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Week 14: The Counterculture Answers

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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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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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How did most college students who opposed the Vietnam War protest the fighting?

A
They fled to Canada or another country.
B
They committed violent acts of aggression.
C
They held sit-ins or used other nonviolent tactics.
D
They burned their draft cards at demonstrations.
4

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.
5

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.
6

Which statement best describes how Americans in the 1960s felt about the Vietnam War?

A
Throughout the 1960s, most Americans strongly opposed the war, refused to support the troops, and held antiwar protests.
B
Throughout the 1960s, most Americans fervently supported the war, supported the troops, and contributed to the war effort.
C
In the early 1960s, most Americans actively supported the war. In the second half of the decade, their support decreased.
D
In the early 1960s, few Americans concerned themselves with the war. By the end of the decade, most Americans believed that the war had been a mistake.
7

Which idea from the 1950s inspired the counterculture movement of the 1960s?

A
an interest in travel and wanderlust
B
an appreciation of materialism
C
a rejection of religion and spirituality
D
an embrace of traditional values
8

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.
9

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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In the 1960s, which group was the first to protest US involvement in the Vietnam War?

A
business owners
B
health workers
C
mothers
D
students

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