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| What was JFK's home state which he represented in both houses of Congress? | Massachusetts |
| In what military branch did JFK serve with distinction during WW2? | The Navy (PT boat skipper) |
| What state's primary proved to the country that JFK was a serious candidate for the 1960 Democratic Party nomination? | Wisconsin |
| What event made the TV media a new factor in american politics? | The 1960 Nixon-Kennedy Presidential televised debates |
| What was the motto for Kennedy administration, articulated in his Inaugural Address? | The New Frontier |
| What challenge did JFK issue to americans in this Inaugural Address? | "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." |
| What JFK iitiative sent hundreds of idealistic young americans to voluntter in third world countries? | The Peace Corps |
| What program was supported by both houses of Congress in response to Russian manned orbital flight? | The Gemini Mon landing |
| As Kennedy lost old time Democratic party support in the Deep South due to increased executive involvement in Civil Rights, what segment of the population gave the Democrats more votes than ever? | African-Americans |
| What was the landing location of a failed invasion of Cuba in April 1961? | The Bay of Pigs Invasion |
| What was the effect of the Bay of Pigs invasion on Russian perceptions? | Krushchev delieved that the young President was a weak leader. |
| What was the efect of the Bay of Pigs Invasion on Fidel Castro? | He aked russia for missiles to protect Cuba. |
| Who was the leader of russia during the Kennedy years? | Nikita Krushchev |
| Who was JFK's Attorney general (head of the Justice Department)? | Brother Robert F. Kennedy |
| When Moscow started building missile launch pads on Cuban soil, what measure did ennedy take to avert a nuclear war and delivery of more missle systems? | he declared a naval quarantine around Cuba |
| Why didn't Kennedy cal his naval measure a "blockade"? | Because a blockade is an act of war and the country would have been thrown into WW3 with russia |
| What is the name given to the unbearably tense 13 days? | The Cuban Missle Crisis |
| Besides a blockade, keeping open diplomatic options, and preparing for military alert, what other steps did JFK take to win world opinion? | The support of the OAS (Organization of american States) and confrtoning russia with surveillance photos in the U.N. |
| In what southeast Asian country, did JFK commit 16,00 trops in 1962 to "contain" the spread of communism? | Vietnam |
| Why did Kennedy not serve a complete term? | He was assassinated in November 1963 in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. |
| Why did Lyndon Baines johnson become President when Kennedy was killed? | LBJ was the Vice Prersident. |
| What was Johnson's home state? | Texas |
| Who was LBJ's rle model? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| What did Johson call his program to complete the New Deal promises of full employment, political and social equality? | The Great Society |
| What important pieces f legislation were passed during Johnson's Presidency? | The Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act, and Amendment 24. |
| What are three ways in which LBJ differed from Kennedy? | Johnson grew up poor, he scrambled for a public education, and he was a master at political persuasion. |
| Johnson's domestic achievements became overshadowed and crowded out by increasing involvement in Vietnam. What dramatic decision did LBJ make in 1968? | he would not run for re-election. |
| What did Johnson call his domestic Peace Corps? | VISTA |
