After the assassination, President Kennedy was succeeded by
Lyndon Johnson.
Which of these groups benefited from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act?
Inner city schools
From his time in Congress, President Johnson was known for his skills in
compromise.
Which of these was a result of the Equal Pay Act?
Employment practices became fairer
The Warren Commission determined that
President Kennedy's assassin acted alone.
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow
Fidel Castro.
What did the construction of the Berlin Wall do to the country of Germany?
The Berlin Wall divided East and West Germany
As a result of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,
nearly 40 countries ended aboveground nuclear tests.
Why was the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 necessary?
Existing American immigration policies were discriminatory
What Kruschchev request did President Kennedy deny at their 1961 conference in Vienna?
To recognize the formal division of Germany and end the American occupation of West Berlin
The purpose of the Civil Rights Act was to
fight discrimination based on race and sex.
One component of President Kennedy's New Frontier was
equality for all Americans.
What did President Kennedy's domestic agenda primarily fight?
Poverty
Which of these came first in Johnson's War on Poverty?
The Economic Opportunity Act
What was the outcome of the Alliance for Progress?
Relations between the United States and Latin America improved
According to Johnson, the primary role of government is to
support individual effort.
What was the conclusion of the Warren Commission about Lee Harvey's Oswald's role in the JFK assassination?
He acted alone
The Warren Court often made rulings that
supported civil liberties.
Kennedy's military policies encouraged more funding for
the Special Forces.
How did President Kennedy initially approach civil rights policies?
Cautiously
What was one result of the Great Society?
The lives of many underprivileged Americans improved
The Warren Commission concluded that
President Kennedy's assassin acted alone.
What issue led to the construction of the Berlin Wall?
America's refusal to recognize a divided Germany
Kennedy prevented completion of missile bases in Cuba by approving a
naval blockade.
Which of the following does Johnson say relies on the beliefs he lists?
Prosperity
The Alliance for Progress provided what kind of assistance to Latin American countries?
Economic
As the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Khrushchev
declined in national politics.
What effect did the Cold War have on the American space program?
Competition with the Soviet Union spurred American space missions
deficit spending
situation in which a government spends more money than it takes in
Richard M. Nixon
-37th President-Republican
Flexible Response
Defense policy allowing for the appropriate action in any size or type of conflict
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Legislation that requires employers to pay men and women equal pay for equal work
Lyndon B. Johnson
-36th U.S. President-1963-1969. -Democratic
Fidel Castro
Communist dictator of Cuba who came into power in 1959
Civil Rights Act of 1964
outlawed discrimination in public places and employment based on race, religion, or national origin
Warren Commission
committee that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy
Berlin Wall
Dividing wall built by East Germany in 1961 to isolate West Berlin form Communist controlled East Berlin
Medicaid
guarantees health care for the indigent and disabled
New Frontier
President Kennedy's plan aimed at improving the economy, fighting racial discrimination, and exploring space
Results of the 1960 election
Kennedy won a close presidential election defeating Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy's military policies
-determined to beat the Soviet Union
Peace Corps (1961)
volunteers sent abroad to work in education and rural development; created by President Kennedy
Findings of the Warren Commission
-The Warren Commission found that the murder of Kennedy was done alone -Oswald had committed this senseless murder
Bay of Pigs Invasion
1961 failed invasion of Cuba by a CIA-led force of Cuban exiles
Rulings of the Warren Court (Supreme Court)
-voters rights: "one man one vote"-rights of the accused -to have a lawyer present -to have a court-appointed lawyer-to be told about rights
Goal of NASA and Kennedy
-To place a man on the moon before 1970-this was made a national goal
Cuban Missile Crisis (reason for quarantine)
Kennedy discovered the nuclear missile and therefore took this time to shut it down
In what way was President Johnson's Great Society a continuation of President Kennedy's New Frontier?
Johnson's Great Society accomplished the following that proves it is a continuation of President Kennedy's New Frontier: -created Medicare and Medicaid which helped people with disabilities or if they were elderly -provided funds to impoverished school districts this helped clean up ad better school districts for the children attending school-passed legislation to improve air and water quality -passed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 to lift immigration quotas -created the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities
How was President Kennedy's foreign policy consistent with the United State's Cold War goal of containing communism?
-developed alliances for progress to improve relations with Latin American countries -peace corps were created to help other these people were volunteers