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The Enduring Vision,
Fifth Edition
Paul S. Boyer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Clifford E. Clark, Jr., Carleton College
et al.
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Chapter 28:
The Liberal Era, 1960-1968
- Briefly explain the roles played by television in the election of 1960 and
in John F. Kennedy's thousand-day presidency.
- President Kennedy remarked in 1963, "The civil-rights movement should thank God for Bull Connor. He's helped it as much as Abraham Lincoln." Explain the meaning of this statement.
- How and why did President Kennedy deepen U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
- Describe four major pieces of legislation or programs that made up President
Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society and war on poverty initiatives.
- Why in his second term did President Johnson go from electoral triumph to widespread rejection by the American people?
- According to the Kerner Commission report, what caused the wave of race riots
in the late sixties?
- How did President Johnson convince Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
What did LBJ mean when he compared the resolution to "grandma's nightshirt--it covered everything"?
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