Kennedy- Nixon test (70 questions) | latest

Kennedy- Nixon test (70 questions) | latest Who were the two candidates in the 1960 election? - John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon Why did religion part a role in that election? - Kennedy was Catholic; Nixon a Protestant How did television influence the election? - Kennedy looked better and performed better in tv debate and won by narrow margin. Who wins the election of 1960? - Kennedy What happened in Cuba in 1959, which will cause concern in the U.S.? - Castro took over Cuba and made it communist nation This was a failed attempt to overthrow the new leader of Cuba? - Bay of Pigs What did our spy planes find in Cuba in 1962? - Missiles pointed at US How did the U.S. react to the situation with missiles in Cuba? - Blockade Cuba, threaten USSR with nuclear war How did the 13 day situation end regarding Cuban missile crisis? - USSR backed down and sent ships with missiles away from Cuba What happened in Berlin to symbolize the conflict between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.? - Berlin Wall put up in 1961 What special request did Kennedy ask the people of the nation in his Inaugural? - Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country What influence did Jackie Kennedy have on the nation? - Fashion This was the name of Kennedy's overall program to lead us into the future? - New Frontier This specific Kennedy program was designed to get volunteers to help poverty stricken nations around the world? - Peace Corps What specific goal did Kennedy challenge the whole nation, but especially the scientific community to reach? - Put a human being on moon. What happened in Nov. 1963 in Dallas, Texas? - Kennedy was shot and killed Who committed this crime--assassinate JFK? - Lee Harvey Oswald Who became the new President after JFK killed? - Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) This was the official investigation into the assassination? - Warren Commission What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do? - Ended public discrimination. What did Johnson call his domestic program for a better tomorrow? - Great Society What was the role of Head Start? - Help get students ready for school--reading Identify Medicare? - Medical assistance to elderly Identify Medicaid? - Medical assistance to poor. Identify HUD? - Housing and Urban Development—program to assist poor with housing What was the book Silent Spring about? - DDT-pesticide use and environmental problems associated with cycle of life How did the Warren Court of the 60's change the Constitution? - Gave more individual rights i