USH Ch. 15: The New Frontier & the Great Society

The act of preventing nuclear attack by threatening retaliation is called

• deterrence

• domino theory

• militarism

• containment

The Berlin wall became a symbol of ____________________,dividing the world into two sides wherever it was fought.

• disagreement

• The Cold War

• trust

• opposition to communism

 One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:

• a.   promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
• b.   keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
• c.   complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
• d.   meet the requirements of the North Atlantic  Treaty Organization (NATO)

During the Cold War, which event occurred last?

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Berlin Airlift
• Destruction of the Berlin Wall
• Launch of Sputnik

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of JFK's presidency?

• The Soviet Union broke apart into nation states.
• The Soviet Union tried to prevent the US from creating more nuclear weapons.
• The US and Soviet Union signed a treaty of peace.
• The United States and Soviet Union almost started a nuclear war.

What were two significant results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• There were no significant results.
• A direct telephone line was set up between Washington and Moscow to discuss critical problems and The decision was made to limit the testing of nuclear weapons to protect the safety of citizens.
• JFK thought about resigning.

What major historical event is represented in this map?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor
• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• The Wright Brother's first flight
• The building of the Panama Canel

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