Topic 9B: The New Frontier and the Great Society

In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that all suspects must be “read their rights” before questioning.

• Miranda v. Arizona 
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Baker v. Carr
• Mapp v. Ohio

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

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

Which event was a CIA-sponsored invasion that failed miserably?

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Alliance for Progress
• Bay of Pigs
• Marshall Plan

Johnson's "unconditional war on poverty" in America began with the passage of

• the Area Redevelopment Act

• the Omnibus Housing Act

• the Civil Rights Act

• the Economic Opportunity Act

The term "Great Society" came to represent

• the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration

• the antion's anti-communist agenda

• Michael Harrington's affluent society

• the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration

Unlike Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy was

• born into a middle class Protestant family

• a self-made man from a small town in California

• a large supporter of Eisenhower's ideas

• wealthy and part of a politically powerful family

President Kennedy developed which of the following strategies to supplement the Cold War policies of his predecessors?

• containment

• massive retaliation

• flexible response

• detente

Kennedy had difficulty convincing Congress to support his proposals because he

• did not take a strong anti-communist position

• lacked a clear mandate

• favored causes that would benefit only wealthy Americans

• was young and inexperienced

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions banned prayer in school?

• Engel v. Vitale

• Baker v. Carr

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Escobedo v. Illinois

During the 1968 Pueblo incident

• Mexican Americans living along the US Mexico border protested against harassment by US immigration authorities

• North Koreans captured a US spy ship off the coast of North Korea

• US soldiers were caught smuggling guns and butter into North Vietnam

• Cuban exiles were caught trying to reenter Cuba