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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Vietnam," what does the author say that Johnson wanted to set up in Vietnam after suppressing the war?
(a) Think tank.
(b) World leaders meeting.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Environmental conference.

2. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. organize a march in 1965?
(a) Columbia, South Carolina.
(b) Austin, Texas.
(c) Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
(d) Washington, D.C.

3. Where did Johnson announce his withdrawal as a candidate for President?
(a) Democratic National Convention.
(b) Speech in California.
(c) White House televised speech.
(d) Before Congress.

4. As administrator of the Great Society, how big was the bureaucracy that Johnson presided over?
(a) Six million employees.
(b) One million employees.
(c) Nine thousand employees.
(d) Two thousand employees.

5. What legislation passed on August 20, 1964?
(a) Massive tax cut.
(b) Education reform.
(c) Economic Opportunity Act.
(d) The Poverty Reduction Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Johnson think would want to end the war quickly through total annihilation?

2. In June 1965, what was Johnson insisting upon about America's involvement in Vietnam?

3. Who was inaugurated on January 20, 1969?

4. What role did Robert Kennedy fill under the Johnson Administration?

5. How many people were killed in the Watts riots in Los Angeles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Eugene McCarthy?

2. What role did the congressional liaison team play in Johnson's administration?

3. In what ways did Johnson assert his control over his staff and cabinet?

4. How did Johnson first define the term "Great Society"?

5. What reasons did Johnson give Robert Kennedy for not choosing Kennedy to be on the presidential ticket with him?

6. What did Johnson say was the reason he could not let the Communists take over the South Vietnam?

7. What were some of the events that took place as the peace movement got underway in 1968?

8. How did Johnson respond when Robert Kennedy entered the Democratic Presidential primaries in 1967?

9. How did Johnson follow through on getting Kennedy's civil rights legislation passed?

10. Describe the results of the Presidential Election of 1964.

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