba to the United States
A: overthrow the communist government of Cuba

Q: With the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961 the United States attempted to accomplish which of the following goals?
- overthrowing the communist government of Cuba
- protecting Cuba from an invasion by the Soviet Union
- stopping drug trafficking from Cuba to the United States
A: overthrowing the communist government of Cuba

Q: Why did the United States invade Cuba in the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion?
- to overthrow the communist government of Cuba
- to protect Cuba from an invasion by the Soviet Union
- to stop drug trafficking from Cuba to the United States
A: to overthrow the communist government of Cuba

Q: How did Nikita Khrushchev’s policies towards the United States differ from those of Joseph Stalin?
- He had the goal of expanding the Soviet Union’s borders into Alaska.
- He tried to forge an alliance between the United States and Soviet Union.
- He sought a peaceful coexistence with the United States and other nations.
A: He sought a peaceful coexistence with the United States and other nations.

Q: Which of the following descriptions of Nikita Khrushchev best exemplifies how he differed from his predecessor Joseph Stalin?
- He had the goal of expanding the Soviet Union’s borders into Alaska.
- He tried to forge an alliance between the United States and Soviet Union.
- He sought a peaceful coexistence with the United States and other nations.
A: He sought a peaceful coexistence with the United States and other nations.

Q: How Nikita Khrushchev’s policies towards the United States were different from those of Joseph Stalin in what way?
- He had the goal of expanding the Soviet Union’s borders into Alaska.
- He tried to forge an alliance between the United States and Soviet Union.
- He sought a peaceful coexistence with the United States and other nations.
A: He sought a peaceful coexistence with the United States and other nations.

Q: President Lyndon Johnson established the series of programs known as the Great Society with what central intention?
- defending U.S. military interests
- boosting the economy from within
- ending poverty and discrimination
A: ending poverty and discrimination

Q: In establishing the series of programs known as the Great Society, President Lyndon Johnson intended to accomplish which of the following goals?
- to defend U.S. military interests
- to boost the economy from within
- to end poverty and discrimination
A: to end poverty and discrimination

Q: What was the central intention of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society?
- defending U.S. military interests
- boosting the economy from within
- ending poverty and discrimination
A: ending poverty and discrimination