Cold War: LBJ and Nixon

Which president created the Great Society?

• FDR

• Truman

• Johnson

• JKF

Medicare, a federal program established for Americans 65+, was intended to provide

• Car Insurance

• Home Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Health Insurance

The Headstart Program provided

• Preschool to low income familes

• Low Income Housing

• Food Assistance

• Money for college to Veterans

Government sponsored health care for people living below the poverty line:

• Medicare

• Medicade

• Job Corps

• Headstart

Which of the following US presidents is most associated with civil rights?

• Ronald Reagan

• Richard Nixon

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What do Johnson's Great Society & FDR's New Deal have in common?

• widened the credibility gap between government and citizens

• decreased the size of the federal government

• increased federal spending

• ruled unconstitutional

What gave the president unlimited war powers and escalated the Vietnam War?

• the Tet Offensive

• the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• the Commander in Chief Act

• the Khe Sahn Offensive

TV coverage of this event turned public opinion against the war in Vietnam

• Battle of Khe Sahn

• the Gulf of Tonkin incident

• the Tet Offensive

• Battle of Dien Bien Phu

LBJ opened the door for a new president to take office in 1968 when he

• decided to resign as president

• decided not to run for re-election

• died of a heart attack

• successfully completed his 2nd term in office

Kennedy's domestic programs were nicknamed

• The New Deal

• The Fair deal

• The New Frontier

• The Fair Frontier