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What nicknames were given to supporters of the Vietnam War and those in opposition of it?

A
pros and cons, respectively
B
hawks and doves, respectively
C
elephants and donkeys, respectively
D
mainstreamists and counterculturalists, respectively
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Who was a popular musician and part of the 1960s countercultural movement?

A
Joseph Heller
B
Jimi Hendrix
C
Jack Kerouac
D
Kurt Vonnegut
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Members of the 1960s counterculture movement were often called

A
doves.
B
hawks.
C
hippies.
D
hipsters.
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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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Which of these groups was most consistently opposed to the Vietnam War by the late 1960s?

A
fathers
B
hippies
C
doctors
D
professors
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In the 1960s, people across the United States were exposed to the counterculture through

A
mass media.
B
art museums.
C
rock concerts.
D
small towns.
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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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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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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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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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