Lyndon Johnson's main theme in the presidential election of 1964 was __________
a. rolling back communist gains around the world
b. further advances in civil rights
c. decreasing the size of the federal government
d. winning the cold war
e. ending poverty in America
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a. When American munitions makers demanded that the U.S. enter the war b. When German army threatened to take Paris c. When Wall Street bankers demanded it d. When Mexico signed an alliance with Germany e. When German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels
Which of the following is NOT true of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
A. Folk singers Bob Dylan and Joan Baez performed. B. King's speech was similar to one he had previously given in Detroit. C. The crowd was racially integrated. D. SNCC chairman John Lewis spoke on the theme "Justice Now!"
In the fighting on April 19, 1775, the British suffered their greatest casualties:
a. in the initial fight in Lexington b. at the hands of American cavalry c. at Concord's North Bridge d. from American cannon fire e. during their retreat back to Boston
Why did student protests begin to surge in the United States in 1967?
A) The Selective Service System abolished automatic draft deferments for students. B) News of the My Lai massacre revealed the extent of American atrocities in Vietnam. C) The cost of the war began to affect higher education in America. D) Economic troubles resulting from the war began to restrict job opportunities for young graduates.