Chapter 17
13 days in November 1962 where the United States blockaded Cuba to try and prevent the Soviet union from shipping nuclear weapons to the island.
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
This was the leader of the civil rights movement who stressed non-violence.
Martin Luther King Jr.
What does Nixonian mean?
Devious and untrustworthy.
Who were the candidates in the 1960 election? And who won?
Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. JFK Won.
President Kennedy gave a speech in Germany in front of this Soviet construction.
The Berlin Wall.
This was the name of President Kennedy's attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro from the Cuban government.
The Bay of Pigs invasion.
Which documents were passed in part due to the March on Washington?
The Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act.
This is the word used to describe how Nixon ended the war in Vietnam.
Who won the 1964 election?
Lyndon B. Johnson
This was the university Kennedy gave his "Moon Speech"
Rice University.
Explain Kennedy's economic policies and their effectivness.
Kennedy slashed income tax rates both at the top and bottom, and the effect was startling. Over the next six years, personal savings and business investment both rose sharply.
What city in Alabama featured the police were depicted tear gassing, cattle prodding, sending dogs, and other violent resistance towards the peaceful protesters?
Nixon did this to improve relations with China.
He no longer recognized Taiwan as China and opened diplomatic relations with Communist China.
Name all the candidates of the 1968 election, and who won.
Governor Wallace (Independent), Herbert Humphrey (Democrat), and Richard Nixon (Republican). Nixon was victorious.
Martin Luther Kind Jr. gave his I Have a Dream speech in what year?
1963
Which amendment prevented Eisenhower from running for a third term?
Which Progressive concept was LBJ utilizing for his "War on Poverty" and "Great Society" programs?
The Moral Equivalence of War
This was Nixon's policy on currency. Define what this term means.
Fiat currency. No precious metals back your currency.
Who ran against Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and who originally challenged him in 1968 from within his own party?
Barry Goldwater (1964) and Senator Eugene McCarthy (1968).
What did Eisenhower warn Americans against during his Farewell Address?
The Military-Industrial Complex.
What was the name of the Soviet Premier who gave Kennedy a difficult time during his administration?
Soviet Premier Khrushchev
he US did not win the Vietnam war because we announced ahead of time that we would not fight a full-scale war. The problem with such an approach is that the objective for US troops was not clear and discernible leading to low morale and it gave the troops little to fight for. On the other hand, Vietnamese forces were encouraged by this news and fought tooth and nail over every inch of their territory.
What was Nixon's Vice President's name?
Gerald Ford.
What would have happened if Wallace was able to garner enough votes to ensure nobody received the majority in the electoral college?
The House of Representatives would have had to vote and break the stalemate.
This is the most famous line from Kennedy's inaugural address.
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."