chapter 20

Question 1

How did the launch of Sputnik lead to Kennedy’s election?

Answer 1

promised to spend more on defense and education

Question 2

What came out of the U-2 incident

Answer 2

embarrassment to the US

Question 3

What was the US response to the alignment of Cuba with the soviets?

Answer 3

Us cut off diplomatic relationships with Cuba

Question 4

what were the results of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Answer 4

disaster
soldiers killed or jailed
trade embargo - still can’t buy cuban products in the US

Question 5

how was the Berlin crisis resolved?

Answer 5

built the Berlin wall
hotline to kremlin
keep west berliners out

Question 6

what were the effects of the cuban missile crisis

Answer 6

removed missles
made soviets look bad
castro bans flights
cuban exiles were republican

Question 7

what did the limited test ban treaty do

Answer 7

barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere

Question 8

factors that led to kennedy’s election

Answer 8

well organized campaign
youth candidate
debates on tv
cold war warrior

Question 9

what did the government do about the economic recession

Answer 9

increased spending

reduced taxes

Question 10

department of defense

Answer 10

more nuclear weapons and submarines

Question 11

what did the government do about poverty overseas

Answer 11

peace corps

alliance for progress

Question 12

peace corps

Answer 12

35,000 volunteers out of college

builds buildings in foreign countries

Question 13

alliance for progress

Answer 13

brought some development and financial aid to latin america

doesn’t relieve poverty

Question 14

effect of the space race

Answer 14

increased spending on NASA
population in SW grow
new technology

Question 15

kennedy’s assassination

Answer 15

Dallas Texas

Lee Harvey Oswald

Question 16

flexible response

Answer 16

prepare for a variety of responses

new containment strategy

Question 17

tax cut bill

Answer 17

tax reduction
people spent more
increased tax revenue
lowered federal budget deficit

Question 18

civil rights act

Answer 18

prohibited discrimination in public housing and jobs

Question 19

economic opportunity act

Answer 19

one billion to youth programs to control antipoverty measures

Question 20

VISTA

Answer 20

peace corps for america

Question 21

Job Corps

Answer 21

free education and training to young people

Question 22

Project Head Start

Answer 22

provides early education

Question 23

elementary and secondary act

Answer 23

provided more than 1 billion to help schools purchase books

Question 24

medicare

Answer 24

hospital insurance and low cost medical insurance for 65 +

Question 25

medicaid

Answer 25

health insurance to welfare recipients

Question 26

immigration act

Answer 26

non european immigrants settles in the US ended the quota system replaced with preference system

Question 27

two people in the 1960 presidential election

Answer 27

Kennedy and Nixon

Question 28

bay of pigs was an attempt to

Answer 28

overthrow castro in cuba by cuban exiles

Question 29

first american to travel in space

Answer 29

alan shepard

Question 30

Jack ruby

Answer 30

killed lee harvey oswald

Question 31

bobby kennedy

Answer 31

kennedy's attorney general

Question 32

the warren commission

Answer 32

looked at the assassination of JFK

Question 33

JFK book

Answer 33

profiles in courage

Question 34

hotline

Answer 34

established a direct connection between kremlin and the white house after cuban missile crisis

Question 35

why would liberals favor the decisions in the supreme court

Answer 35

praise the warren court for expanded the constitutional protections of all americans