7.01-7.09 Recap

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Ending poverty and ending racial injustice/inequality were the two primary goals of President ______'s agenda, more commonly known as "_______"

Back

Lyndon B. Johnson; The Great Society

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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

Back

outlaw segregation in public facilities

Front

On "Bloody Sunday", a peaceful protest march for black voting rights was violently attacked by state troopers. The photos and videos of the brutality shocked the entire country. At which city did this occur?

Back

Selma, Alabama

Front

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

Back

placed Southern elections under federal supervision, finally doing away with poll taxes and literacy tests

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What does the Medicare program provide?

Back

health care coverage for the elderly and the disabled

Front

LBJ's "Great Society" expanded the ________ that was originally created by _______ during the Great Depression.

Back

social welfare system; FDR's "New Deal"

Front

Which of the following best describes a long-term impact of the entitlement programs created as part of "The Great Society"? Options: they have become increasingly expensive for the federal government, especially as the baby boom generation ages, they have led to the gradual elimination of the problem of poverty among senior citizens in the United States, they have resulted in the creation of the finest government-provided healthcare system in the industrialized world, they have steadily expanded rights and opportunities for African-Americans and other minorities, especially job opportunities

Back

they have become increasingly expensive for the federal government, especially as the baby boom generation ages

Front

What did the Job Corps program provide?

Back

skills and training for the unemployed

Front

What was the goal of the Freedom Rides?

Back

desegregate bus/bus stations throughout the South

Front

Which best describes Kennedy's response to the violence that occurred during the Freedom Rides?

Back

sent in the US Marshals to escort and protect the Freedom Riders