JFK
What 2 factors helped Kennedy get elected President?
BONUS: What made the 1960 presidential debate so unique?
1. civil rights focused
2. television
BONUS: first televised debate
What was the name of LBJ's domestic policy plan that was based on welfare?
BONUS: What are at least two examples of welfare?
The Great Society
BONUS: Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, etc.
What was Nixon's foreign policy called?
BONUS: How did Nixon relax tensions during the Cold War?
Detente
BONUS: 1st president to visit communist China, ended Vietnam War, and signed arms deal with Soviet Union
Did Nixon, LBJ, or JFK give the Berlin Wall Speech?
BONUS: What country is Berlin located in?
JFK
BONUS: Germany
JFK's plan to blockade and surround Cuba with U.S. ships to block entry is an example of what Cold War policy that started under Truman?
BONUS: Was it a success or failure?
containment
BONUS: failure
What was the name of the volunteer program that sent volunteers across the globe to spread democracy/peace through help projects for underprivileged countries?
BONUS: What group of Americans mainly joined this?
Peace Corps
BONUS: hippies
How did the Immigration Act of 1965 affect immigration in the United States?
BONUS: What did LBJ declare a "war" on?
It increased the amount of immigrants in the U.S. by removing quotas/restrictions.
BONUS: poverty
What was the name of Nixon's treaty or deal with the Soviet Union to limit the amount of missiles made by both countries for 5 years?
BONUS: What college shooting took place under the Nixon administration when a protest about Vietnam went wrong?
SALT 1
BONUS: Kent State/Jackson State Shooting
Put the following presidents in order:
LBJ, Nixon, JFK
BONUS: Who was the youngest of the three?
JFK, LBJ, Nixon
BONUS: JFK
LBJ's act that allowed more immigration into the United States.
BONUS: What year was it implemented?
Immigration Act
BONUS: 1965
What did JFK promise Americans we would achieve in space?
BONUS: What was the first satellite launched in space?
We would land on the moon
BONUS: Sputnik
What resolution gave LBJ total freedom in how he handled the Vietnam War?
BONUS: What was the name of the series of attacks launched by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam called during the LBJ administration?
BONUS: Tet Offensive
What was the name of the scandal that got Nixon impeached?
BONUS: What is the name of the Middle Eastern coalition that primarily controls much of the oil supply we get?
Watergate
BONUS: OPEC
Which president used Vietnamization to get out the Vietnam War?
BONUS: What does that mean?
Nixon
BONUS: To slowly withdraw soldiers from Vietnam so that South Vietnam can take care of the war on their own.
What was the name of the generation of hippies and doves that went against the grain throughout the 1960's and 1970's?
BONUS: What was a dove?
counterculture
BONUS: Someone who opposes war
What was JFK's foreign policy plan of having a balanced amount of troops and nukes called?
BONUS: What was the name of the special force within the CIA that JFK helped develop?
flexible response
BONUS: Green Berets
Why didn't LBJ seek re-election in 1968?
BONUS: What one major event took up most of his administration?
Vietnam was going terribly and there was domestic turmoil.
BONUS: Vietnam War
Why did OPEC place an embargo on the United States?
BONUS: What is an embargo and what did they not sell us anymore?
We supported Israel in their war.
BONUS: It's a ban on trading with another country and they stopped selling us oil/petroleum.
Which president pardoned Nixon?
BONUS: What does a pardon mean?
BONUS: To forgive or white the slate clean of someones crimes.
What group of Americans did Nixon give credit to for giving him the election of 1968?
BONUS: What political candidate was assassinated in 1968 to open the door for Nixon?
The Silent Majority
BONUS: RFK
What was the failed plan to overthrow Fidel Castro under the JFK administration called?
BONUS: What country did Fidel Castro rule over?
Bay of Pigs
BONUS: Cuba
What were the 4 major areas LBJ thought America needed to work on under his presidency?
BONUS: What is the name of the program that gives Americans who have limited education a chance to get a job in the workforce?
1. housing
2. education
3. healthcare
4. immigration
BONUS: Job Corps
Who stepped in as president after Nixon was impeached?
BONUS: What is this man also known for historically?
Gerald Ford
BONUS: Only vp and president to serve both positions without being elected to them. He also pardoned Nixon.
BONUS: What was the name of the papers that got released exposing a lot of lies on the governments part in regards to Vietnam?
LBJ
BONUS: Pentagon Papers
What book did Rachel Carson write that focused on the usage of pesticides?
BONUS: What organization was created to make sure instances like 3 mile island and love canal never happened again?
BONUS: What happened at 3 mile island and love canal?
Silent Spring
BONUS: EPA
BONUS: 3 mile island - nuclear power plant leaked
BONUS: love canal - toxic waste was dumped into a river that ran into a nearby town