WorksheetsJFK & LBJ, Ch 17 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What event was unique to the 1960 Presidential election
No Vice-Presidential Candidates on the Ticket
Last Republican nominated for the Presidency
First Democratic Candidate elected to the Presidency
First Televised Debate
The 1960 Presidential Election was a contest between which two candidates?
John Kennedy (R) & Richard Nixon (D)
John Kennedy (D) & Richard Nixon (R)
Robert Kennedy (D) & Richard Nixon (R)
Lyndon B Johnson (D) & Richard Nixon (R)
Which Supreme Court Chief Justice established liberal rulings during JFK & LBJ's Presidency?
Earl Warren
John Roberts
John Jay
Warren Buffett
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
To stop communism from spreading
To blockade Berlin from obtaining supplies
To stop West Germans from fleeing to East Berlin
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
What is Flexible Response?
Build up of traditional weapons
Stop relying on just nuclear bombs
preparing for a variety military responses
All of these
Kennedy's domestic programs were nicknamed
The Fair Deal
The Fair Frontier
The New Deal
The New Frontier
Kennedy's most obvious foreign policy disaster...
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Korean War
Cold War event that escalated the country to DefCon 2 status
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam War
U-2 Spy Plane Incident
Cuban Missile Crisis
The final result of the Space Race was:
The Arms Race
The end of the Cold War
The US lands a man on the moon
Russia lands a man on the moon
Cuban Exiles were trained to fight for freedom and overthrow communist dictator Fidel Castro during the Bay of Pigs Invasion, what was this program called?
El Campesino
La Brigade
El Comandante
En Fuego
What were the results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kennedy was unable to prevent a nuclear attack causing massive casualties
A hotline between the Soviets and US was created for leaders to communicate
Kennedy and Khrushchev agreed to remove their missiles
Both B & C
Miranda vs. AZ, Escobedo vs. IL & Gideon vs. Wainwright all ruled in favor of ___ rights.
Civil
Women's
Voting
Criminal
The Headstart Program provided
Preschool to low income familes
Low Income Housing
Food Assistance
Money for college to Veterans
When JFK was assassinated he was visiting TX because he needed support both TX and what other state in the upcoming election?
PA
AL
GA
FL
What percent of Americans were living under the poverty line in 1960?
10
15
20
25
A committed Communist and Marine trained sniper, he shot JFK
Lyndon B Johnson
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Richard Nixon
Three major causes of poverty during the 1960s included Inadequate Public Housing, Illiteracy, and:
Lack of Education
Unemployment
Lack of Clean Water & Food
Conflict
Government sponsored health care for people living below the poverty line:
Medicare
Medicade
Job Corps
Headstart
