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Who was president 1960-1963

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JFK (Kennedy)

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Who introduced the New Frontier

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Kennedy (JFK)

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Name of programme of reform that Kennedy introduced when he became President

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The New Frontier

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Main 3 aims of Kennedy’s New Frontier (his reform policies)

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To deal with civil rights
Social reform
Economic reform

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2 examples of economic reform as part of Kennedy’s new frontier

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Gave grants to companies to invest in high tech equipment + trained workers to boost the economy
Made $900 million available to businesses to create new jobs and boost the economy

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How much in $ did Kennedy make available to businesses as part of New Frontier in order to help create new jobs and boost the economy

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$900 million

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2 things Kennedy did as part of New Frontier to deal with Civil Rights

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Appointed black people to his government
1962 made a major speech nationwide committing himself to the cause of black civil rights e.g as a consequence he tried to force governors of southern states to defend freedom riders

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True or false, Kennedy tried to force Governors in southern states to defend freedom riders

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True
As part of New Frontier he aimed to improve civil rights for black people and in 1962 gave a speech committing himself to this

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2 things Kennedy did to tackle poverty e.g social deprivation and urban decline (social reform) as part of New frontier

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Social Security Act- more money available for payments to elderly and unemployed
Operation head start- education law providing money to run down schools

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What year was Kennedy assassinated

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1963

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Why was Kennedy unable to complete his New Frontier reform programme

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He was assassinated 1963

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True or false, Kennedy faced opposition in the Congress to his ideas

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True
E.g many people in southern states believed he was moving too quickly with civil rights
Also by introducing high tech equipment it meant some people actually lost jobs

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What does Johnson create when he becomes President that builds upon the New frontier

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‘The Great Society’

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Which came first ‘The New Frontier’ or ‘The Great Society’

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The New Frontier (Kennedy’s Policies)
Then The Great Society (Johnson’s policies but built upon the New Frontier)

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What year was Nixon elected President

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1968

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What does CREEP stand for

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Committee to re-elect the president

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What year was CREEP set up and by who

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1972 by President Nixon

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Why did Nixon set up CREEP in 1972

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To ensure he would be re elected in the 1972 election (the purpose of the committee was to use ‘dirty tricks’ and set $35,000 aside to do whatever was needed to help Nixon win the election)

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What happens in June 1972 involving the Watergate scandal

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5 members of CREEP break into the Watergate offices of the DEMOCRAT party to pant a bugging device and are arrested
Reporters then discover that these 5 burglars were employed by CREEP which was funded and controlled by the White House however Nixon denies any involvement by him/ his advisors

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What happens in Jan 1973 as part of Watergate scandal

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5 burglars who were found planting bugging devices into the Watergate offices of the Democrat Party found guilty at trial
Nixon still denies any involvement but admits that 2 of his advisors were involved and as a result they resign later that year

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From May to November 1973 what did the Senate committee do

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Investigate the scandal

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What is wrong with the tapes Nixon hands over in November 1973

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They were heavily edited
1 had 18 mins missing
He only handed over 7 out of 9

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What is Nixon forced to hand over in April 1974

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All 9 unedited tapes

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What was significant about April 1974

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Nixon was forced to hand over the 9 unedited tapes which proved his involvement in the ‘dirty tricks’ campaign and that he had repeatedly lied throughout the investigation. The tapes also contained lots of foul language which shocked the nation

