Vietnam War JFK/LBJ Review

1. What was Kennedy’s goal for the Space Race? 

• To show that massive retaliation could work.

• To create a Space Station that orbits the Earth

• To have the US go to the moon before the Soviets/by the end of the 1990s

• To have the US go to the moon before the Soviets/by the end of the 1960s

What year did the first man land on the moon?

• 1969

• 1959

• 1979

• 2001

What is the long-term effect of space technology and exploration?

• Advances in technology

• Improved Standard of living

• The spread of communism

• Building of Transcontinental Railroad

What is the purpose of the Job Corps?

• Expand the power of the Federal Government

• Provided job training/education to at risk youth

• Eliminate Discrimination in employment

• Provide aid to developing countries

Who did Medicare benefit?

• Women

• Native Americans

• Poor

• Elderly

What President created The "Great Society" program?

(a)  

What President created The "New Deal"?

(a)  

What President created the "New Frontier" program?

• JFK

• FDR

• LBJ

• GWB

LBJ's Great Society and FDR's New Deal were similar because

• BOTH Focused on Social Issues

• BOTH Focused on Economic Issues

• BOTH Increased the Power of Federal Government

• BOTH Decreased the Power of Federal Government