U.S. History Week 30: Political Storms at Home and Abroad 1968-1980

 

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U.S. History Week 30

Political Storms at Home and Abroad, 1968-1980

I designed a quiz related to chapter 30 at the bottom of this article.

Directions for the quiz:

1. Scroll down & click on the first thumbnail to enlarge to full screen.
2. Choose an answer for each question.
3. Click on the graphic to advance to the next screen.
4. The correct answer is on the screen following the question.
5. Compare your answers with those provided.
6. If you cannot easily see the correct answer, check the captions.

An interactive version is available on Kahoot!
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Review the following Chapter 30 pages:

• Introduction
• Identity Politics in a Fractured Society
• Coming Apart, Coming Together
• Vietnam: The Downward Spiral
• Watergate: Nixon’s Domestic Nightmare
• Jimmy Carter in the Aftermath of the Storm
• Key Terms
• Summary

Practice learning Chapter 30 Key Terms on Quizlet.

Week 30 Videos:

• History of Woodstock (4:28)
• Nixon in China (5:09)
• Address to the Nation to end Vietnam Conflict (3:49)
• What can the Energy Crisis of 1973 teach us now? (15:00)
• History of Watergate (3:14)
• The Camp David Accords (2:27)
• Crash Course: Ford, Carter, and Economic Malaise (13:23)
• Crash Course: Iran’s Revolutions (13:40)

Review the following information featuring the U.S.:

• Vermont (6:09)
• Joseph R. Biden
• Jill Biden

Additional Resources:

• Chapter 30 Review Questions
• Chapter 30 Critical Thinking Questions
• Chapter 30 Partial Answer Key

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U.S. History Week 30 Political Storms at Home and Abroad 1968-1980 

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Many Americans in the 1970s began to turn from unifying as a
nation to focusing on political interests of a subgroup, called __.
Answer choices include: collaborative politics,
identity politics, groupthink, mainstream culture

The correct answer is identity politics.

A 3-day event in 1969 that attracted
about 400,000 hippies was called ___.
Answer choices include: 3 Days of Peace,
Snoopy, #Hippies 4Ever!, Woodstock

The correct answer is Woodstock.

Which was true of the Native American population in 1970?
Answer choices include:
Infant Mortality was the lowest in the nation.
Suicide rates were half that of the rest of the nation.
The average lift expectancy was 46 while the national average was 69.
All of these

The correct answer is:
The average lift expectancy was 46 while the national average was 69.

Who became the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968
& ran for the presidential nomination in 1972?
Answer choices include: Shirley Chisholm,
Gloria Steinem, Patsy Mink, Bella Abzug

The correct answer is Shirley Chisholm.

Richard Nixon focused on the ___, the blue-collar White workers,
Northern middle class, & suburban southern Whites.
Answer choices include:
Undesirables, Upper Crust, Silent Majority, Status Quo

The correct answer is Silent Majority.

Who was a highly respected television journalist
who spoke of the Vietnam Conflict in 1968?
Answer choices include: Walter Cronkite,
Oprah Winfrey, Max Foster, Victoria Derbyshire

The correct answer is Walter Cronkite.

In 1968, the Youth International Party
demonstration nominated ___ for President.
Answer choices include:
an ostrich, a pig, an opossum, a skunk

The correct answer is a pig.

Richard Nixon’s “New Federalism” utilized ___ in which
states receive money to spend as they wished.
Answer choices include: filibusters,
categorical grants, state scholarships, block grants

The correct answer is block grants.

When Nixon allowed the dollar to flow freely against gold’s price,
it resulted in an immediate ___ devaluation of the dollar.
Answer choices include: 4%, 8%, 16%, 32%

The correct answer is 8%.

Why was the speed limit on interstates
decreased to 55mph in the 1970s?
Answer choices include:
to decrease deaths, interstate roads were melting,
to conserve oil, car manufacturer recommendation

The correct answer is to conserve oil.

On March 16, 1968, U.S. Army troops destroyed a village,
including women and children, of ___ in Vietnam.
Answer choices include:
My Lai, Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Duong Lam

The correct answer is My Lai.

After plans were announced on 4/30/70 to invade ___,
violent protests broke out at some colleges & high schools.
Answer choices include: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, China

The correct answer is Cambodia.

The New York Times published information from the ___
that revealed information about Johnson’s plans for Vietnam in 1971.
Answer choices include:
Pentagon Papers, Chappaquiddic Papers,
Star Route Papers, Pickwick Papers

The correct answer is Pentagon Papers.

With public attention focused on ___ having a history of treatment
for depression, his bid for Vice President ended.
Answer choices include: George McGovern,
Thomas Eagleton, Shirley Chisholm, Ron Ridenhour

The correct answer is Thomas Eagleton.

After being impeached but prior to likely removal
by the Senate due to the the Watergate Scandal, ___
resigned the presidency on 8/8/74.
Answer choices include:
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan

The correct answer is Richard Nixon.

Who became President after Richard Nixon resigned?
Answer choices include: Spiro Agnew,
Strom Thurmond, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford

The correct answer is Gerald Ford.

Which of the following was TRUE of Jimmy Carter,
the man who became president after Ford?
Answer choices include:
He was a debout Catholic.
He had been a cheerleader.
He was a former Army officer.
He had been a peanut farmer.

The correct answer is: He had been a peanut farmer.

President Jimmy Carter created the Department of ___,
which focused on conservation.
Answer choices include:
Food & Drugs, Transportation, Energy, Aviation

The correct answer is Energy.

What was Carter’s response to the USSR’s refusal
to withdraw troops from Afghanistan?
Answer choices include:
boycott of the 1980 Olympics, initiate peace talks @ Camp David,
adoption of "Don't ask, don't tell," bombing of the USSR

The correct answer is: boycott of the 1980 Olympics.

