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The War in Vietnam — Unit test Answers

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The Federal Aid Highway Act allowed the government to build new highways

A
all across the United States.
B
mostly in the eastern United States.
C
mostly in the western United States.
D
mostly in the southern United States.
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The graph shows the total number of US military personnel deaths in Vietnam between 1964 and 1969.

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A
People did not know that the death toll was increasing.
B
People were surprised there were more deaths in 1969 than 1968.
C
People were relieved there were few deaths in 1964.
D
People were upset by the high number of deaths.
3

During the 1950s, television and the media encouraged Americans to

A
reject traditional values.
B
take part in consumer culture.
C
dismiss the idea of conformity.
D
save money and avoid spending.
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This graph shows the number of US troops deployed in South Vietnam between 1962 and 1968.

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A
Vietnam gained independence and the war began.
B
President Johnson was assassinated.
C
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed.
D
People began volunteering to go to war in large numbers.
5

One of the areas that both Mexican American and African American leaders focused their civil rights pursuits on was

A
passing an Equal Rights Amendment.
B
securing equal access to education.
C
using violent methods to achieve their goals.
D
getting labor union leaders to organize their movements.
6

How did the governor of Arkansas respond when nine African American students tried to attend the previously all-white high school in Little Rock?

A
He ordered state troops to stop them from attending.
B
He had the National Guard escort them safely into the school.
C
He shut down the school amid boycotts and protests.
D
He filed an appeal with the Supreme Court.
7

Which act was passed to ban residential discrimination?

A
the Trade Act
B
the Privacy Act
C
the Rent Control Act
D
the Fair Housing Act
8

violent riotshunger strikespeaceful protestsfiling lawsuits

A
violent riots
B
hunger strikes
C
peaceful protests
D
filing lawsuits
9

Both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act

A
allowed civil rights activists to protest peacefully.
B
meant the end of discrimination in the country.
C
discouraged state governments from enforcing the laws.
D
gave the federal government tools to enforce the laws.
10

What was one group who did not have the same opportunities as others in the 1950s?

A
suburban families
B
African Americans
C
white Americans
D
returning war veterans
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What was a common theme of folk and rock music created by the 1960s counterculture?

A
nonviolence
B
hate
C
self-denial
D
aggression
12

Northeast and SoutheastNorthwest and SouthwestNortheast and NorthwestSoutheast and Southwest

A
Northeast and Southeast
B
Northwest and Southwest
C
Northeast and Northwest
D
Southeast and Southwest
13

One of the goals of the women’s rights movement was ending

A
segregation in public schools.
B
discrimination in the workplace.
C
federal funding of sports programs.
D
dangerous conditions on farm fields.
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Which rights does the Americans with Disabilities Act guarantee? Check all that apply.the same employment opportunities as other workersthe integration of schools and other public placesequal access to buildings and other public spacesvoting and political rights for Americans with disabilitiesequal access to buses and other forms of transportation

A
the same employment opportunities as other workers
B
the integration of schools and other public places
C
equal access to buildings and other public spaces
D
voting and political rights for Americans with disabilities
E
equal access to buses and other forms of transportation
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Read the excerpt from the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal” has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. . . .[The courts must issue] orders and decrees . . . to admit to public schools on a racially nondiscriminatory basis with all deliberate speed the parties to these cases.Brown v. Board of Education,Chief Justice Earl Warren,1954–1955

A
Segregated schools had become unusual after recent court orders.
B
Schools already admitted African American students whose skills were equal to those of white students.
C
Separate schools for African American students were almost always unequal to white schools.
D
Public schools almost always tried to be racially nondiscriminatory.

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