JFK, LBJ, & the 1960s

If you were listening to the 1960 Presidential debate on the RADIO, who would you most likely think won the debate?

• Lyndon B Johnson

• Barry Goldwater

• Richard Nixon

• John F Kennedy

President Kennedy's domestic program was called the

• New Deal

• New Frontier

• Final Frontier

• Great Society

Which of the following is NOT a goal of Kennedy's domestic program?

• increasing taxes

• improving the economy

• reforming healthcare and education

• improving civil rights for African Americans

Which of the following was a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Cuban exiles attempted to invade Cuba

• The U.S. and USSR reached a compromise about missile near each other

• the government of Cuba no longer accepted Soviet aid

• the Soviet Union completed its missile bases in Cuba

Why is geography important in understanding the Cuban Missle Crisis?

• the communist government took over American businesses on the island

• the island is located just 90 miles from the coast of Florida

• the Soviets gave financial aid to the communist government of Cuba

• the Bay of Pigs invasion failed because of mountain ranges

A foreign policy strategy to combat communism that was implemented by President Kennedy was

• the Truman Doctrine

• the Marshall Plan

• the Berlin Wall

• the Peace Corps

The "hot line" and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty were implemented to

• reduce tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• contain Soviet power and communism

• expand capitalism in South Africa

• contain Chinese communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

In what city was President Kennedy assassinated?

• Buenos Aires

• Washington DC

• Los Angeles

• Dallas

Medicare was a program that was a part of Johnson's domestic strategy aimed at

• combating big pharma

• declaring "war on poverty"

• ending federal segregation

• stopping communism in Asia

Congress established Medicare to

• provide healthcare to the elderly

• assist foreign nations in their health problems

• grant scholarships to medical students

• establish universal healthcare to all citizens