Question 1
This 1968 presidential candidate was so popular on campuses that his campaign was called the children's crusade.
A) Hubert Humphrey
B) Eugene McCarthy
C) Richard Nixon
D) George C. Wallace
Question 2
By the time of his death in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr.:
A) had called for a crusade against communism.
B) abandoned his nonviolent philosophy.
C) openly opposed the Vietnam War.
D) lost hope to bring about change.
Question 3
From 1965 to 1968, urban riots broke out:
A) in only a handful of cities.
B) in over 100 cities.
C) as a result of communist agitation.
D) with little damage or loss of life.
Question 4
According to the Kerner Commission report, the mid-60s urban riots:
A) had no rational explanation.
B) were responses to white racism and police brutality.
C) showed that the Great Society programs were working.
D) proved that poor people were getting what they deserved.
Question 5
One unforeseen consequence of urban redevelopment programs is that they often:
A) displaced rather than helped poor people of color.
B) left inner cities with few minority residents.
C) worked so well that program money couldn't all be spent.
D) sparked violent white backlash.