Kennedy / Johnson / Vietnam Review TRI 3

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Who did JFK defeat to win the 1960 Election?

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Richard Nixon

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The "New Frontier" was _____________'s social agenda

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John F. Kennedy

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Which of the following was a part of Kennedy's New Frontier program?
- Forceful containment of communism
- Peace Corps
- Military interventions in Latin America to protect democracies
- Developing greater nuclear capabilities

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Peace Corps

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An unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the communist government of Cuba. Cuban exiles were trained by the U.S. attempt to invade Cuba.

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

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Which of the following recruits volunteers who travel to poor countries to provide aid? Peace Corps, VISTA, Guerrilla Warfare, Doves

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Peace Corps

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Which President set the goal of putting an American on the Moon by the end of the 1960s?

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John F. Kennedy

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This was the reason Lyndon Johnson took over the Presidency on November 22, 1963.

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Assassination of John F. Kennedy

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The Warren Commission determined that

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Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone to kill the President

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Which program was developed to help pay for senior citizens' medical costs?

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Medicare

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One reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War was to...

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prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia