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US His 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The CIA lead Cuban rebels to attack Cuba | Bay of Pigs Invasion |
| Visible physical symbol of Germany's political division | Berlin Wall |
| What did Kennedy and Khrushchev develop to communicate with each other? | Hot line |
| Volunteers that assisted developing countries worldwide | Peace Corps |
| Policy advocated by Kennedy to prepare the US for any size or type of military threatrelying on traditional and specialized units | Flexible response |
| Promoted economic assistance to Latin America | Alliance for Progress |
| Kennedy encourages more funding for this through his military policies | Special Forces |
| Outcome of Alliance for Progress | No improvement in relations between South American and the US |
| The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow this person who established communist in Cuba. | Fidel Castro |
| What did Kennedy do to prevent completion of missile bases in Cuba? | Naval blockade |
| Encouraged fair employment practices | Equal Pay Act |
| Included the Project Mercury flights | Space race |
| The Warren Commission was given the responsibility of investigating this disaster. | Pres. Kennedy's assassination |
| Kennedy's domestic agenda for America | New Frontier |
| Technique to stimulate/improve the economy, used by Kennedy | Deficit spending |
| A goal of President Kennedy's New Frontier | Equality for all Americans |
| At first, President Kennedy approached this issue cautiously | Civil rights |
| How did the Cold War effect the American space program? | The competition between the Soviet Union and America spurred American space missions |
| Who became President of the US when Kennedy was assassinated? | Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| What was the Warren Commisions determination on the Kennedy assassination? | Kennedy'y assassin acted alone |
| What did Lyndon Johnson hold before becoming Vice President of the US? | Senate majority leader |
| Provided some medical benefits for Americans over 65 years old | Medicare |
| Johnson's social welfare plan calling for an end to poverty and racial injustice | Great Society |
| Job Corps was created by... | The Economic Opportunities Act |
| Which court was the most liberal court in Supreme Court history making rulings that often supported Civil Rights? | Warren Court |
| Provided basic medical services to poor and disabled Americans | Medicaid |
| Purpose of Civil Right Act | Fight discrimination based on race and sex |
| Benefited from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act | Inner city schools |
| A result of the Great Society | Lives of many underprivileged Americans improved |
| Given the job of investigating Kennedy's assassination | Warren Commission |
| Ran against Kennedy in the 1960 election | Richard M. Nixon |
| How did the Alliance for Progress help Latin American countries? | Provided economic assistance |
| How did Khrushchev's power change after the Cuban missile crisis? | He became less powerful |
| What did the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty end? | Aboveground nuclear tests |
| Pres. Kennedy designed his agenda to fight this concern | Poverty |
| Result of Equal Pay Act | Employment practices became fairer |
| Warren Commission's decision on the Kennedy assassination | Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone |
| According to Pres. Johnson, what was the purpose of government? | Support individual efforts |
| During his career, Pres. Johnson was known for waht skill? | Compromise |
| Why was the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 neccessary? | Existing American immigration policies were discriminatory |
| Legislation that banned descrimination based on race or sex | Civil Rights Act |
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