The War in Vietnam — Unit test Answers

Which are examples of strategies used to win civil rights in the South in the 1960s? Select three options.organizing sit-ins at lunch countersmarching from one city to anotherholding violent protest marcheshosting public gatheringsmoving to other parts of the countryjailing white supremacists

What did Executive Order 9981 desegregate?

Which of the following are results of the Voting Act of 1965? Select three options.More African Americans serve as elected government officials.Fewer legal barriers exist to prevent African Americans from voting.More discriminatory voting laws have been created.More tools are available to the federal government to ensure equal voting rights.Fewer African Americans are registered voters.

What was one of the major goals of the disability rights movement?

What was one of the major goals of the American Indian Movement?

Which statement best describes the US economy during the late 1940s and 1950s?

What was a key value of the 1960s counterculture that differed from 1950s values?

What were the results of the Vietnam War? Check all that apply.The United States lost more than 58,000 soldiers. The returning soldiers faced challenges. The war helped the US economy. The draft was eliminated. The United States claimed victory.

How did women’s roles change during the 1950s?

The graph shows total US federal spending from 1960 to 1969.

Which contributions did Robert Kennedy make to the United States before his assassination? Check all that apply.He supported civil rights.He opposed the war in Vietnam.He served as vice president.He was a unifying leader.He was a candidate for president.

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

What was an effect of the 1954 Vietnam treaty?

After the University of Mississippi admitted James Meredith in 1962, the federal government sent marshals to

Title IXthe Civil Rights Actthe Voting Rights Actthe Equal Rights Amendment

What did the federal government create during the 1950s to improve the nation’s infrastructure?

How did the Nation of Islam differ from the SCLC? Check all that apply.The Nation of Islam encouraged nonviolent protests.The Nation of Islam promoted self-reliance for African Americans.The Nation of Islam advocated separation of the races.The Nation of Islam supported black nationalism.The Nation of Islam fought for equal rights for African Americans.

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The graph shows the number of births in the United States from 1930 to 1960.

What was the importance of the 15th Amendment to the civil rights movement?