New Frontier & Great Society Quiz

John F. Kennedy

President of the US during the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis

NASA

Independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight

Dallas, Texas

the city where John F. Kennedy was assasinated

Warren Commission

The U.S. commission in charge with investigating the assassination of JFK. It came to the conclusion that Oswald was alone in his actions and advised to reform presidential security measures.

Election of 1964

LBJ beats Senator Goldwater who voted against the civil rights act and was a conservative republican

PBS

Public Broadcasting Service

Richard Nixon

Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States

Peace Corps

Volunteers who help third world nations and prevent the spread of communism by getting rid of poverty, Africa, Asia, and Latin America

Dealey Plaza

West end of Dallas where JFK was shot

Zapruder Film

Film recording JFK's assassination which showed possible evidence of there being another shooter

Hubert Humphrey

A prominent liberal senator from Minnesota dedicated to the promotion of civil rights, he served as Johnson's vice-president from 1964-68 and ran an unsuccessful personal campaign for the presidency in 1968.

Sesame Street

An educational TV show for preschoolers that started in the late 1960s, focusing on letters and numbers with live actors, animation, and puppetry.

Election of 1960

Kennedy vs. Nixon, Kennedy (due to televised charisma) won over Nixon (pale and nervous)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

1961 failed invasion of Cuba by a CIA-led force of Cuban exiles

Governor Connally

Texas politician that was with JFK in the motorcade when he was shot

Grassy Knoll

This is the area from which alleged 2nd shooter killed JFK. It is a major part of conspiracy theories about the president's death, but there has been no evidence to support the claim.

Barry Goldwater

Republican candidate for President in 1964, and initial leader of the conservative movement

Medicare

A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older

Televised Debates

These first began with the election of 1960; Americans could see that Nixon was tired and nervous while JFK was fit, confident and relaxed; these helped JFK to win the election

Fidel Castro

Communist dictator of Cuba who came into power in 1959.

Walter Cronkite

A newscaster who was known for his objectivity and trustworthiness, who said that the war in Vietnam would end in stalemate. Johnson knew that if even this man didn't support him, nobody in Middle America supported him.

JFK Funeral

Daisy Ad

Aired on television as part of Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign, this advertisement implied that the Republican Party's candidate, Barry Goldwater, would wage a nuclear war.

Medicaid

Federal program that provides medical benefits for low-income persons.

Jackie Kennedy

JFK's wife who had a prominent role in certain foreign affairs, and dealing with the public.

Cuban Missile Crisis

1962 crisis that arose between the United States and the Soviet Union over a Soviet attempt to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba

Lee Harvey Oswald

On November 22, 1963, he assassinated President Kennedy who was riding downtown Dallas, Texas.

War on Poverty

President Lyndon B. Johnson's program in the 1960's to provide greater social services for the poor and elderly

Earl Warren

Chief Justice during the 1950's and 1960's who used a loose interpretation to expand rights for both African-Americans and those accused of crimes.

Great Society

a domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs.

Marilyn Monroe

Female icon of the 1950s and 60s, she could sing, dance, act, and was the most infamous Playboy Bunny. Flirtatious with JFK despite him having a wife

Quarantine

isolation to prevent the spread of disease

Jack Ruby

Night club owner assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963

OEO

Office of Economic Opportunity helped those in povertyachians

Head Start

a preschool program for children from low-income families that also provides healthcare, nutrition services, and social services

Vietnam

A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North and South. North was supported by the Chinese and South was supported by the United States to fight against communism.