LBJ & Richard Nixon

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

True or False: President Johnson signed both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act during his time in the White House.

• True 
• False

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

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

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

As part of his 1968 presidential campaign, Nixon vowed to restore ____________ and _________________. Remember the 1960s were tumultuous times with a lot of social upheaval.

• peace, quiet

• prohibition, temperance

• rhythm, blues

• law, order

Nixon and his National Security advisor ___________ believed the United States needed to change how it approached the Cold War.

• Hank Aaron

• Henry Kissinger

• Buzz Aldrin

• Bacon Barrel Backster

In response to U.S. support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War, OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), = put an __________________ on the United States. The U.S. was heavily dependent on OPEC oil at the time.

• oil embargo

• fatwa

• nuclear bomb

• 86 year curse

Which of the following is NOT true about the Watergate scandal?

• Watergate resulted in the resignation of Nixon in 1974.

• Watergate resulted in the impeachment of Nixon in 1974.

• Watergate was a cover-up of a break-in to the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in 1972.

• Watergate resulted in increased distrust of government and elected officials.

What were the so-called "SALT 1" talks about?

• increasing mineral trade between the U.S. and Soviet Union

• reducing nuclear weapons/missile

• improving the taste of bland foods

• learning how to store nuclear waste in salt domes