The Great Society Speech Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Great Society Speech? Put your knowledge to
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Q. What was going on in Detroit and Los Angeles in the mid-sixties?
The cities were blowing up over police brutality in African American neighborhoods.
The Beatles were on tour and attracting massive crowds.
Dunkin Donuts was opening their first stores there.
People were getting ready to march on Selma.
Q. Barry McGuire's 1965 protest song "Eve of Destruction" included the line "You're old enough to kill, but not for votin'." What did that mean?
War veterans weren't allowed to vote.
Active-duty military personnel couldn't vote.
You had to be 21 to vote in the U.S. but only 18 to be drafted into military service.
You had to complete military service by the age of 21 in order to vote.
Q. What were most of the college student protests and administrative office takeovers in the late '60s about?
Unreasonable tuition increases
No vegan options in the dining halls
Anti-war protests
An excuse to skip classes (partial credit)
Q. What leader of the Student for a Democratic Society was a Michigan grad who helped draft the Port Huron statement?
Jane Fonda
Tom Hayden
Bobby Seale
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