F &C New Frontier/Great Society

On September 26, 1960 America had its first _________________ presidential debate.

• televised

• live

• radio

• virtual

Who ran for president in the 1960 election and what party did they belong to?

• John F. Kennedy (Democrat) vs. Richard M. Nixon (Republican)

• John F. Kennedy (Republican) vs. Richard M. Nixon (Democrat)

• John F. Kennedy (Democrat) vs. Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

• John F. Kennedy (Republican) vs. Dwight D. Eisenhower (Democrat)

JFK took a public position on this issue that helped him to win the 1960 presidential election. Nixon took no public position on this issue.

• The Soviet launch of Sputnik I into orbit.

• The issue of Civil Rights for African Americans

• The Soviets putting nuclear missiles in Cuba.

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

What did Kennedy mean with this Statement?

“The torch has been passed to a new generation. My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”

• citizens needed to protest more.

• citizens needed to get involved in helping others.

• citizens needed to sign up for the armed services.

• citizens needed to pay higher taxes.

During the space race, Kennedy’s goal for America was to be the first to _______________________.

• build a space station.

• land a man on the moon.

• put a man into orbit.

• put a man into space.

President Kennedy vowed that by the end of the 1960's Americans would

• destroy communism
• invade Cuba
• Put men on the moon
• Travel to deep space

What religion was President John F. Kennedy, which caused Americans to worry 

• Roman Catholic 
• Jew
• Protestant 
• Hindu 

What kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?

• one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
• on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
• one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged 
• one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

Which of the following statements best connects Johnson’s Great Society to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal?

• The Great Society had no connection to the New Deal
• The Great Society sought, like the New Deal, to improve the lives of Americans facing economic hardships.
• The Great Society was created to solve problems created by the New Deal
• The Great Society and the New Deal were both ideas of the Republican Party

What was the Great Society supposed to end?

• State's Rights

• Poverty

• Corruption

• Racial Injustice