Unit IV Part C Click on the correct answers, then click on "Send".

1 Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty ended poverty in the US reduced the number of Americans living below the poverty line enjoyed wide bipartisan support All of the answers are correct. Only "A" &"C" are correct. 2 Lyndon Johnson's civil rights initiatives included the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the Voting Rights Act of 1965 the Equal Rights Amendment of 1966 All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 3 Lyndon Johnson's Great Society legislation included all of the following EXCEPT the Voting Rights Act creation of Housing & Urban Development Department Medicare Auto Safety Equal Rights Amendment 4 Johnson's foreign policy in Latin America included intervening in countries with military invasions support of some reactionary dictators support for Fidel Castro All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 5 Johnson pushed to Americanize the Vietnam War because He felt South Vietnam was vital to US interests. He needed to boost South Vietnam's morale. South Vietnam needed massive aid to beat the North Vietnamese who were getting aid from the USSR. All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 6 The US military policy failed in the Vietnam War because The US used some conventional tactics in a guerrilla war situation. Johnson refused to allow the US military to attack important targets in North Vietnam. Political decisions in Washington took precedence over military decisions in Vietnam. All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "C" are correct. 7 The important factors in the 1968 presidential election victory of Richard Nixon included Nixon announced he had a plan to end the Vietnam War. Organized labor supported Humphrey. George Wallace took more votes from Humphrey than Nixon. All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 8 Richard Nixon's National Security Advisor was Curtis LeMay Henry Kissinger Bill Clinton George Wallace Gene McCarthy 9 New anti-war protests began in 1970 due to the temporary invasion of Cambodia the temporary invasion of North Vietnam the temporary invasion of Communist China the North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam the Chinese invasion of North Vietnam 10 The Democratic presidential nominee in 1972 who lost badly to Richard Nixon was George Adams George McGovern Gene McCarthy Robert Kennedy Ted Kennedy 11 In 1972 Richard Nixon was supported by all the following EXCEPT most white southerners blue collar workers ethnic Roman Catholics middle class suburbanites liberal Democrats 12 Richard Nixon's plan that ended the Vietnam War included Vietnamization of the war by withdrawing US ground forces hard-line negotiating with the Communists renewed bombing when the Communists refused to bargain productively All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 13 In 1972 when peace discussions stalled, Nixon renewed heavy bombing of North Vietnam with B-52 bombers renewed heavy bombing of Communist China with B-52 bombers renewed heavy bombing of Thailand with F-18s All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 14 The results of Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon in 1974 caused an erosion of confidence in Ford's leadership was supported by liberal Democrats caused the House to impeach Ford caused the Senate to convict & remove Ford from the presidency. All of these answers are correct. 15 The Democrat response to the energy crisis of 1974 included placing price controls on oil encouraging more exploration for oil negotiating with the Communists for more oil from the USSR All of the answers are correct. All of the answers are correct. 16 The Republican response to the energy crisis in 1974 included placing price controls on oil encouraging more exploration for oil negotiating with the Communists for more oil from the USSR All of the answers are correct. All of the answers are correct. 17 The fastest growing ethnic group in the 1970's were Hispanics African-Americans Asian-Americans Celts Scots 18 Jimmy Carter won the presidential election in 1976 due to Carter was viewed as a Washington outsider. Ford had pardoned Nixon and many voters felt Nixon should have been at least tried. Carter was extremely political savy to the ways of Washington politics. Only "A" & "B" are correct. Only "B" & "C" are correct. 19 The most effective conservative spokesman in the 1970's was Gene McCarthy Emmanuel Cellar Ronald Reagan Winston Churchill Joseph McCarthy 20 Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter in 1980 due to The Iranian Hostage Crisis made the US & Carter look very weak. Carter talked about an American malaise & failed to inspire Americans. Ronald Reagan was popular & projected a new patriotic image to Americans. Carter's Rose Garden strategy hampered his campaigning. All of the answers are correct.

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