Chapter 28: Uncivil Wars: Liberal Crisis and Conservative Rebirth, 1964–1972 iClicker Questions for America’s History, Seventh Edition and America: A Concise History, Fifth Edition

1. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dallas, Texas. San Francisco, California. Chicago, Illinois.

2. One of the worst atrocities of the Vietnam War was the Sand Creek massacre. My Lai massacre. Gulf of Tonkin. Mountain Meadow massacre.

3. Under President Kennedy, U.S. policy toward the crisis in Vietnam included sending American combat troops to fight guerrillas in South Vietnam. included economic aid, which succeeded in stabilizing the Diem government. consistently backed Diem despite political opposition. approved a military coup to remove the corrupt Diem.

4. Why did Lyndon Johnson support civil rights after Kennedy’s assassination? He wanted to make a mark on history and prove he was a president of the people. He was pressured by the Black Panther Party. His wife was committed to the cause. He thought it would help his Vietnam campaign.

5. The Great Society policies sought to reduce poverty through all of the following methods except by expanding Social Security coverage to more workers. by establishing enterprise zones in inner cities. by expanding public-housing and rent-subsidy programs. by expanding the food stamp program.

6. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution formally declared that U.S. forces in Vietnam had been authorized to repel any hostile action taken by the North Vietnamese against them. the United States was at war with North Vietnam. U.S. bombers were allowed to attack North Vietnam. since North Vietnam had declared war, U.S. forces could retaliate without provocation.

7. At what university did student groups organize the Free Speech Movement? University of Michigan Harvard University University of California at Berkeley Kent State University

8. The Tet offensive of 1968 demonstrated that the American military leadership had a firm grasp of the enemy’s strategy. North Vietnamese military was rapidly losing strength. American public was being misled about the progress of the war. army of South Vietnam was able to play a larger part in the war.

9. Which of the following played a role in America’s failure to subdue North Vietnam? a lack of stability in and popular support for the South Vietnamese government an ineffective waffling between all-out invasion and full disengagement an overestimation of the effect of U.S. firepower and technology all of the above

10. President Johnson reacted to the Tet offensive and divisions in the Democratic Party in 1968 by calling for an escalation in the aerial bombing of North Vietnam. deciding not to seek a second term as president. refusing to hold peace talks with the North Vietnamese during his remaining days in office. withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Vietnam.

Answer is B Answer is D Answer is A Answer is C Answer Key for Chapter 28 Answer is B Answer is D Answer is A Answer is C