Question

choose the best answer and fill in the corresponding bubble. use a number - two pencil only.

1. what was nixons greatest triumph in foreign affairs?

de - escalation of the vietnam war
sale of grain to the soviets
start of relations with communist china
the strategic arms limitations talks

1. nasas_?_project was the first to send an american into space.

apollo
gemini
mercury
sputnik

1. which of the following provisions was not included in the civil rights act of 1964?

desegregation of public schools was promoted.
racial discrimination in public buildings was forbidden.
tax breaks for the poor were provided.
the equal opportunity commission was created.

1. what happened in selma, alabama, that encouraged passage of the voting rights act of 1965?

a large urban riot over literacy tests
the assassination of martin luther king jr.
the largest civil rights protest in american history
the murder of three white civil rights activists

1. the domino theory was partially proven when_?_fell to communism shortly after the fall of south vietnam.

burma and laos
cambodia and indonesia
laos and cambodia
thailand and taiwan

1. which of the following was not established during the johnson administration?

head start
medicare
new economic policy
twenty - fourth amendment

1. in what area did nixon attempt to placate conservatives?

busing
détente
economic policy
vietnamization

1. for what crime was william calley court - martialed?

espionage
massacre of vietnamese civilians
shooting students at kent state
the assassination of robert kennedy

1. during the 1960s, the worst urban riot occurred in_?_.

atlanta
chicago
detroit
los angeles

1. which of the following was not a reason given in the textbook for the difficulties that america faced in winning

the vietnam war?
supplies were coming to the communists through neutral countries.
the president was committed to a limited war.
the south vietnamese government was corrupt.
the viet cong soldiers from china had fortified the demilitarized zone.
completely fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.

1. the paris peace talks, which resulted in an agreement that ended the fighting in vietnam, lasted for almost five

years.
true
false

Explanation:

1. Nixon's greatest triumph in foreign affairs was the start of relations with Communist China. This was a major geopolitical shift.
2. NASA's Mercury project was the first to send an American into space.
3. Tax breaks for the poor were not included in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act focused on desegregation and anti - discrimination.
4. The largest civil rights protest in American history in Selma, Alabama encouraged the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
5. The domino theory was partially proven when Laos and Cambodia fell to communism shortly after the fall of South Vietnam.
6. New Economic Policy was not established during the Johnson administration. Head Start, Medicare, and the Twenty - fourth Amendment were.
7. Nixon attempted to placate conservatives in the area of Vietnamization (a policy to reduce U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring military responsibilities to South Vietnam).
8. William Calley was court - martialed for the massacre of Vietnamese civilians (My Lai Massacre).
9. During the 1960s, the worst urban riot occurred in Detroit.
10. The Viet Cong soldiers from China had fortified the Demilitarized Zone was not a reason given in the textbook for America's difficulties in winning the Vietnam War.
11. The Paris Peace Talks lasted for almost five years. The talks began in 1968 and the agreement was signed in 1973.

Answer:

1. start of relations with Communist China
2. Mercury
3. Tax breaks for the poor were provided
4. the largest civil rights protest in American history
5. Laos and Cambodia
6. New Economic Policy
7. Vietnamization
8. massacre of Vietnamese civilians
9. Detroit
10. The Viet Cong soldiers from China had fortified the Demilitarized Zone
11. True