Q.1
The musical apogee of the counterculture was said to be the 3 day pop music festival held in August What was the festival's name?
  • San Francisco
  • Woodstock
  • Rochester
  • Algonquin
Q.2
In 1970 President Nixon invaded Cambodia to try to prevent infiltration of communist forces from that country into South Vietnam. Protests erupted across the US, especially on university campuses. At which Ohio university campus were 4 students killed at one such protest?
  • Rutger's
  • Vassar
  • Brown
  • Kent State
Q.3
Student unrest was a feature of most of the decade. At which campus of the University of California did the "Free Speech Movement" emerge in 1964?
  • Santa Monica
  • San Pedro
  • Berkeley
  • Monterey
Q.4
President Johnson introduced a major series of measures in 1963 intended to help America's poor and to enable all to benefit from a federal health scheme. What was this programme called?
  • "A New Vision for America"
  • "The Big Deal"
  • "The Great Society"
  • "Great America"
Q.5
Environmentalism was another enthusiasm of the period, encouraged by Rachel Carson's 1962 book, "Silent Spring". Later, at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, an incident occurred which led to many protests by activists. What happened there?
  • A nuclear power station exploded causing massive pollution
  • There was a leak of radioactive material into the river
  • Anti-nuclear protesters were poisoned, although they stayed well clear of the actual site
  • All people living within a 50 mile radius of the site were evacuated
Q.6
Hippies were a feature of the period. What name was given to a Hippie community, trying to live self-sufficiently?
  • Squat
  • Drop House
  • Commune
  • Hippy Shack
Q.7
In 1978 the mandatory retirement age in the US was raised from To what age was it now moved?
  • 68
  • 66
  • 69
  • 70
Q.8
Richard Nixon, who was elected to the Presidency in 1968 and re-elected in 1972, sneered at protesters and praised those Americans who seemed satisfied with the "status quo", and were more inclined to vote for him. How did he refer to these latter citizens?
  • The "Silent Americans"
  • The "Silent Majority"
  • The "Loyal Majority"
  • "Middle America"
Q.9
In which year did Nixon achieve a deal with the North Vietnamese, whereby he could agree to withdraw US combat troops at once?
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1972
  • 1973
Q.10
In his inauguration speech of 1961 President John F. Kennedy evoked memories of the Nineteenth Century when he urged Americans to look to the future with optimism. What phrase did he use to suggest the pushing forward of boundaries?
  • A "New Frontier"
  • A "New Deal"
  • A "New Horizon"
  • A "New Hope"
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