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| Who were the two Presidential candidates for the first televised Presidential Debate? | John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon |
| How did Nixon appear in the debates? | He appeared hot and tired |
| How did Kennedy appear in the televised debates? | He had make-up and had help picking out his clothes. He came off very relaxed and poised. |
| What political party did John F. Kennedy belong to? | Democrat |
| What political party did Richard M. Nixon belong to? | Republican |
| Who was the youngest President to ever be elected? | John F. Kennedy |
| Who was the youngest President to ever hold the office? | Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest to ever hold the office when he became President when McKinley was assassinated |
| What key statement did President Kennedy make in his inaugural address that is often quoted? | "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. |
| Who was President Kennedy's wife? | Jacqueline Kennedy |
| What nickname was given to the Kennedy Presidency? | Camelot- After a 1960's Broadway musical where King Arthur dreamed of a country where "might makes right" into one where power would be used to achieve right. |
| What name was given to Kennedy's proposals to improve the economy, give aid to the poor, and improve the space program? | The New Frontier |
| What company was accused of price fixing during Kennedy's Presidency? | U.S. Steel Company |
| How did President Kennedy think he could stimulate the U.S. economy? | cutting taxes |
| Who wrote the book "The Other America" that described that one fifth of the nation was living in poverty. | Michael Harrington |
| How did the book "The Other America" affect President Kennedy? | He began to believe that direct aid to the poor was necessary |
| What was the 24th amendment? | It outlawed the poll tax that was still being used in five southern states to keep African Americans from voting. |
| What does NASA stand for? | National Aeronautics and Space Agency |
| What was the Mercury Program? | President Kennedy's idea to put a manned spacecraft into orbit around the earth. |
| Many people thought the Mercury 7 program would die, but what world event occurred that kept it going? | The U.S.S.R. announced that Yuri Gagrin circled the Earth aboard the spacecraft Vostok |
| What did Kennedy challenge the nation to be the first to do in space? | walk on the moon |
| Who became President after Kennedy was assassinated? | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| What was LBJ's theme after Kennedy was killed? | "Let us continue" |
| What did President Johnson call his programs and goals for the Nation? | "The Great Society" |
| Did President Johnson have the mandate to govern? | No, he had not been elected by the people. It wasn't until his second term andthe election of 1964 that he had a mandate to govern. |
| How did President Johnson believe he could stimulate the economy? | deficit spending |
| In his 1964 State of the Union Address, President Johnson vowed that he would fight a war on ____________. | poverty |
| What wasthe Economic Opportunity Act? | It was created to combat illiteracy, unemployment, and inadequate public services. |
| What did VISTA stand for? | Volunteers In Service To America. |
| What was the purpose of Vista? | to have volunteers to help poor people in America |
| What was the Elementary and Secondary Education Act? | It provided aide to states based on the number of children they had from low income homes. |
| What was Meidcare? | It provided hospital and low cost medical insurance for most Americans 65 and older. |
| What was Medicaid? | It provided low cost health insurance for poor Americans of any age who could not afford their own private health insurance. |
| What was the Immigration Act of 1965? | It eliminated the quotas for immigration and replaced them with more reasonable limits. |
| The quotas of the Immigration laws of 1921 and 1934 discriminated against immigrants from where? | Eastern and Southern Europe |
| Who were exempt from the new quotas under the Immigration Act of 1965? | Family members of U.S. citizens and political refugees |
| What happened to the number of immigrants to the United States in the 1960's and 1970's? | They increased greatly |
| He was appointed by President Eisenhower as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. | Earl Warren |
| What was Brown v. Topeka Board of Education? | It outlawed segregation in schools. |
| How did Earl Warren rule on prayer in schools? | He said religous prayers could not be said in school as it violated the separation of church and state. |
| What was Mapp v. Ohio? | It established the exclusionary rule that stated that evidence seized illegally could not be used in a trial |
| What was Gideon v. Wainwright? | Suspects that could not afford a lawyer had the right to free legal aid |
