History Chapter 14
Why was the U.S. concerned when Fidel Castro overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista?
Castro immediately initiated relations with the Soviet Union.
Kennedy convinced Congress to invest more funds in
Defense and Space exploration
_______ mean(s) that the law may not treat individuals unfairly, arbitrarily, or unreasonably.
Due Process
The Elementary and Secondary ________Act of 1965 granted millions of dollars to public and private schools.
Education
The Warren Court further defined the separation of church and state in what two cases?
Engel v. Vitale and Abington School District v. Schempp
In order to ensure that women were treated fairly in the workplace, President Kennedy signed the _______ in 1963.
Equal Pay Act
Kennedy proposed the Alliance for Progress to improve relations between the United States and China.
F - Kennedy proposed the Alliance for Progress to improve relations between the United States and China LATIN AMERICA.
Khrushchev built a wall through Berlin, blocking movement between the Soviet sector and the rest of the city, to keep West Germany from using Berlin as a base from which to flood East Germany.
F - Khrushchev built a wall through Berlin that blocked movement between the Soviet sector and the rest of the city in order to STOP THE FLOOD OF CITIZENS MOVING FROM COMMUNIST EAST GERMANY INTO WEST BERLIN.
The Bay of Pigs action successfully pressured the Soviets into removing their missiles from Cuba.
F - The Bay of Pigs action OCCURRED IN 1961, BEFORE THE SOVIETS PLACED MISSILES IN CUBA.
What was the result of the report provided by President Kennedy's Panel on Mental Retardation?
Funding was provided for the construction of mental health facilities and staff training.
What was Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's response to the refusal of Western powers to withdraw from West Berlin?
He built a wall that prevented movement between the Soviet sector and the rest of the city.
What gave President Johnson an advantage in getting his policies passed by Congress?
He had been a leader in Congress for 26 years.
The new cabinet agency created during the Johnson administration was the Department of _________ .
Housing and Urban Development
How did the Immigration Act of 1965 change the cultural makeup of American society?
It abolished the national origins system and opened the United States to immigrants from Asia and Africa.
Why was the presidential election of 1960 groundbreaking?
It was the first in which television played a prominent role.
What was the result of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
Kennedy called off air support and the U.S.-trained Cuban exile forces were killed or captured.
How was President Kennedy's "flexible response" to communism different from Eisenhower's?
Kennedy relied less on nuclear threats and more on a buildup of troops to respond to threats.
What was the result of President Kennedy's investigation of the steel industry?
Kennedy's demands were met, but his relationship with business was strained.
Which Great Society program was a comprehensive health insurance program for all senior citizens?
Medicare
Which group offered work-study programs to help underprivileged young men and women earn a high school diploma or college degree?
Neighborhood Youth Corps
At Johnson's urging, what agency did Congress set up in 1964 to coordinate programs aimed at improving life for inner city residents?
Office of Economic Opportunity
What happened on November 22, 1963?
President Kennedy was shot and killed.
_______ was a program developed by President Kennedy to send trained volunteers to poor nations to assist them.
The Peace Corpes
How did the United States and the Soviet Union resolve the Cuban missile crisis?
The U.S. and Soviet Union declared war on each other and fought a long and drawn-out battle in Vietnam. + The U.S. agreed to remove missiles from Turkey and not invade Cuba in exchange for the removal of the Soviet missiles in Cuba.
How did the Great Society reflect the ideals of the New Deal?
The programs were paid for with deficit spending and government bonds.
Why did Congress refuse to pass the Kennedy's plan for tax cuts?
They feared it would increase inflation.
With Cold War tensions continuing to rise, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a space race—vying for dominance of the sky to enhance their competitive positions on Earth.
True
Lyndon Johnson's Project __________ funded a preschool program for the disadvantaged.
VISTA
In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that, regardless of the ability to pay, a defendant in a state court had the right to
a lawyer
What was VISTA?
a program in which volunteers assisted people in poor areas of the United States
How did President Kennedy spur the sluggish economy?
by using deficit spending to fund defense and space programs
In decisions such as Engel v. Vitale, the Supreme Court handed down decisions that reaffirmed the separation of _______ and state.
church
Johnson used many different persuasive techniques in order to create _______, or general agreement, among congressional leaders.
consensus
Although the _________ Party enjoyed large majorities in both houses of Congress, Kennedy was unable to push through many of his domestic programs.
democratic
Project Head Start was created to help
disadvantaged preschoolers
President Kennedy pushed for a buildup of conventional troops and weapons to allow the United States to fight a limited style of warfare with
flexible response
The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women called for federal action against discrimination.
gender
Kennedy canceled air support for the Bay of Pigs invasion to
keep the United States involvement a secret
How did the United States finally win the space race?
landing the first man on the moon
During the Kennedy administration, Congress agreed with the president and approved a law that raised the __________.
minimum wage
President Johnson felt that a wealthy government should try to improve the lives of its citizens and declared a war on
poverty
During the space race, Kennedy's goal for America was to be the first to
put a man on the moon
In the Reynolds v. Sims decision that helped promote the principle of "one person, one vote," the Warren Court required state legislatures to _______ electoral districts so that all citizens' votes would have equal weight.
reappoint
What important change did the space race bring about?
space colonization
What did President Kennedy want Americans to do when he said, "ask not what you country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country?"
take an active role in helping the country
To improve relations between the United States and Latin America, President Kennedy proposed a series of cooperative aid projects with Latin American governments called
the Alliance of Progress
On April 17, 1961, armed Cuban exiles landed on the south coast of Cuba at
the Bay of Pigs
Which two pieces of legislation were the cornerstone of the Great Society's attempt to end discrimination?
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
What was the "space race"?
the Cold War competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union for dominance in space exploration
What did President Johnson call his vision of the more perfect and equitable society that the United States could and should become?
the Great Society
What was the name given to President Johnson's numerous programs aimed at helping American citizens?
the Great Society
President Kennedy's legislative agenda was referred to as
the New Frontier
What was reapportionment?
the designation of electoral districts based on population rather than other factors
What was the purpose of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964?
to combat inadequate social services, illiteracy, and unemployment
What was the primary focus of Johnson's domestic policies?
to combat poverty
What was the purpose of the Alliance for Progress?
to offer aid to poor Latin American countries
What was the main goal of the Water Quality Act?
to protect waterways
The Supreme Court's decision in Reynolds v. Sims shifted political power throughout the country to
urban areas
