JFK
What organization did JFK create to send American volunteers to help people in other countries?
Peace Corps
Why did LBJ decide not to run for president again in 1968?
The Vietnam War and growing opposition to it weakened his support, and he wanted to focus on ending the conflict.
Why was winning the Space Race important during the Cold War?
It demonstrated technological and scientific power and was a way for the U.S. and Soviet Union to compete for global influence.
Why was television coverage of the Vietnam War important?
Americans saw the war's violence and difficulties at home, increasing debate and opposition.
What system randomly selected the order in which men could be called for military service?
Draft Lottery
Dallas
What government health insurance programs for older Americans and low-income Americans were created under LBJ?
Medicare and Medicaid
In what year did the United States successfully land astronauts on the Moon?
1969
What communist leader led North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
What famous boxer refused to be drafted into the military during the Vietnam War?
Muhammad Ali
What was the failed 1961 invasion of Cuba, supported by the CIA under President JFK, called?
Bay of Pigs
What 1964 law banned segregation in public places and discrimination in employment?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What was the name of the first successful crewed mission to land humans on the Moon?
Apollo 11
What theory claimed that if one country became communist, nearby countries might follow?
Domino Theory
What 1970 event involved the shooting deaths of four student protesters at an Ohio university?
Kent State
What 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and Soviet Union close to nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What 1964 incident did LBJ use to justify expanding U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Who was the first human to travel into space?
Yuri Gagarin
Which side did the United States support in Vietnam?
South Vietnam
What 1968 offensive shocked Americans and weakened support for the war?
Tet Offensive
Who did JFK defeat in the 1960 presidential election?
Richard Nixon
What was LBJ’s program to fight poverty and improve American society called?
Great Society
Which two superpowers competed in the Space Race?
USA and Soviet Union
What event in 1975 marked the end of the Vietnam War?
Fall of Saigon
What leaked government documents, published in 1971, revealed that U.S. leaders had misled the public about Vietnam?
Pentagon Papers