Which is a reason that Kennedy beat Nixon in the election of 1960?

Kennedy performed better on a T.V. debate, Kennedy had the support of the African American community

Why did Kennedy almost lose the 1960 election?

The democratic party was split over view on race

The Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved by

The Soviet Union removing their missiles from Cuba

The Limit Test Ban Treaty

Limited where a nuclear weapon could be tested

What led to the creation of the Berlin Wall?

People were leaving East Berlin and moving to the west

sent volunteers around the world to helpdeveloping countries

What was the outcome of the Alliance for Progress?

Relations between the United States and Latin America improved.

The Bay of Pigs invasion resulted in

strengthening Castro's position in Cuba

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1
Which is a reason that Kennedy beat Nixon in the election of 1960?
Kennedy performed better on a T.V. debate
Kennedy had the support of the African American community
All of the above
Nixon did not have enough experience
2
Why did Kennedy almost lose the 1960 election?
Kennedy was not tough enough on the Cold War
Kennedy could not raise enough money
The American people did not trust democrats at the time
The democratic party was split over view on race
3
Kennedy's method of containment which increased military spending to create special forces
Conventional Defense
Nuclear Deterrent
Brinkmanship
Flexible Response
4
The Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved by
All of the above
Cuba promising not to fire the missiles
The U.S. publicly agreeing to remove missiles from France
The Soviet Union removing their missiles from Cuba
5
The Limit Test Ban Treaty
Limited the strength of nukes that could be tested
Stopped all nuclear testing
Limited where a nuclear weapon could be tested
Limited how many nukes a country could test
6
Which topic did the Great Society NOT address?
The environment
Povery
Education
Media rights
7
What led to the creation of the Berlin Wall?
To keep East Berliners safe
To stop supplies from getting to East Berlin
People were leaving East Berlin and moving to the west
West Berliners were aggressive toward the Soviet Union
8
Once elected president, Kennedy surrounded himself with
Close family friends
Southern rights defenders
Massachusetts politicians
The "Best and the brightest"
9
The Peace Corps
sent volunteers around the world to helpdeveloping countries
led to the Bay of Pigs invasion
primarily sent monetary aid to foreign countries
led to a Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America
10
Kennedy's domestic programs were nicknamed
The New Frontier
The Fair Frontier
The New Deal
The Fair Deal
11
To fight poverty, President Johnson
Encouraged poor to participate in public-works programs
created the Job Corps for training workers
All of the above
Started the Head Start program
12
What was the outcome of the Alliance for Progress?
All of the above
Relations between the United States and Latin America did not improve.
Americans opposed Kennedy’s policies.
Relations between the United States and Latin America improved.
13
Who shot John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Martin Warren
John Connally
Jack Ruby
14
Which of these groups benefited from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act?
technical schools
private schools
suburban schools
inner city schools
15
In 1962, Kennedy increased NASA's funding and promised
To send a man to space
To send a man to Mars
To send a man to the moon
To send a satellite to space
16
The Bay of Pigs invasion resulted in
An increase in respect for the U.S.
strengthening Castro's position in Cuba
the removal of Fidel Castro
a smaller U.S. military
17
What did the Warren Commission conclude?
There was a conspiracy to kill Kennedy and it involved the mafia
Time travel was involved in the assassination
The bullets trajectory defied the laws of physics
Kennedy's assassin acted alone
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Johnsonprovided basic medical services to poor and disabled Americans through
Medicare
Sesame Street
Medicaid
The Immigration and Neutrality Act of 1965

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