US History Test 1960s

a congressmen and senator form massachusetts and from a wealthy political family

John F Kennedy Background

charismatic energetic, well-spoken, calm, confident

John F Kennedy Personality

1960 Election

age 43, became the youngest elected president and first catholic president which when he defeated Nixon

Nixon was favored because of him experience

his religion and age

What were the questions about JFK

TV Debates

first time in history having this

gave JFK an advantage

New Frontier

JFK’s domestic policies and plans that focused on education, civil rights,poverty, space, etc.

space race

goal was to have a man on the moon by 1970

Alan Sheppard

first American in space, 1961

John Glenn

first person to orbit earth, 1962

24th amendment

abolished the poll tax to increase voting for African Americans

Flexible Response

Jfk’s policy of being ready to us military based on the size of the problem

Berlin Crisis

began when Berlin, the capital, was located in communist East Germany

West Berlin

free city in communist territory; SU wanted allies to leave so Kennedy responded by sending troops to protect the west side

Berlin Wall

built by SU and EG to prevent people from escaping from east to west

Bay of Pigs Invasion

The CIA trained anti-Castro Cubans to fight so that they could overthrow Castro

Castro was prepared and the invasion failed ; JFK took the blame and gained respect from the people

Results of Bay of Pigs Invasion

Cuban Missle Crisis

SU had missiles in Cuba and were detected by the US

navy blockade

JFK ordered this to surround Cuba

13 days

US and SU were on the brink of war for

Krushchev and JFK agreed to remove the missiles and the blockade

Result of the Cuban Missile Crisis

November 22, 1963, Dallas

JFK was shot 2 times while on a political tour

Lee Harvey Oswald

assassin who was killed 2 days later

Lyndon B Johnson

was VP and becomes president

Warren Commission

set up by by LBJ and led by Earl Warren to investigate the assassination

after 10 months they concluded no conspiracy and that Oswald acted alone

LBJ Background

veteran, congressman, and senator from Texas and VP for JFK

LBJ Personality

shrewd politician, aggressive, intimidating, hardworking, energetic

Great Society

LBJ’s plans that focused on eliminating poverty and improving racial equality

Office of Economic Opportunity

government agency that establishes programs to help the poor and those effected by racial injustice

Civil Rights Act of 1964

ended segregation in all public places

fought discrimination int he work places

Job Corps

helped train unskilled workers by providing educational opportunities

Medicare

low cost health care for people over 65

Medicaid

low cost health care for disabled or those with low income

head start

early childhood education programs with those with low income

Voting Rights Act of 1965

abolished literacy tests

protect the republic of South Vietnam

US Goal for Vietnam

15,000 advisors

JFK sent what to the South

Domino Theory

LBJ brings up this and believed the US should send more troops

Vietcong

communist rebels in the South who wanted both sides of Vietnam under communist rule

USS Maddox

ship that crossed the 17th parallel and was stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin

it was fired at by north Vietnam and LBJ called it an attack

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

it gave the president the power to take all necessary steps to prevent aggression in Vietnam

led to the *escalation* of war when LBJ added more troops

75,000

by 1964 how many troops were sent

180,000

by 1965 how many troops were sent

Operation Rolling Thunder

Us began air attacks and bombings on North Vietnam to try and make the surrender