Kennedy & Johnson Era

Which medical program was developed to provide coverage for senior citizens?

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Obamacare
• Blue Cross of Alabama

What happened to end John F. Kennedy's presidency?

• He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
• He was impeached for improper behavior.
• He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
• He left office after only four years.

What was the purpose of LBJ's Great Society?

• end poverty
• end drug trafficking
• end lynching
• fix the economy

What effect did the Cold War have on the American space program?

• High levels of military spending deterred scientific research

• The need for nuclear weapons led to less sophisticated rocket technology

• American and Soviet scientific cooperation lessened political tension

• Competition with the Soviet Union spurred American space missions

After the assassination, President Kennedy was succeeded by…

• John Glenn

• Richard Nixon

• John Maynard Keynes

• Lyndon Johnson

What did politicians learn from the televised debates in 1960?

• Television was not as influential as radio and newspapers.

• Television did not create a good way to get a message out to the public.

• Television was important in reinforcing images of candidates.

• Television was good entertainment.

Who was the Republican and Kennedy's opponent in the 1960 election?

• Barry Goldwater

• Richard Nixon

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Lyndon Johnson

What was President Kennedy's ultimate goal in the space race?

• Have man orbit the Earth

• Put a man into Space

• Construct a Space Station

• Land a man on the moon

Which of the following as an attempt by the Soviets to place nuclear warheads near the continental United States?

• Cuba Missile Crisis

• Berlin Crisis

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Soviet Bloc

Which of the following were parts of LBJ's Great Society?

• War on Poverty

• Education Issues

• Healthcare Issues

• All of the above