Chapter 26 Summative Quiz

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1. The United States withdrew its support of the Diem regime in South Vietnam in response to

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2. Establishing the Peace Corps was part of President Kennedy’s broader commitment to

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3. President Kennedy was slow to act on his promises of civil rights reform because he

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4. The purpose of the Freedom Rides was to

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5. George Wallace, governor of Alabama, followed the example of Mississippi governor Ross Barnett when Wallace

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6. President Lyndon B. Johnson was able to get a civil rights bill through Congress because, unlike President Kennedy, he

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7. The Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights march and the violent response it attracted led to

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8. The purpose of the 1965 Immigration Act was to

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9. The Griswold v. Connecticut decision found that

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10. The findings of the Kerner Commission suggested that

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11. Conservatives who opposed civil rights legislation said their position was based on a belief in

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12. George Wallace’s support among white northerners reflected

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