US History Chapter 28 Study Guide

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