JFK
JFK created this program to send young Americans abroad to help developing countries.
Peace Corps
This Gulf incident led Congress to expand LBJ’s war powers.
Gulf of Tonkin
Was Nixon impeached? Explain.
No he was pardoned by Ford
Carter focused heavily on this type of rights globally.
Human Rights
Reagan helped bring about the end of this global conflict
Cold War
Who did JFK beat in the 1960 election?
Richard Nixon
These two healthcare programs were created under LBJ.
Medicare and Medicaid
This environmental agency was created under Nixon.
EPA
This economic problem of high inflation and unemployment hurt Nixon and Carter.
stagflation
This program was nicknamed “Star Wars."
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
This wall divided a major European city during JFK’s presidency.
Berlin Wall
LBJ chose not to run for reelection in this year.
1968
Nixon was the first U.S. president to visit this communist country.
Detente
This crisis caused gas shortages in the 1970s.
energy crisis
This scandal involved secret arms sales to Iran.
Iran-Contra Affair
This 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and Soviet Union closest to nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
LBJ greatly escalated U.S. involvement in this war.
Vietnam War
Nixon was the first U.S. president to visit this communist country.
China
This agreement between Egypt and Israel was signed in 1978.
Camp David Accords
Reagan increased spending on this to challenge the USSR
Military
This 1961 invasion attempt of Cuba failed disastrously.
Bay of Pigs
LBJ’s domestic program to eliminate poverty and inequality.
Great Society
This scandal forced Nixon to resign.
This crisis involved Americans being held hostage in Iran.
Iran Hostage Crisis
Reagan’s economic policy focused on tax cuts and deregulation.
Reaganomics