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During a speech at Rice University in 1962, President Kennedy called for
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nuclear disarmament.
the Soviets to leave East Berlin.
NASA to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
a full-scale invasion of Cuba.

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Moderates in the Civil Rights movement were frustrated with Dr. King's stance against the Vietnam War.
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True
False

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What was President Kennedy's first move in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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He launched an invasion of Cuba.

He threatened to use nuclear weapons against Cuba and the Soviet Union.
He bombed Cuba.
He sent U.S. warships to blockade Cuba.

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Following the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Soviet Union pledged to defend Cuba against any attack from the United States.
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True
False

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Hippies hated Charles Manson because they felt he gave people with long hair a bad name.
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True
False

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After a summit meeting with Soviet Premier Khrushchev in 1961, President Kennedy
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increased the defense budget.
enlarged the armed forces by 300,000.
sent 40,000 additional troops to Europe.
all of the above

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How did the United States learn that there were missiles in Cuba?
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Arial photos revealed the presence of the missiles.
Spies obtained the information.
Khrushchev bragged about the missiles on the floor of the United Nations.
Castro told President Kennedy.

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Which of the following statements about the Tet offensive is not accurate?
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Public opinion in the United States turned against the war in Vietnam.
The North Vietnamese Army and the Vietcong suffered heavy losses during the Tet offensive.
After the offensive, the North Vietnamese Army took on a smaller role in the war.

The U.S. military and the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) lost few troops during the Tet offensive.

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Who was president when the Berlin Wall was constructed?
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John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower

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Approximately how people attended the Woodstock Art and Music Fair?
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400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000

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Rachel Carson's 1962 best-seller which launched the environmental movement is
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Silent Spring.
Guns, Germs, and Steel.
Desert Solitaire.
A Sand County Almanac.

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Malcolm X
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changed his name back to Malcolm Little after he returned from his trip to Africa.
became more famous in death than he had been in life.
opposed the Pan-Africa movement.
believed that blacks and whites could integrate successfully.

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Which of the following statements about Charles Manson is true?
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By the time he was 35, Manson had spent more than 20 years in either foster homes, juvenile detention centers, or prison.
By the time he was 20, a state psychiatrist had labeled him a sociopathic personality.
Manson often stopped priests and claimed he was Jesus Christ.
All of these statements are true.

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Just prior to his assassination, Dr. King was planning to call on Congress to pass
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comprehensive immigration reform.
a resolution to end the Vietnam War.
a bill which paid reparations to the descendants of former slaves.
an "Economic Bill of Rights."

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Who was the commander of all U.S. troops in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive?
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General Maxwell Taylor
General Douglas MacArthur
General William Westmoreland
General Curtis LeMay

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In the days immediately after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, riots broke out in over 100 cities, with the worst riots occurring in
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Philadelphia.
Boston.
Washington, D.C.
Seattle.

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The Bay of Pigs invasion
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was moderately successful.
was carried out by 1,500 Cuban exiles, trained by the CIA.
hurt President Kennedy's approval rating.
greatly increased the credibility of the United States.

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Which of the