LBJ's Great Society

LBJ's Great Society

President Lyndon B. Johnson

Multiple Choice

The Space Race was considered important because...

• it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

• the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

• the United States is the wealthiest country in the world

• it showed the world that the United States contains communism

Multiple Choice

The factor that may have most helped JFK win the Election of 1960 was

• He was Catholic
• He looked good during the TV debates
• He was known to be the most experienced candidate
• He was friendly with Fidel Castro

Multiple Choice

What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• US attempt to overthrow Cuba's new Communist government

• USSR attempt to overthrow Turkey's new Capitalist system

• US attempt to kill Fidel Castro

• USSR attempt to stockpile missiles near the US

Multiple Choice

What countries were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The U.S, Russia, and Cuba

• The U.S, Germany, the Soviet Union

• Cuba, The U.S, and the Soviet Union.

• The U.S and Cuba

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of Cuba during the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Fidel Castro
• Fulgencio Batista
• Francisco Franco
• Ho Chi Minh

Multiple Choice

Who was sworn into the presidency after JFK was assassinated?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Jimmy Carter

• Gerald Ford

• George H.W. Bush

Multiple Choice

Who assassinated JFK?

• John Wilkes Booth

• Osama Bin Laden

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• William McKinley

Multiple Select

What was the Great Society supposed to end?

• Poverty

• Crime

• Racial Injustice

• Inequality in Education

Multiple Choice

Sought to improve funding to school districts based on the number of low-income children enrolled.

• National Defense Education Act

• Plessy v Ferguson

• The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

• Education for All Handicapped Children Act

Multiple Choice

Designed to help preschool students from low-income families develop skills they need for success in kindergarten and beyond. 

• Project Head Start
• Department of Family and Children Services
• Elementary School
• Tutoring

Multiple Choice

The purpose of Medicaid was to provide health care to which group of Americans?

• The elderly

• Immigrants

• Republicans

• Low-income individuals and families

Open Ended

What were the goals of the Great Society?

Multiple Choice

Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and cover low-income people with medical needs?

• HUD and CPB

• VISTA and Job Corps

• NEA and SeniorCare

• Medicare and Medicaid

Poll

Which Great Society Program do you think is most important?

• Food Stamp Act

• ESEA

• Medicare

• Medicaid

• Head Start