| What was Excobedo v. Illinois? | Individuals had to be given access to attorneys while being questioned. |
| What was Miranda v. Arizona? | It said a suspect must be warned of his or her rights before being questioned. |
| Waht is apportionment? | The distribution of a legislative body's seats among electoral districts. |
| What was Baker v. Carr | It declared that congressional districts had to be apportioned on the basis of "one person, one vote" |
| What happened to the number of poor people in America in the 1960's and 1970's? | It was cut in half. |
| Would would end up consuming the resources that Johnson had hoped to spend on his programs at home? | The Vietnam Conflict |
| Where was the first serious conflict of President Kennedy's Presidency? | Cuba |
| Who was the President of Cuba? | Castro |
| What training program had Eisenhower put in place that Kennedy learned of once he became President? | The CIA was training Cuban opponents of Castro in Guatamala so that they could invade Cuba and overthrow the government |
| What was this invasion of Cuba called? | The Bay of Pigs Invasion |
| What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs Attack? | The air attack failed to destroy Cuba's air power, Castro stopped American backed troops from coming on shore, and Kennedy would not use U.S. planes to provide air cover and it was a disastrous attack in which the U.S. lost a great deal of prestige and their leadership integrity was questioned. |
| What attempt after World War II had the Soviets made to capture West Berlin and why did it fail? | They cut off all supplies and electricity to West Berlin. It failed because the Berlin Airlift was such a success. |
| Why did the Soviet Union once again want control of West Berlin? | They wanted to cut off the flow of East Germans who escaped to West Germany through Berlin. |
| Who was the Leader of the Soviet Union during Kennedy's Presidency? | Nikita Khrushchev |
| How did Kennedy respond to the Berlin Crisis? | He called up reserve forces for active duty, he doubled the number of people being drafted, and he sought money to build fallout shelters across the United States. |
| How did the Soviet Union respond to the Berlin Crisis? | They built the Berlin Wall and it became a symbol of the cold war. |
| What famous quote did Kennedy say while standing near the Berlin Wall and declaring the Berlin Crisis over? | Ich bin ein Berliner |
| When was the Berlin Wall torn down? | November 9, 1989 |
| How did the United States know that the Soviet Union was building missile bases on Cuban soil? | A U.S. spy plane revealed this on Oct. 16, 1962 |
| Who was the Attorney General during the Cuban Missile Crisis? | Robert F. Kennedy |
| How did President Kennedy respond after learning the Soviets were building missiles in Cuba? | He armed bombers and missiles with nuclear weapons, soldiers were prepared to invade Cuba on a moment's notice and he went on national television and demanded that the Soviets remove their missiles from Cuba and he announced he had a naval quarantine around Cuba. |
| What happened the day after the quarantine was put in place? | A soviet ship crossed the line and was stopped by the navy, it was only carrying oil so it was allowed to proceed, but there were several Soviet ships heading to Cuba. |
| What did the Soviet ships heading to Cuba do? | turn around |
| The day after the ships turned around, Krushchev sent Kennedy a letter. What did the letter say? | The United State should remove its missiles from Turkey in exchange for the withdrawal of Soviet missiles in Cuba. |
| How was Kennedy viewed after the Cuban Missile Crisis? | as a hero who stood up to the Soviets |
| After the Cuban Missile Crisis several steps were taken to reduce the risk of nuclear war. What were they? | 1. established a hot line betweenthe U.S. and U.S.S.R to allow for immediate discussion 2. signed a treaty which would ban the testing of nuclear weapons above ground |
| What name was given to the treaty that banned nuclear testing above ground? | Limited Test Ban Treaty |
| What was the Alliance for Progress? | He called on all people of the Western Hemisphere to satisfy the basic needs of people for homes, schools, health care,etc. |
| Why did Kennedy have the Alliance for Progress? | He believed that stable governments sympathetic to Americans and modern communication and transportation systems were necessary in order to prevent the countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa from turning to communism |
| What was the Peace Corps? | It was Kennedy's idea to send volunteers abroad as educators, health workers, and technicians to help developing countries around the world. |
| By 1964, President Johnson was sending money to __________ Vietnam. | South |
| In the Presidential elections of 1964, did President Johnson favor sending troops to Vietnam? | no |