Hostages from the American Embassy in ___ were not released
until Ronald Reagan took office as president.
Answer choices include: Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, Afghanistan

The correct answer is Iran.

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U.S. History Week 29: Contesting Futures - America in the 1960s

 

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U.S. History Week 29

Contesting Futures: America in the 1960s

I designed a quiz related to chapter 29 at the bottom of this article.

Directions for the quiz:

1. Scroll down & click on the first thumbnail to enlarge to full screen.
2. Choose an answer for each question.
3. Click on the graphic to advance to the next screen.
4. The correct answer is on the screen following the question.
5. Compare your answers with those provided.
6. If you cannot easily see the correct answer, check the captions.

An interactive version is available on Kahoot!
Search for this week’s topic by Katrena to find it.

Review the following Chapter 29 pages:

• Introduction
• The Kennedy Promise
• Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society
• The Civil Rights Movement Marches On
• Challenging the Status Quo
• Key Terms
• Summary

Practice learning Chapter 29 Key Terms on Quizlet.

Week 29 Videos:

• Crash Course: The 1960s in America (15:14)
• Student Civil Rights Activism (13:26)
• History of the Cuban Missile Crisis (4:51)
• Freedom Riders History (5:03)
• Martin Luther King Jr. Minister & Civil Rights Activist (4:47)
• Apollo 11 Landing on the Moon (2:36)

Review the following information featuring the U.S.:

• Utah (7:13)
• Donald J. Trump
• Melania Trump

Additional Resources:

• Chapter 29 Review Questions
• Chapter 29 Critical Thinking Questions
• Chapter 29 Partial Answer Key

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U.S. History Week 29 Contesting Futures: America in the 1960s 

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Who was the first U.S. President born in the 20th Century?
Answer choices include: Richard Nixon,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford

The correct answer is John F. Kennedy.

In what year did America first put a person on the moon?
Answer choices include 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989

The correct answer is 1969.

JFK founded the ___, in which young people administered
humanitarian projects in a variety of other countries.
Answer choices include: Peace Corps, Army Corps of Engineers,
Black Berets & Green Berets, Delta Force

The correct answer is Peace Corps.

The failed Bay of Bigs Invasion preceded the Missile Crisis in ___.
Answer choices include:
the Philippines, Key West, Soviet Union, Cuba

The correct answer is Cuba.

The Soviet Union removed missiles from Cuba
if the U.S. agreed to remove missiles from ___.
Answer choices include: Greece, Turkey, Poland, Norway

The correct answer is Turkey.

Into what country did the U.S. send money
 and military advisors in the 1960s?
Answer choices include:
Vietnam, Korea, France, Cuba

The correct answer is Vietnam.

John F. Kennedy was riding in a motorcade in ___
when he was mortally wounded by a gunshot.
Answer choices include:
Merritt Island, Los Angeles, Dallas, Arlington

The correct answer is Dallas.

In addition to environmental protection, which were passed
under Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration?
Answer choices include:
National Endowment for the Arts/Humanities,
Public Broadcasting Act,
Higher Education Act,
All of these

The correct answer is all of these.

The Johnson Administration preferred immigrants who
had family ties in the U.S. and those who ___.
Answer choices include: were from Western Europe,
had desirable skills, were from Northern Europe, all of these

The correct answer is: had desirable skills.

Creating programs related to housing, urban development,
and healthcare, LBJ proposed a war on ___.
Answer choices include:
drugs, poverty, Republicans, free enterprise

The correct answer is poverty.

During the Vietnam Conflict, approximately __
of African American men & __ of White men were drafted.
Answer choices include:
1/3, more than 2/3;
2/3, less than 1/3;
1/2, 1/2;
1/4, 3/4

The correct answer is: 2/3, less than 1/3.

On February 1, 1960, 4 students from ___ started
a sit-in that spurred multiple civil rights demonstrations.
Answer choices include:
North Carolina A&T College, University of Virginia,
Southern Methodist University, Clemson University

The correct answer is North Carolina A&T College.

Efforts to desegregate buses involved the ___,
some of whom traveled from Washington, DC to Jackson, MS.
Answer choices include: Freedom Riders,
Jackson 5, Jim Crow Champions, Exonerated 5

The correct answer is Freedom Riders.

Martin Luther King Jr. led much of the civil rights movement
and soon after Easter 1963, he penned “Letter from ___.”
Answer choices include: the light that will never go out,
a humble servant, a Birmingham Jail, America's Negros

The correct answer is a Birmingham Jail.

The Mississippi Summer Project’s purpose
was to help African Americans ___.
Answer choices include:
to join the military, to be served in all restaurants,
have full access to libraries, register to vote

The correct answer is register to vote.

___ was a well-known civil rights advocate who rejected
non-violent protests in favor of violence if necessary.
Answer choices include: Malcolm X,
Andrew Goodman, Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Baker

The correct answer is Malcolm X.

Who organized striking farm workers in California,
called for a grape boycott,
and engaged in a hunger strike?
Answer choices include: Richard Loving,
"Corky" Gonzales, Cesar Chavez, Santiago Iglesias Pantin

The correct answer is Cesar Chavez.

In the 1960s, almost ___ percent of households had at least one car.
Answer choices include: 20, 40, 60, 80

The correct answer is 80.

What clothing item was often associated
with youthful rebellion in the 1960s?
 Answer choices include:
corsets, burkas, penny loafers, jeans

The correct answer is jeans.

What was the first magazine to focus on domestic violence,
sexual harassment, and body image issues?
Answer choices include: Ladies Home Journal,
Ms., The American Mercury, Harper's Magazine

The correct answer is Ms.

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