Usa Topic 4

Question 1

Kennedy was a president from

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1960-63

Question 2

What was kennedys policy called?

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New frontier

Question 3

What did kennedy want?

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Unite the nation & create a fairer society with a greater opportunity for all

Question 4

kennedy

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He was catholic which caused problems, many argued he was trying to change things too quickly and he was too in experienced

Question 5

Successes in civil rights-kennedy

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Hired Thurgood Marshall as a federal judge, supporting James Meredith & introducing the Civil Rights bill to congress

Question 6

What did JFK do for usa?

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Cut taxes to increase spending to boost the economy, increased spending on defence and in space tech. This created jobs

Question 7

What did JFK promise?

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To put a man on the moon

Question 8

How much did minimum wage increase to with kennedy president?

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$1.25

Question 9

What did JFK set up and plan?

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Set up training schemes for unemployed, planned to start medicare to provide cheaper state health insurance.

Question 10

What act did kennedy set up in …..?

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Housing Act 1961 to redevelop inner cities

Question 11

When was kennedy assassinated and what did it limit?

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1963, limited the success of his reforms

Question 12

Johnson was president from….?

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1963-68

Question 13

What did Johnson want to continue?

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Work of JFK

Question 14

What was Johnsons policy called?

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Great society

Question 15

What did LBJ declare and want?

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Declared war on poverty and wanted to put an end to racial discrimination

Question 16

As LBJ was a southerner what was he able to do?

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Deal with southern democrats opposition

Question 17

What was LBJ more successful at than other presidents?

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Passing bills through congress

Question 18

What two major acts did LBJ pass?

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Civil Rights Act 1964 & Voting Rights Act 1965

Question 19

What did LBJ do?

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Cut taxes to give consumers more money. He imporved railways and roads. He attempted to ensure that everyone had access to health care through medicare for the old and medicaid for the poor

Question 20

What did LBJ pass for education?

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Elementary & Secondary Education Act, to try and ensure the quality of education was equal across the US

Question 21

What act did LBJ pass for cities?

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Model Cities Act to improve living conditions in the big cities

Question 22

How much did minimum wage increase when LBJ was president?

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$1.40

Question 23

Who opposed LBJ and why?

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Republicans saying he overspent

Question 24

What was LBJ accused of?

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Not helping inner cities enough

Question 25

Why did LBJ have to cut spending on Great Society?

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To pay for Vietnam War

Question 26

When was Nixon president?

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1968-1974

Question 27

Why was Nixon forced to resign?

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Watergate Scandal

Question 28

What organisation did Nixon set up and why?

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CREEP to help him get re-elected using whatever methods necessary

Question 29

June 1972

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Five members of CREEP were arrested for breaking into watergate offices that were the Democrats HQ

Question 30

What did the Washington post find out?

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They were members of CREEP & that the CREEP fund was controlled by the White House

Question 31

What did Nixon do after washington post found out?

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Denied any involvement from his gov

Question 32

1973

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Burglars were all convicted. One named James McCord said that the White House had covered it up. Nixon denied involvement but admitted two of his advisors were involved, they both resigned

Question 33

What did nixon install?

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Tape recording system in the White House= his conversations were taped

Question 34

What did Nixon initially refused?

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To hand over tape recordings

Question 35

Nov 1973

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Nixon handed over 7/9 tapes that had been edited

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April 1974

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Nixon had to hand over all tapes, unedited that revealed his involvement

Question 37

What did Nixon do after handing over all tapes?

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To avoid impeachment he resigned in Aug 1974

Question 38

What happened after the scandal?

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Damaged Nixons reputation, the USA’s reputation & peoples attitude towards politics

Question 39

When was Reagan president?

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1981-1989

Question 40

What did Reagan inherit?

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Serious economic problems

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World recession

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Factory closures, rising unemployment and oil shortages

Question 42

Reagon- Budget deficits were?

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High

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Economic policy =

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Reaganomics

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What did Reagan do?

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Cut taxes for businesses and the wealthiest so that they would spend more

Question 45

What did Reagon cut?

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Welfare programme e.g. food

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Biggest tax cut ever -reagan?

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Gov collecting hardly any income, without income gov couldnt pay for the services provident

Question 47

Reagan, how much did national debt increase to?

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$1 trillion, gov had to borrow money

Question 48

1987

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Biggest stock market crash since 1929-USA most in debt of leading nations

Question 49

What happened to medicare benefits when reagan was president?

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Cut

Question 50

1986 *reagan*

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Space programme Disaster Year, challenger & titan both exploded

Question 51

When was Bush president?

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1989-1993

Question 52

What did Bush have to deal with?

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Economic problems run up by the Reagan years

Question 53

What did Bush promise?

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Cut taxes but had to go back on his promise

Question 54

What did Bush increase and decrease?

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Increased Direct taxes, taxes on luxery itemsand reduced number of wealthy people exempt from tax

Question 55

What did Bush cut?

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Military spending

Question 56

Despite Bushs deficits what happened?

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Deficit rose to $300 billion

Question 57

Bush* Recession

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Reduced gov income from taxes

Question 58

Bush* unemployment %

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Unemployment reached 7.8%=highest since 1984

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1992=

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14.2% living in poverty

Question 60

What did Bush sign?

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Americans with Disabilities Act 1990, most important anti-discrimination legislation since Civil Rights Act of 1964, forbade discrimination based on disability in employment, accommadation & transport

Question 61

What did Bush committ billions of dollars too and explain it? How much impact did it have?

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Drug Enforcement Agency (DIA) employee drug testing & increased border control- had little impact

Question 62

Clinton was president from?

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1992-2001

Question 63

What was Clintons aim?

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Reduce deficit & increase gov spending & investment in education & welfare

Question 64

By ^^^^ clinton had done what?

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1998, Balanced the budget for the first time since 1969

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Clinton* value of stock market

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Tripled

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Clinton* unemployment

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At lowest rate for 30 years

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What boosted? Clinton*

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US export market with Northern American Free Trade Agreement with canada & mexico

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Female unemployment? clinton*

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Lowest in 40 years

Question 69

1993

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Family medical leave act

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Clinton* Minimum wage

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$4.75 per hour increased to $5.15 in 1997

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1996

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Whitewater scandal

Question 72

What was clintons business associates convicted of?

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Fraud

Question 73

What happened after clinton businesses assocciates convicted?

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No evidence found of illegal dealings by Clinton or his wife

Question 74

What did clinton lie under oath about? And result?

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Affair, was impeached for obstruction of justice in 1998

Question 75

What happened in 1999 to clinton?

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Senate aqcuitted him