1960s and 1970s Review US.9,11

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

Which of the following factors contributed to the victory of John F. Kennedy in the 1960 Presidential election?

• He was a self made man

• he had a strong southern support

• He represented a spirit of hope and change

• He promised to eliminate poverty

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

• one the ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans

• one that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God

• one that sympathized with the less fortunate but strictly limited government's role in helping them

• one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?

• HUD and CPB
• VISTA and Job Corps
• NEA and SeniorCare
• Medicare and Medicaid

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?

• Minorities and the poor
• White, middle-class families
• Farmers and laborers
• Businessmen

Some critics complained that the Great Society programs

• gave the rich too many tax breaks
• gave the federal government too much power
• paid too little attention to health care
• favored rural over urban citizens

Why was the "Bay of Pigs" disaster considered the biggest blunder in JFK's short presidency?

• it failed to successfully achieve the objective of assassinating Castro

• it allowed China to gain the island of Taiwan

• the USSR embarrassed the US at the Bay of Pigs

• the US lost an aircraft carrier in the naval battle

How did TV affect the 1960 presidential election?

• Ike's personality on TV enabled him to rise in the polls

• JFK out debated Nixon in the first televised debate

• Nixon was able to show his easygoing manner giving speeches on TV

• the candidates were able to show their homes on TV proving they were just like us

The Nixon policy of gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam and returning control of the country back to the Vietnamese.

• Tet Offensive
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Domino Theory
• Vietnamization