JFK, LBJ, Civil Rights and Vietnam War

Which president's legislative agenda was called the "New Frontier"?

• Harry Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Which president's domestic programs were called the "Great Society"?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

During the space race, what was Kennedy's goal for America?

• to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade

• to create a nuclear defense system

• to be the first to put a man in space

• to build a Death Star

The presidential election of 1960 was significant because of the vital use of which media?

• Facebook

• television

• radio

• Twitter

How did John F. Kennedy's presidency end in November 1963?

• he lost an election to Lyndon B. Johnson

• he was shot and killed in Dallas

• he resigned after the Bay of Pigs

• he died of natural causes

A program from Kennedy's era in which American volunteers help out in developing countries is called the...

• New Frontier

• Great Society

• Alliance for Progress

• Peace Corps

A program from Kennedy's era to combat Communism by providing financial assistance to Latin American nations is called...

• New Frontier

• War on Poverty

• Alliance for Progress

• Peace Corps

What is the significance of the year 1969?

• the United States landed the first humans on the moon

• the fall of Saigon ended the Vietnam War

• the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik

• the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

• the United States invaded Cuba

• the Soviet Union invaded the United States

• Fidel Castro was removed from power

• Soviet nuclear missiles were removed from Cuba and the US promised to never invade Cuba and removed missiles from Turkey

Medicare and Medicaid were Great Society programs geared towards what?

• environmental protection

• education

• health care/insurance

• poverty