JFK and the Cold War
Who was elected president in 1960
JFK
What was JFK's domestic program called
The New Frontier
Which president created the Great Society programs?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What was Johnson’s campaign to reduce poverty called?
The War on Poverty
Which country became communist under Fidel Castro?
Cuba
What failed invasion tried to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1961?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
What organization sent American volunteers to help developing countries?
Peace Corps
What program provided health insurance for elderly Americans?
Medicare
What program helped preschool children from low-income families?
Project Head Start
What government agency led America’s space program?
NASA
What crisis brought the U.S. and Soviet Union close to nuclear war in 1962?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What program gave aid to Latin America to prevent communism?
Alliance for Progress
What program provided health insurance for low-income Americans?
Medicaid
What volunteer program helped poor communities in America?
VISTA
What treaty banned nuclear testing in the atmosphere?
Limited Test Ban Treaty
What wall was built in 1961 to stop East Germans from escaping?
Berlin Wall
What competition between the U.S. and USSR focused on space exploration?
The Space Race
What law outlawed discrimination in public places and employment?
Civil Rights Act of 1965
What act created Job Corps and other anti-poverty programs?
Economic Opportunity Act
What act ended immigration quotas in 1965?
Immigration Act if 1965
What policy allowed the U.S. to respond to communist threats in different ways besides nuclear weapons?
Flexible Response
Who was accused of assassinating Kennedy in 1963?
What act protected African American voting rights?
Voting Rights Act
What happened to the poverty rate during the 1960s?
it decreased
Which war distracted attention from Great Society reforms?
Vietname War