The Kennedy Promise Quiz

Who was the President of the United States before John F. Kennedy?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What did John F. Kennedy call his vision for America?

• The Fair Deal

• The New Deal

• The Great Society

• The New Frontier

What was a major component of Kennedy's domestic policy?

• The New Deal

• The Great Society

• The Square Deal

• Poverty relief and care for the disabled

What was Kennedy's stance on civil rights legislation?

• Hesitant to propose new legislation

• Indifferent

• Actively opposed

• Fully supportive without reservations

Which program did Kennedy pilot to help with poverty?

• Affordable Care Act

• Food Stamps Program

• Social Security Expansion

• Medicare

What was Kennedy's goal in the space race against the Soviet Union?

• To build the International Space Station

• To launch the first satellite

• To land an American on Mars

• To land an American on the moon

What was the outcome of the first televised presidential debate according to those who watched on television?

• Kennedy won

• Nixon won

• The debate was cancelled

• It was a tie

What was a major foreign policy disaster during Kennedy's presidency?

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• The Iran Hostage Crisis

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

What was the Alliance for Progress aimed at?

• Promoting economic growth and social stability in Latin America

• Promoting economic growth in Europe

• Promoting peace in the Middle East

• Building military bases in allied countries

What was the purpose of the Peace Corps founded by Kennedy?

• To promote American culture abroad

• To provide humanitarian aid

• To train foreign militaries

• To spy on the Soviet Union