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Unit 9 – Challenges and Changes
Chapter 28–The Kennedy & Johnson Years (1960-1968)
Section 1 – Kennedy & the Cold War
Matching Directions:Place the letter of the correct term from the word bank with the description that best matches. For the terms that are NOT used, write a brief definition on a separate sheet of paper.
Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy
Berlin Wall
Fidel Castro
Richard M. Nixon
flexible response
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Bay of Pigs invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Alliance for Progress
hot line
1. The CIA led exiles to attack Cuba in the______
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2. The ______was a visible symbolof a divided Germany.
3. Kennedy and Khrushchev developed a ______for communication.
4. ______volunteers assisteddeveloping countries worldwide.
5. Kennedy advocated a policy of ______to address military threats.
6. The ______promoted economicassistance to Latin America.
Multiple Choice Directions:Write the letter of the best answer or ending in each blank.
_____7. Kennedy’s military policies encouraged more funding for
a. nuclear weapons.
b. the Special Forces.
c. diplomatic solutions.
d. the Secret Service.
_____8. What was the outcome of the Alliance for Progress?
a. Americans opposed Kennedy’s policies.
b. Relations between the United States and Latin America improved.
c. Relations between the United States and Latin America did notimprove.
d. Tensions increased between the United States and communist countries.
_____9. The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow
a. Fidel Castro.
b. Nikita Kruschev.
c. the Batista regime.
d. the Kennedy administration.
_____10. Kennedy prevented completion of missile bases in Cuba by approving a
a. military invasion.
b. trade boycott.
c. diplomatic treaty.
d. naval blockade
Section 2 – Kennedy’s New Frontier
Matching Directions:Write the correct term from the word bank to complete each statement. For the terms that are NOT used, write a brief definition on a separate sheet of paper.
space race
Equal Pay Act
New Frontier
deficit spending
Warren Commission
11. encouraged fair employment practices
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12. included the Project Mercury flights
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13. investigated Kennedy’s assassination
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14. Kennedy’s domestic agenda
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15. technique to stimulate the economy
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Multiple Choice Directions:Write the letter of the best answer or ending in each blank.
_____16. One component of President Kennedy’s New Frontier was
a. significantly lower taxes for all Americans.
b. equality for all Americans.
c. higher unemployment rates in many sectors.
d. restricted access to social programs.
_____17. How did President Kennedy initially approach civil rights policies?
a. cautiously
b. boldly
c. half-heartedly
d. radically
_____18. What effect did the Cold War have on the American space program?
a. High levels of military spending deterred scientific research.
b. The need for nuclear weapons led to less sophisticated rockettechnology.
c. American and Soviet scientific cooperation lessened political tension.
d. Competition with the Soviet Union spurred American space missions.
_____19. After the assassination, President Kennedy was succeeded by
a. John Maynard Keynes.
b. John Glenn.
c. Richard Nixon.
d. Lyndon Johnson.
_____20. The Warren Commission determined that
a. President Kennedy’s assassin acted alone.
b. President Kennedy was assassinated for political reasons.
c. President Kennedy’s assassin could not be identified.
d. several people had conspired to assassinate President Kennedy.
Section 3 – Johnson’s Great Society
True or False Directions:If a statement is true indicate with a T; if a statement is false, based on the underline word or words, indicate with an F and change the word or words to make the statement true.
_____21. Before he became vice-president under Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson had been the Senate majority leader.
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_____22. The Economic Opportunity Act provided some health benefits for Americans over 65 years of age.
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_____23.President Johnson’s vision for America was called the Great Society.
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_____24. The Civil Rights Act created the Jobs Corps.
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_____25. The Warren Court became the most conservative Supreme Court in American history.
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_____26.Medicaid provided basic medical services to poor and disabled Americans.
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Multiple Choice Directions:Write the letter of the best answer or ending in each blank.
_____27. The purpose of the Civil Rights Act was to
a. formalize hiring practices already in place.
b. initiate the War on Poverty.
c. fight discrimination based on race and sex.
d. memorialize President Kennedy.
_____28. Which of these groups benefited from the Elementary and SecondaryEducation Act?
a. inner city schools
b. private schools
c. suburban schools
d. technical schools
_____29. What was one result of the Great Society?
a. Poverty was eliminated in the United States.
b. The lives of many underprivileged Americans improved.
c. President Johnson’s popularity plummeted.
d. The federal government shrank considerably.
_____30. The Warren Court often made rulings that
a. supported civil liberties.
b. strengthened federal government.
c. reflected conservative values.
d. avoided controversy.