Practice Test

Question 15 • US History Studies Since 1877

Which best describes Hubert Humphrey’s candidacy in 1968?

Answer

Humphrey announced that he would end the Vietnam War if elected and received strong support from the counterculture.

Humphrey declared that the Great Society plan did not go far enough and proposed a radical social agenda for the Democratic platform.

Humphrey was hurt by his association with the adminstration’s Vietnam War policy.

Humphrey opposed many of Johnson’s Great Society programs and declared he would end them if elected.

Explanation

Hubert Humphrey was Lyndon Johnson’s vice president and supported the administration’s policy in Vietnam. That association hurt him with voters who opposed the war, including many young people and antiwar Democrats. He did not campaign on ending the war or dismantling the Great Society, so C best describes his candidacy.

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