US 10.1 Great Society

What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?

• To embarrass America
• To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
• To reduce Cold War tensions
• To demonstrate the success of Communism

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?

• Minorities and the poor
• White, middle-class families
• Farmers and laborers
• Businessmen

Which great society program dealt with addressing education needs of underprivileged kids

• Civil Rights Act

• Project Headstart

• Pendleton Service Act

• Medicare

This provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients

• Civil Rights Services

• Medicaid

• Medicare

• Equal Insurance Policy (EIP)

Which event is most related to this cartoon?

• The Kennedy assassination

• Berlin Blockade

• The Cuban missile crisis

• Civil Rights

Which program was started to provide financial assistance for medical bills to anyone 65 years old or older?

• Social Security
• Project Head Start
• Medicare
• Medicaid

What kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?

• one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
• on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
• one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged 
• one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

Which statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis? 

• The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US. 
•  The US took actions after discovering Soviet missiles in Cuba
• The US gave Cuba missiles to use against the Soviets. 
• Cuba threatened to place an embargo on the US.

Read this sentence below. How is this a departure from typical Cold War rhetoric?

In language very different than his inaugural address, President Kennedy told Americans in June 1963, “For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal."

• JFK was concerned with his own children's well-being more than his responsibility as president to take care of the people

• JFK is terrified of nuclear warfare, and he is desperately trying to convince Americans for First strike capacity

• JFK is pointing out our similarities as human beings with the Soviets as a way to increase American popularity overseas

• JFK is attempting to reduce the hostilities with the Soviets by essentially suggesting that we are no different than our counterparts

Which U.S. action is Khrushchev challenging in this excerpt?

• Preventing Soviet advisors from meeting with revolutionaries in South America

• Establishing a naval blockade to stop the shipment of missiles to Cuba

• Enforcing a ban on military aid to communist forces in North Vietnam

• Conducting air shipments of vital supplies to East Berlin