Quiz for Beyond America’s Borders: 1968: A Year of Protest

Quiz for Beyond America’s Borders: 1968: A Year of Protest

1968: A Year of Protest

Choose the best answer to each question.

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Correct. The answer is C. The wave of protests that shook the world during 1968 were organized by university students, who were the primary participants. The protests were not coordinated internationally, nor did they express a unified vision for changing the world.
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. The wave of protests that shook the world during 1968 were organized by university students, who were the primary participants. The protests were not coordinated internationally, nor did they express a unified vision for changing the world.

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Correct. The answer is B. Many students around the world were spurred to protest by the U.S. war in Vietnam and also by demands for greater social and economic justice throughout the world. Demonstrators expressed transnational solidarity by carrying the flag of Vietnam’s National Liberation Front.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. Many students around the world were spurred to protest by the U.S. war in Vietnam and also by demands for greater social and economic justice throughout the world. Demonstrators expressed transnational solidarity by carrying the flag of Vietnam’s National Liberation Front.

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Correct. The answer is C. Protesters in Mexico City had been participating in large demonstrations throughout the summer, and these intensified as the October Olympic Games in Mexico City approached. Feeling pressure to clear the city before the Olympics began, Mexican police arrived in jeeps bearing machine guns and killed between one hundred and two hundred protesters. The Olympic Games commenced ten days later.
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. Protesters in Mexico City had been participating in large demonstrations throughout the summer, and these intensified as the October Olympic Games in Mexico City approached. Feeling pressure to clear the city before the Olympics began, Mexican police arrived in jeeps bearing machine guns and killed between one hundred and two hundred protesters. The Olympic Games commenced ten days later.

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Correct. The answer is A. Protests in France were unique because they mobilized large numbers of students and workers and ultimately drew more than a million people into the streets. Workers shut down the factories, and the two groups together precipitated a deep national crisis in the spring of 1968.
Incorrect. The correct answer is A. Protests in France were unique because they mobilized large numbers of students and workers and ultimately drew more than a million people into the streets. Workers shut down the factories, and the two groups together precipitated a deep national crisis in the spring of 1968.

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Correct. The answer is D. Violent repression by police and government troops in many countries did not entirely eliminate protests, but, by the end of the year, many demonstrators had seen that there could be fatal consequences to their actions. The year of global protests ended with despair and fear on all sides.
Incorrect. The correct answer is D. Violent repression by police and government troops in many countries did not entirely eliminate protests, but, by the end of the year, many demonstrators had seen that there could be fatal consequences to their actions. The year of global protests ended with despair and fear on all sides.