Cold War Presidents Review

Match these events with the correct Presidency

Groups:

(a) Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower

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(b) John F. Kennedy

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(c) Lyndon B. Johnson

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(d) Richard Nixon

• Assassinated in 1963

• Implemented the Great Society programs

• President 1952-1960

• President 1968-1974

• Established the policy of détente with the Soviet Union

• Created the Central Intelligence Agency

• Escalated US involvement in the Vietnam War

• Announced he would not seek re-election in 1968

• Created the international help organization known as the Peace Corps

• Visited China in 1972, opening diplomatic relations with the country

• Initiated the Apollo space program

• Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Administration was named the New Frontier

• President 1960-1963

• Implemented the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• President 1963-1968

• Established NASA in 1958

• Signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law

• Resigned from office due to the Watergate scandal

• Created the Interstate Highway System

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

All of these are true about JFK's assassination EXCEPT

• He was hit by bullets from more than one gun 
• Lee Harvey Oswald shot him from a 6th floor window
• It occurred in Dallas, Texas
• Hundreds of people witnessed the event

All of these were a part of the deal that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis EXCEPT 

• U.S. promised not to invade Cuba
• Soviets dismantled the Cuban missiles
• Soviets returned U-2 pilot Gary Powers
• U.S. dismantled their missiles in Turkey

Johnson's Great Society program focused on

• expanding the military

• programs such as Medicare and Medicaid

• eliminating Social Security

• containing communism in Asia

Think about today's society. Which of the following statements about today’s society would President Johnson likely agree with?

• If we are to achieve a Great Society we have to make progress in making sure that all Americans share in the wealth our society produces
• People living in poverty should not expect any help in trying to improve their economic situation
• A persons educational level is not related to their economic success
• We have achieved a Great Society

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 pre-school program for low-income children was created during the Johnson Administration?

• Medicaid
• Kindergarten
• Head Start
• Medicare

What role did the Nixon tapes play in discovering the truth about the Watergate scandal? 

• The tapes revealed that President Nixon had nothing to do with the cover-up. 
• Because Nixon was President he did NOT have to turn over the tapes to the Supreme Court. 
• Nixon refused to hand over the tapes, which told of how he was covering up the break-in. 
• Nixon told his vice-President to take the blame for the break-in. 

How did the Watergate Scandal affect American politics?

• It had a negative impact because it caused distrust in the government.
• It had a positive impact because it brought the people together.
• It didn't impact anything.