JFK & LBJ

JFK & LBJ

By The Coach Williams

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A Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, elected in 1960.

• Barry Goldwater

• Hubert H. Humphrey

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon Johnson

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The competition between the USSR and the US to develop technology to land on the moon...

• Space Race

• Rocket Relay

• Aeronautic Olympics

• Star Wars

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Former Vice President under JFK and the 36th President of the United States.

• Hank Hill

• Barry Goldwater

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Robert Kennedy

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Federal programs designed to train the jobless, educate, and provide health care to the poor.

• Battle of Ignorance

• War on Poverty

• Fight on Disease

• War on Lolligagging

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Created programs such as the Job Corps and Vista to provide opportunities for the impoverished.

• Financial Employment Act

• Money and Jobs Act

• Economic Opportunity Act

• Work Release Act

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A federal program that provided basic hospital insurance for Americans aged 65 and older...

• Medivac

• Medicare

• Medicade

• Obamacare

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A federal program that provided basic medical services to poor and disabled Americans

• Medicaid

• Medicare

• Med Express

• Obamacare

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What effect did the Cold War have on the American space program?

• High levels of military spending deterred scientific research

• The need for nuclear weapons led to less sophisticated rocket technology

• American and Soviet scientific cooperation lessened political tension

• Competition with the Soviet Union spurred American space missions

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The official government determination on the assassination of JFK was that ....

• President Kennedy's assassin acted alone

• President Kennedy was assassinated for political reasons

• President Kennedy's assassin could not be identified

• several people had conspired to assassinate President Kennedy

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When and where was JFK assassinated?

• September 11th, 1963 in Montgomery, Alabama
• April 15,1945 in New Orleans, Louisiana
• November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas
• September 7, 1945 in Houston, Texas

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Johnson's domestic program was called

• New Deal
• Square Deal
• Awesome Society
• Great Society

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Who killed John F. Kennedy?

• Gideon Wainwright

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• Jack Ruby

• Ernesto Miranda

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What was the most significant results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R agreed to remove missiles in Cuba and Turkey, and communication was set up between the nations.

• Both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. increased their missiles in locations aimed at each other and all communication was ended.

• The U.S. backed down and allowed the Soviet Union to continue sending missiles to Cuba.

• The U.S.S.R. backed down and allowed the U.S. to keep missiles in Turkey

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What was the purpose of the Economic Opportunity Act?

• To provide funding for youth programs, antipoverty measures, and job training

• To reduce income taxes in order to encourage the growth of businesses

• to prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin

• to honor the memory of the fallen president

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The term "Great Society" came to represent:

• The glamorous image of the Kennedy administration

• The nation's anti-communist agenda

• Michael Harrington's affluent society

• The domestic programs of the Johnson administration

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Which of the following was a result of the Great Society?

• A decrease in the budget deficit

• A decrease in the size of government

• A conservative backlash to the role of government in social welfare

• An overwhelming acceptance in Congress on the rapid pace of reforms

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Many of JFK's proposals failed because ________________ opposed them.

• Richard Nixon

• The Supreme Court

• Congress

• The Ex Comm

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Who did JFK defeat to win the 1960 Election?

• Richard Nixon
• Dwight Eisenhower
• Lyndon Johnson
• Harry Truman

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N.A.S.A was developed to win the 

• Space Race
• Civil Rights Movement
• Vietnam War
• Korean War

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What was the program called that helped Americans who could not help themselves?  This program started Head Start and extended Medicare.

• Great Society
• Civil Rights Bill
• New Deal
• World War II

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Part of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society was to 

• end poverty in America and provide Education to all
• prevent the mistreatment of migrant workers
• require migrant workers to work for multiple farmers
• prevent the desegregation of schools in America

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What Great Society program provided affordable housing?

• HUD
• HBK
• NATO
• NAACP

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American Volunteers who went to Africa, Asia, and Latin America to share skills

• Green Berets

• Alliance for Progress

• Medicare

• Peace Corps

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What of the following is true about the Berlin Wall?

• It was built to stop the spread of communism

• It was built to stop people from leaving the Eastern Block of Germany

• It was built to keep people from Eastern Germany out of Western Germany

• It was built to make Germany Great again

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Lyndon Johnson's legacy as President revolves around the

• assassination of JFK
• escalation of the Vietnam War
• removal of troops from Vietnam

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If 1 country fell to communism all surrounding countries would fall to communism is called?

• domino theory

• containment (contener)

• cold war

• big stick diplomacy

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What happened in 1969 ending the Space Race?

• The US sent is own satellites into Space

• John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth

• The US sent the first robotic rover to Mars

• Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on The Moon

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Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?

• John Kennedy

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• John Glenn

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Which historical event is best represented by the photograph?

• the Vienna Summit

• the first televised presidential debate

• the Warren Commission

• the Yalta Conference

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Which of the following government programs under President Johnson attempted to bring an end to poverty?

• Welfare

• Job Corps

• Peace Corps

• Habitat for Humanity

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A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care services for people who cannot afford them.

• medicaid

• medicare

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A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older

• medicaid

• medicare