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Davida Franklin
R.Griffin
Hist 2020-05
Chapter 25
Ch 25 Review Questions
Q1. What was the significance of the 1963 March on Washington?
250,000 black and white Americans converged on the nation’s capital for the March on Washington, often considered the high point of the nonviolent civil rights movement. Organized by a coalition of civil rights, labor, and church organizations led by Phillip Randolph, the black unionist who had threatened a similar march, it was the largest public demonstration in the nation’s history at that time. Calls for the passage of a civil rights bill pending before Congress took center stage. The march’s goals also included a public-works program to reduce unemployment, an increase in the minimum wage, and a law barring discrimination in employment.
Q2. In what ways were President Kennedy’s foreign policy decisions shaped by Cold War ideology?
Like his predecessors, Kennedy viewed the entire world through the lens of the Cold War. This outlook shaped his dealings with Fidel Castro, who had led a revolution that in 1959 ousted Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Until Castro took power, Cuba was an economic dependency of the United States. When his government began nationalizing American landholding and other investments and signed an agreement to sell sugar to the Soviet Union, the Eisenhower administration suspended trade with the island. The CIA began training anti-Castro exiles for an invasion of Cuba. Kennedy allowed the CIA to launch its invasion at a site known as the Bay of Pigs.
Q3. Explain the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
In 1964, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment, institutions like hospitals and schools, and privately owned public accommodations such as restaurants, hotels, and theaters. It also banned discrimination on the grounds of sex, a provision added by opponents of civil rights in order to derail the
R.Griffin
Hist 2020-05
Chapter 25
Ch 25 Review Questions
Q1. What was the significance of the 1963 March on Washington?
250,000 black and white Americans converged on the nation’s capital for the March on Washington, often considered the high point of the nonviolent civil rights movement. Organized by a coalition of civil rights, labor, and church organizations led by Phillip Randolph, the black unionist who had threatened a similar march, it was the largest public demonstration in the nation’s history at that time. Calls for the passage of a civil rights bill pending before Congress took center stage. The march’s goals also included a public-works program to reduce unemployment, an increase in the minimum wage, and a law barring discrimination in employment.
Q2. In what ways were President Kennedy’s foreign policy decisions shaped by Cold War ideology?
Like his predecessors, Kennedy viewed the entire world through the lens of the Cold War. This outlook shaped his dealings with Fidel Castro, who had led a revolution that in 1959 ousted Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Until Castro took power, Cuba was an economic dependency of the United States. When his government began nationalizing American landholding and other investments and signed an agreement to sell sugar to the Soviet Union, the Eisenhower administration suspended trade with the island. The CIA began training anti-Castro exiles for an invasion of Cuba. Kennedy allowed the CIA to launch its invasion at a site known as the Bay of Pigs.
Q3. Explain the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
In 1964, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment, institutions like hospitals and schools, and privately owned public accommodations such as restaurants, hotels, and theaters. It also banned discrimination on the grounds of sex, a provision added by opponents of civil rights in order to derail the