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US History Ch 24
Camelot to Watergate
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the republican presidential candidate in 1960 | Richard Nixon |
| Who was the democratic presidential candidate in 1960 | John F Kennedy |
| What made the 1960 presidential election unique | the first time television played an important role in an election |
| Why was Kennedy's religion an issue in 1960 | some felt a Catholic could not make decisions independent of the Roman Catholic Church |
| In what two ways did Kennedy increase business production and efficiency | asked businesses to hole down prices and labor unions to hold down requests for pay increases |
| Which US president is known for funding the Space Program | John F Kennedy |
| In what town was Kennedy assassinated | Dallas |
| Who is blamed for Kennedy's assassination | Lee Harvey Oswald |
| Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald | Jack Ruby |
| What commission studied Kennedy's assassination and determined Oswald acted alone | Warren Commission |
| Why didn't Kennedy and Johnson enter office with a clear mandate? | Because they won the popular vote by only a few thousand votes and only a narrow margin in the electoral college |
| What two things did Kennedy do to help reduce the effects of poverty in inner cities | Federal Aid to Education and the Housing Act of 1961 |
| Upon what two things did Kennedy's economic program focus | stimulating business growth and setting wage-price guidelines |
| What program was established to land a man on the moon by 1979 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Kennedy's insurance program for older Americans | Medicare |
| What four specific things was Johnson's program designed to fight | poverty discrimination unemployment pollution |
| Whose book described the conditions of 40 million Americans living in poverty | Michael Harrington |
| What act provided people over the age of 65 with hospital care | Medicare Act |
| What act replaced national immigration quotas to favor those with special skills | Immigration Act of 1965 |
| What two things made the federal deficit climb in the 1960s | government programs and Vietnam war |
| What positive legacy emerged from the 1960s | conserving resources and protecting the environment |
| Who is most responsible for launching the environmental movement | Rachel Carson |
| Which president promised to bring Americans together by being open to new ideas | Richard Nixon |
| What type of judges did Nixon appoint to office | those who were tougher on crime |
| Name two economic problems Nixon inherited when he took office | huge deficit and mounting inflation |
| Why did Arab nations place an embargo on oil exports to the US in 1973 | protest America's support of Israel |
| What event made the US realize it was too dependent on foreign oil | the oil embargo |
| What goal was Johnson's Great Society program designed to serve | raise the standard of living of the poor |
| Whose campaign suffered because of his open shop policy | Barry Goldwater |
| Revision of the Immigration Law resulted in increased immigration from which areas of the world | Asia and Latin America |
| Name Johnson's program which addressed support for education training unskilled workers and preparing children for school | War on Poverty |
| The publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring resulted in environmental regulation of what substance | toxic chemicals |
| Name two economic problems Nixon inherited when he took office | huge federal deficit and inflation |
| Why did the Arab nations place an oil embargo on the United States | the US supported Israel |
| How were the United States policies in the Middle East and the energy crisis related | The oil embargo was to force the US to stop supporting Israel in its struggle with Arab states.The embargo caused an energy shortage in the US |
| What organization was created to raise money for President Nixon for his reelection campaign | CREEP Committee to Reelect the President |
| Where were CREEP employees caught breaking into | Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Building in Washington DC |
| Who investigated the Watergate incident and uncovered a link between White House staff members and the break in | Washington Post |
| What four illegal activities was the Nixon Administration charged | unauthorized wiretapping, burglaries, illegal campaign contributions, bribing of witnesses |
| What did President Nixon use to keep from releasing the tape recordings of meetings in his office | executive privilege |
| When the special prosecutor insisted on having the Nixon tapes how did Nixon respond | ordered the Attorney General to remove Archibald Cox |
| What happened in the Saturday Night Massacre | Nixon finally found someone willing to fire Archibald Cox |
| When Nixon finally released the transcripts what was wrong with documents | the transcripts were heavily edited |
| When Nixon did release the tapes because of a court order what did the tapes reveal | Nixon had arranged a cover up |
| What did Nixon do before impeachment proceedings could be carried out | Nixon resigned as president |
| Who became president when Nixon resigned | Gerald Ford |
| What did President Ford do which quickly damaged his public image | pardoned Nixon of all crimes he may have committed while in office |
| Who did Nixon run against in the 1972 election | George McGovern |
| Watergate hearings resulted in criminal charges against several members of the Nixon administration including this Attorney General | John Mitchell |
| Additional scandal dogged the administration when this Vice President was forced to resign because of his involvement with bribery in his home state of South Carolina | Spiro Agnew |
| To which country was Ford denied permission by Congress to grant funds | South Vietnam |
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