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One major difference between the occupations of Alcatraz in 1969 and Wounded Knee in 1973 was that

A
Alcatraz was meant to protest broken treaties.
B
Wounded Knee resulted in the deaths of several people.
C
Wounded Knee took place on federal property.
D
Alcatraz was symbolic of suffering by American Indians.
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Which statement best describes the history of segregation in professional baseball?

A
It began in 1947 and continues today.
B
It began by 1890 and continued until 1947.
C
It began after 1890 and ended in the 1920s.
D
It was never completely segregated.
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Which statement is true of most World War II African American military units?

A
They were better paid than white units.
B
They were paid the same as white units.
C
They were kept from combat roles.
D
They were forced into combat roles.
4

James Meredith took his case against the University of Mississippi to

A
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
B
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
C
the US Supreme Court.
D
the university’s admissions board.
5

Which kept African Americans from nominating candidates for office?

A
poll taxes
B
literacy tests
C
white primaries
D
grandfather clauses
6

San Francisco was a focus for Asian American reformers in the 1960s because it was

A
where many Asian immigrants opposed reform efforts.
B
where many Asian immigrants had entered the United States.
C
a location of Japanese American internment during World War II.
D
where the Chinese Exclusion Act had been signed.
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Which statement best describes President Lyndon Johnson?

A
Johnson helped the United States transition after Kennedy’s death by honoring his predecessor’s policies.
B
Johnson helped the people of the United States put the Kennedy presidency behind them by proposing different policies.
C
Johnson started the space program to give the grieving United States a new reason to hope.
D
Johnson declared that a period of mourning was not a good time to change government policies.
8

Richard Nixon won the presidential race of 1968 in part because

A
he promised to escalate the Vietnam War.
B
he had served as Johnson’s vice president.
C
he promised to restore law and order.
D
he was a strong supporter of liberal reform.
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Why did some Democrats oppose Hubert Humphrey in his 1968 race for the presidency?

A
They did not agree with his stand on civil rights.
B
They refused to back a Republican candidate for President.
C
They did not like his association with the administration’s Vietnam policy.
D
They wanted President Johnson to run for a second full term.
10

What is the difference between the Medicare and Medicaid programs?

A
Medicare provides health care for older people, while Medicaid provides health care for people with low incomes.
B
Medicare provides food stamps for people with low incomes, while Medicaid provides housing for people with low incomes.
C
Medicare provides food stamps for older people, while Medicaid provides housing for older people.
D
Medicare provides housing for people with low incomes, while Medicaid provides health care for people with low incomes.
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How did the ratio of voter registration rates change between African Americans and whites as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

A
African American voter registration rates surpassed white registration rates.
B
African American voter registration rates equaled white registration rates.
C
African American voter registration rates became lower than white registration rates.
D
African American and white registration rates were not affected.
12

In 1964, the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee launched

A
the Birmingham Campaign.
B
a campaign to integrate all-white schools.
C
the Children’s Crusade.
D
a campaign to register African American voters.
13

Why did Malcolm X leave the Nation of Islam?

A
He disagreed with its religious views.
B
He wanted to promote separatist views.
C
He believed that Christianity could unify races.
D
He disagreed with its separatist views.
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Many conservatives believed that the court’s ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut

A
went too far in creating a new right.
B
went too far in restricting a right.
C
failed to protect an endangered right.
D
should have limited an established right.
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Which statement best explains the legal basis for the right to privacy?

A
It was a new theory proposed by activist justices in the 1960s.
B
It developed gradually through legal precedents and Supreme Court rulings.
C
It is clearly named in the amendment forbidding search and seizure.
D
It evolved as protection from the invasive technologies of the twentieth century.
16

Who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

A
Coretta King
B
James Farmer
C
Malcolm X
D
Ella Baker
17

Elijah Muhammad, a leader of the Nation of Islam, promoted

A
freedom rides.
B
black nationalism.
C
sit-ins.
D
boycotts.
18

Which factor contributed to the Watts Riots of 1965?

A
racism against white officers
B
fear that segregation would end
C
frustration with the civil rights movement
D
anger over unemployment and police brutality
19

The governor of Arkansas justified his refusal to allow integration of Central High School in Little Rock by claiming that

A
the Little Rock School Board had decided against integration.
B
Arkansas was not bound by Supreme Court decisions.
C
he was acting to protect the public.
D
he had the support of the president.
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Which best describes the events that occurred in 1957 at Central High School?

A
Orval Faubus sent troops to resist integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to enforce it.
B
Local citizens protested integration, and President Eisenhower ordered Orval Faubus to send National Guard troops.
C
Local citizens protested integration, and Orval Faubus sent National Guard troops to enforce it.
D
Orval Faubus sent troops to enforce integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to prevent violence.

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