Ch 20 Test Review

Section 1
  1. Who accepted Soviet aid for Cuba?
  1. Name and describe the military strategy adopted during the Kennedy administration?
  1. What was the invasion of Cuba called?

4. What was the direct communications link set up during Kennedy’s presidency called? (look in book)

  1. What treaty barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere?
  1. His religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign.
  1. What separated East and West Berlin AND what was the main purpose for the separation?
  1. This person lost the 1960 presidential election.
  1. What Soviet leader squared off against Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

(look in book)

  1. What secret agreement contributed to the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
  1. What is the Peace Corps, who proposed it and was it successful?
  1. What Broadway musical was the Kennedy family often referred to as?
  1. Name 3 factors working AGAINST Kennedy during his run for President.
  1. What position was John Kennedy’s brother, Robert, appointed to? (look in book)

Section 2

  1. How did America react to the news that the Soviet Union was the first to put a man in space?
  1. What was the purpose of the Warren Commission and what did they conclude?
  1. What was the Alliance for Progress program?
  1. Where was Kennedy assassinated (what city)?

Section 3

  1. The reapportionment of election districts shifted political power from

Urban to Rural AreasORRural to Urban Areas

  1. Did the Warren Court ban or allow prayer in school?
  1. Did Lyndon Johnson have political experience before becoming vice-president?
  1. When he became President, Johnson declared war on what?
  1. What did the Economic Opportunity Act do?
  1. What name did Johnson give to his vision for America?
  1. What does Medicare provide? What does Medicaid provide?
  1. Which group of people benefited most from The Great Society programs?

ESSAY – You will be able to choose 1 of the 2 essays below to answer on the test. Answer that question on the review!

  1. The Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Berlin crisis all occurred during the Kennedy presidency. During which of these events was Kennedy most effective? Explain your answer. (You will have to explain whichever event you choose, Kennedy’s response and the ultimate outcome)
  1. What were the major achievements of the Great Society? What were some of its flaws? (Think About – Education & reform programs, reform of social security, immigration and civil rights laws as well as costs & abuses of the program)