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True or false, when Nixon finally handed over the 9 unedited tapes in April 1974 they contained lots of strong language which shocked the nation
True
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What is Nixon forced to hand over in 1974
All 9 tapes unedited
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Why does Nixon resign in August 1974
To avoid impeachment (being put on trial) because he knew that he would be found guilty as the tale had proved that he was involved in the 'dirty tricks' campaign
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When did Nixon resign
August 1974
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True or false, in July 1974 (soon after the 9 unedited tales were handed over) the congress decided to impeach Nixon (put him on trial)
True
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What did the Watergate scandal do to Nixon's reputation
Destroyed it and he became untrustworthy + it brought down his other achievements and he became nicknamed 'Tricky Dicky'
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Why did the Watergate scandal destroy Nixon's reputation
He set up a committee using government money to try and plant bugging devices into other parties offices to listen to their tactics and repeatedly lied about any involvement throughout
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How did the Watergate Scandal damage the US reputation from abroad
Made USA a laughing stock USSR used it as an example of corruption of a Capitalist system
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What 2 reputations did the Watergate Scandal destroy
Nixon's reputation US Reputation abroad
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How did the Watergate scandal change attitudes to Politicians
Undermined people's confidence in them The next President was voted for because he promised that he would never lie so Americans believe they could trust him
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Why was Jimmy Carter voted for as president in 1976 (why was he appealing)
He promised he would never lie so Americans believed that they could trust him This was important following the watergate scandal by Nixon where he had continuously lied and let down American belief in Politicians
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How did the Watergate Scandal change the powers of Government
Measures were put in place to reduce their power e.g president not being able to use money for their own purposes like Nixon did
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What is impeachment
To bring the US president to trial for treason
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List the 6 presidents and the years they were president for from 1961 to 1989
Kennedy_ 1961-63 Johnson_ 1963-69 Nixon_1969-74 Ford_1974-77 Carter_1977-81 Reagan_1981-89
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What Acts were put in place to reduce the powers of government following the watergate scandal
War powers Act 1973 Election Campaign Act 1974 Privacy Act 1974 Congressional Budget Act 1974
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Name of act introduced 1974 following watergate scandal that meant president couldn't use government money for own purposes (as Nixon had done)
Congressional Budget Act
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How much money did CREEP put aside to help Nixon win the 1972 election
$35,000
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Briefly outline 'Reaganomics'
Reagan's economic policies in 1980s Involved reducing taxes so that wealthy Americans would spend more money (put into the economy) so that it could trickle down to the poor
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True or false, Reaganomics was effective
False, national debt rose to nearly $1 trillion
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True or false, the Great Society was very similar to the New Frontier and lots of the acts were the same
True Both had same 3 aims
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Who passed the Civil Rights Act 1964
Johnson However it was Kennedy who first introduced it although was assassinated in 1963 before he could pass the law
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Which had more failures, the Great Society or the New Frontier
The New Frontier as there was more opposition However at the same time without the New Frontier it would have been unlikely for Johnson to ever introduce the Great Society
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True or false, Kennedy's New Frontier faced opposition from the congress
True
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Which president was responsible for keeping James Meredith safe at University
Kennedy
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1 social reform that Johnson introduced in the Great society
Medical care Act 1965 (Helped elderly in particular)
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When was Bush President
1989- 1993
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2 key acts Bush passed when president between 1989- 1993
Disability Act Clean Air Act
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True or false, Reagan inherited severe economic problems upon becoming President in 1981
True In the 1970s there was increased recession especially due to war
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Recession meaning
Economic decline This particularly occurred in the 1970s leading to Reagan inheriting some serious economic problems
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Name for act under Reagan that Severely cut taxes
Economic recovery tax act
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Overall whose policies were a lot more effective Bush or Clinton's
Clinton's Helped recover economic situation much better
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Who passed the Disability Act and Clean Air Act
Bush
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Who was President first, Clinton or Bush
Bush
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When was Clinton President
1992-2001
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Who was President when unemployment reached the lowest rate in 30 years
Clinton
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When Clinton was President between 1992 and 2001 unemployment reached the lowest rate in how many years
30
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6 key things Kennedy did under his New Frontier 1960-1963 (2 social reforms, 2 economic reforms, 2 civil rights)
Social reform Operation Head start (money to help run down schools) Social security Act (payments especially for elderly and unemployed) Economic reform $900 million invested into businesses (help create new jobs) Help companies get high tech equipment Civil Rights Appoint black people in government 1962 speech dedicating himself to cause of civil rights e.g for governors to protect freedom riders in south
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Describe Watergate scandal
1972 Nixon sets up CREEP to set aside $35 million for 'dirty tricks' to ensure he will be re-elected in the 1972 presidential election 1) 5 members of CREEP break into Watergate offices of Democrat party but Nixon denies any involvement and wins the 1972 election by a landslide victory 2) 1973 all Watergate burglars went on trial and were convicted but Nixon still denies involvement 3) 1973 It was revealed that all of Nixon's orders for CREEP had been taped but he refused to hand them over- first he handed over 7 out of the 9 but they were heavily edited and some had large chunks missing- he finally hands them all over in April 1974 and resigns in August to avoid impeachment from the congress
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Facts about Reagan
1980 becomes president and inherits severe economic problems including world recesión (economic decline) and high budget deficit (government spends more money than it receives through taxes so has to borrow money) Space programme- developed 'Star Wars Programme' which was expensive and put further strain in economy AIDS- first is dismissive to huge number of AIDS in A,Erica but by 1989 spend huge amount of money on AIDS research Civil Rights- unwilling to make MLK birthday a national holiday and only does it due to overwhelming approval for it in the Congress Drugs- creates term war on drugs due to seeing forbidden drugs being used as threat to society so creates coordinated drug related policies through the government
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Facts about Disability Act passed by Bush 1990
Discrimination against those with disabilities forbidden including in employment, public accommodation and transportation Considered most important anti discrimination legislation since Civil Rights Act
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What act was considered the most important anti- discrimination Act legislation passed since Civil Rights Act 1964
Disability Act 1990
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What scandal with Clinton involved in
Whitewater scandal 1996
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In 1996 Clinton was involved in the....scandal
Whitewater
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One way Clinton's policies didn't improve the lives of Americans
Didn't introduce any policies to tackle issues with drugs which was still a huge problem amongst the younger generations He didn't do anything to help older people who weren't actively seeking a job and were therefore unable to benefit from the rise in minimum wage etc
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How far did Reagan's reform policies deal with the social and economic problems facing America
1) carried out government initiated response by declaring 'war on drugs' in order to try and tackle huge use of illegal drugs in society, especially amongst young people that was partly responsible for violent and brutal behaviour 2) invested over $2 billion to research in AIDS as this was a massive health issue that led to thousands of deaths in the 1980s so was a stepping stone to helping to keep society healthy and safer 3) made economic situation so much worse despite him having already inherited serious economic problems like recession and budget deficit. His policy of Reaganomics led to national debt rising to nearly $1 trillion as the government simply weren't receiving enough funding through taxes and it didn't solve the wealth gap between the richer and poorer parts of society as he'd hoped
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How far did Clinton's policies improve the lives of Americans in the 1990s
1) Despite poverty being 14% in 1992, he managed to reduce unemployment levels to the lowest rate in 30 years through creating 22 million jobs meaning standard of living increased as people have money to spend on entertainment tv 2) lowest ever unemployment rates for back Americans so he wasn't just helping white Americans, he was also massively helping black Americans which showed progress in Civil Rights 3) didn't do anything to tackle drug use which was particularly a problem amongst the younger generations. He didn't do anything to help elderly people who weren't seeking employment and therefore didn't benefit from the increase in minimum wage etc

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