unit 26

Question 1

who were the major party nominees for president 1960, who had a lead

Answer 1

Nixon and kennedy, nixon

Question 2

what did Kennedy call his program

Answer 2

NEW FRONTIER
-deficit spending
-higher minimum wage
-fed aid in health
-space race

Question 3

what made Kennedy’s relations with Congress difficult

Answer 3

southern democrats

Question 4

where did the attempted invasion of Cuba happen

Answer 4

bay of pigs

Question 5

what German phrase did Kennedy use when visiting berlin

Answer 5

ich bin ein Berliner (I am a berliner

Question 6

how did the US confirm missile sites were being built in cuba

Answer 6

high altitude photography

Question 7

how was the Cuban missile crisis resolved

Answer 7

SU would remove missiles from Cuba, US wouldnt invade it

Question 8

who was arrested for killing kennedy

Answer 8

Lee Harvey oswald

Question 9

who became president in 1963 (post death JFK)

Answer 9

Lyndon b johnson

Question 10

what state was Johnson from

Answer 10

texas

Question 11

what did Johnson call his legislative agenda

Answer 11

the great society

Question 12

what two laws were enacted in 1964-65 to help AA

Answer 12

1964- civil rights act
1965- voting rights act

ending discrimination(racial, sex, nationality) in housing, public accommodations and jobs

Question 13

what did Johnson call his efforts to help poor americans

Answer 13

war on poverty

Question 14

what two programs provided med care

Answer 14

medicare and medicaid

Question 15

3 constitutional amendments in 1960s

Answer 15

23- gave DC 3 electoral votes
24- outlawed poll tax for fed. elections
25- vice pres takes over if anything happens to pres

Question 16

supreme court decisions on the 3 topics discussed

Answer 16

1. reappointment for elections
2. rights of the accused
3. school prayer and bible reading

Question 17

what city was MLK arrested

Answer 17

Birmingham for demo against segregation

Question 18

when did MLK deliver his I have a dream speech

Answer 18

March on Washington

Question 19

what took place in many cities between 1965-67

Answer 19

riots

Question 20

name of communist guerilla forces in S vietnam

Answer 20

viet cong

Question 21

resolution passed by Congress to escalate american involvement in vietnam

Answer 21

gulf of tonkin

Question 22

why did the US fight a limited war in vietnam

Answer 22

feared Soviet and Chinese involvement

Question 23

problems within S vietnam gov.

Answer 23

corruption, weak army

Question 24

how did the US attack N vietnam

Answer 24

aerial bomb

Question 25

what is USS pueblo

Answer 25

released Jan 1968, intelligence gathering vessel

Question 26

what is the tet offensive and the impact of it

Answer 26

battle from Vietnam; N Vietnam soldiers caused many deaths, Americans turned against the war

Question 27

what announcement did johnson make in his televised speech

Answer 27

not running for president again

Question 28

where did MLK get assassinated

Answer 28

memphis

Question 29

what victory had Robert Kennedy won before he was assassinated

Answer 29

California demo. primary

Question 30

what group clashed outside the 1968 demo. national convention

Answer 30

demonstrators vs police/national guardsmen

Question 31

who won pres 1968

Answer 31

nixon

Question 32

the Jesus movement late 60s

Answer 32

hippies coming into the church, people unsure of them

Question 33

the great society

Answer 33

Johnson’s agenda for Congress. aided education, medicare, urban renewal, fought against poverty, improve environment: decreased infant mortality rates, reduce crime