1. Kennedy and Johnson Years Quiz Review Game

2. 3. Fidel Castro Communist leader in Cuba that America attempted to overthrow during the Bay of Pigs Invasion

3. 8 – Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Union Premiere (leader) during the 1960s

4. 11 – Berlin Wall Symbol of Divided Germany Constructed by Soviet Union to prevent East Germans from escaping through West Berlin

5. 19 - Medicare Program designed to provide health insurance for the elderly

6. 16 – Warren Commission Agency in charge of investigating the Kennedy assassination

7. Richard M. Nixon Republican candidate for president in 1960 VP under Eisenhower Lost election to JFK

8. 4 – Flexible Response JFK’s policy regarding military spending Wanted to increase nuclear arsenal as well as funding for traditional military combat

9. John F. Kennedy Democratic candidate for president in 1960 election Roman Catholic from Massachusetts Believed in flexible response Won the election

10. 5 – Peace Corps Program designed to give aid and support for developing countries around the world

11. 10 – Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Signed by US, Soviet Union, and Great Britain Agreement to end aboveground nuclear tests

12. 7 – Cuban Missile Crisis US discovered Soviet Union attempting to build nuclear missile sites in Cuba Kennedy approved naval blockade of Cuba to prevent Soviets from completing the bases Deal eventually happened – Soviets remove Cuban missiles – US removes missiles from Turkey

13. 9 – After the Cuban Missile Crisis, what eased Cold War tension? Removing missiles from Turkey and Cuba Hot Line from Washington DC to Moscow Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

14. 15 – Lyndon B. Johnson VP under JFK; took over president after Kennedy assassination Shared many of the same goals as JFK Set up War on Poverty and Great Society

15. 12 – New Frontier (what were JFK’s goals?) Wanted to improve the: – Economy – Health care – Education system – Civil rights – Space race

16. 14 – Deficit Spending Federal government spending more money than it makes from collecting taxes JFK promoted this policy

17. 20 - Medicaid Program to provide health insurance for the poor and disabled

18. 18 – Great Society (how did these programs benefit average Americans?) Name given to President Johnson’s plan for America Designed to put an end to poverty and injustice Decreased infant mortality rate and poverty rate

19. 21 – Warren Court Nickname for Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren Most liberal time in court history Supported civil rights, civil liberties, personal privacy Miranda Rights

20. 13 – Equal Pay Act Promoted equality in pay across gender lines

21. 6 – What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion? Why was it so unsuccessful? Failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba First major foreign policy event under JFK Complete embarrassment for Kennedy administration Cuban refugees were ill-equipped to hold off Castro’s forces; did not get military support from US

22. 17 – How did Johnson’s War on Poverty and Great Society programs change lift for most Americans? Decrease in poverty rate and infant mortality rate Medicare, Medicaid gave more health insurance Warren Court protected people in legal battles Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided funding for schools in low-income settings