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Women's Rights Movement — Unit test Answers

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Which was the significance of Woodstock in 1969?

A
It was the first national protest against the Vietnam War to air on television.
B
It was one of the first mass student movements to take place.
C
It was a music festival that epitomized the ideals of the counterculture.
D
It was a commune that epitomized the ideals of the counterculture.
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Why did many Americans consider the draft for the Vietnam War to be unfair?

A
College students were more likely to be drafted and to serve.
B
Drafted soldiers were sent to fight in Vietnam immediately.
C
Members of the counterculture were more likely to be drafted.
D
Men from low-income families often could not defer the draft.
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Who was the first African American student to challenge segregation at University of Mississippi?

A
Thurgood Marshall
B
James Meredith
C
Neil Armstrong
D
Jack Ruby
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Which happened in the wake of President Kennedy’s assassination?

A
The Apollo program was created in Kennedy’s honor.
B
Congress finally gave its approval for the Peace Corps.
C
Jack Ruby killed the accused assassin two days later.
D
Thurgood Marshall led an investigation into the shooting.
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Why did Americans have trouble understanding US involvement in the Vietnam War?

A
The draft was a burden to the population, but fairly drafted all Americans.
B
Members of the counterculture trusted the government to keep the peace.
C
The United States’ motivations and priorities in Vietnam were uncertain.
D
The Viet Cong’s guerilla tactics did not pose a threat to South Vietnam.
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In the 1960s, Bob Dylan became famous for

A
writing a popular novel titled On the Road.
B
composing influential countercultural music.
C
founding the Students for a Democratic Society.
D
organizing protests on college campuses.
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President Kennedy most contributed to the civil rights movement by

A
appointing African Americans to government positions.
B
granting scholarships to African American students.
C
enrolling African Americans in the space program.
D
including African American leaders in the Peace Corps.
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What was the main goal of the Gemini program?

A
to inspire young Americans to help humankind
B
to provide federal aid to students with disabilities
C
to develop and test new space technologies
D
to work toward achieving peaceful relations with the USSR
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President Kennedy’s domestic plan for the nation was called

A
the Gemini program.
B
the New Frontier.
C
the Apollo program.
D
the Peace Corps.
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By the late 1960s, most Americans

A
supported the president’s approach in Vietnam.
B
understood the goals of the US in Vietnam.
C
considered the cost of war to be justified by the results.
D
had begun to question the cost of the Vietnam War.
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Young women who belonged to the 1960s counterculture movement often

A
got married and settled down at a younger age than their parents had.
B
pursued nontraditional roles instead of becoming wives and mothers.
C
rejected careers and professional employment to become homemakers.
D
took part in violent, aggressive antiwar protests and demonstrations.
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The Beats of the 1950s were a group of influential

A
musicians.
B
politicians.
C
writers.
D
soldiers.
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The term “counterculture” refers to a group of people who

A
are opposed to war and all forms of the military.
B
do not support the arts or other forms of culture.
C
commit terrorist acts against the government.
D
have different values from mainstream society.
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Which is an example of an act of civil disobedience?

A
burning a draft card
B
attending an antiwar speech
C
singing an antiwar song
D
going to a music festival
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How did President Kennedy address civil rights?

A
He supported only state civil rights laws.
B
He proposed national civil rights legislation.
C
He refused to advocate civil rights.
D
He was indifferent to civil rights issues.
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In the 1960s, many members of the counterculture movement expressed their beliefs about property by

A
buying new homes.
B
destroying others’ property.
C
building fences around their property.
D
living in communes with shared possessions.
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Which best describes the purpose of the Peace Corps program?

A
to welcome volunteers from other nations to work in the United States as teachers
B
to help other nations improve their health care, agriculture, and education
C
to teach the US military how to help other nations during times of peace
D
to provide advanced technology and equipment to less-developed nations
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The student movement that began at the University of California at Berkeley in 1964

A
addressed free speech and students’ rights.
B
called for stronger support of the Vietnam War.
C
focused on reelecting President Lyndon Johnson.
D
was a counterpoint to the hippie movement.
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Why did Apollo astronauts perform experiments on the moon?

A
to create new technologies
B
to test nuclear weapons
C
to learn more about the moon
D
to learn more about Earth
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What was the purpose of the Apollo program?

A
to launch moon missions
B
to send animals into space
C
to develop nuclear weapons
D
to launch the Sputnik satellite

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