Why did Kennedy almost lose the 1960 election?

The democratic party was split over view on race

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

The Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved by

The Soviet Union removing their missiles from Cuba

The Bay of Pigs invasion ended in

$54 million in ransom being paid for captured Cuban exiles

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

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

What did the Immigration Act of 1965 (Hart-Celler) do?

Opened the door for many non-European immigrants

The case Miranda v. Arizona established

The right for suspect to have their rights read

paid "employees" only a living stipend

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1
Why did Kennedy almost lose the 1960 election?
The democratic party was split over view on race
Kennedy could not raise enough money
Kennedy was not tough enough on the Cold War
The American people did not trust democrats at the time
2
The Limit Test Ban Treaty
Stopped all nuclear testing
Limited how many nukes a country could test
Limited the strength of nukes that could be tested
Limited where a nuclear weapon could be tested
3
Once elected president, Kennedy surrounded himself with
Southern rights defenders
The "Best and the brightest"
Massachusetts politicians
Close family friends
4
Why did Kennedy have a difficult time implementing many domestic programs
All of the above
They were very radical
He lacked popular support because of a close election
His ideas were stopped by southern Democrats
5
What did the Warren Commission conclude?
The bullets trajectory defied the laws of physics
There was a conspiracy to killed Kennedy
Time travel as involved in the assassination
Kennedy's assassin acted alone
6
To fight poverty, President Johnson
All of the above
created the Job Corps for training workers
Started the Head Start program
Encouraged poor to participate in public-works programs
7
What led to the creation of the Berlin Wall?
West Berliners were aggressive toward the Soviet Union
To keep East Berliners safe
People were leaving East Berlin and moving to the west
To stop supplies from getting to East Berlin
8
The Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved by
Cuba promising not to fire the missiles
The U.S. publicly agreeing to remove missiles from India
The Soviet Union removing their missiles from Cuba
All of the above
9
The Bay of Pigs invasion ended in
$54 million in ransom being paid for captured Cuban exiles
An increase in respect for the U.S.
the removal of Fidel Castro
a smaller U.S. military
10
Which is a reason that Kennedy beat Nixon in the election of 1960?
Kennedy had the support of the African American community
Kennedy performed better on a T.V. debate
Nixon did not have enough experience
All of the above
11
What did the Immigration Act of 1965 (Hart-Celler) do?
Deported Chinese immigrants
It limited immigration by creating quotas
Restricted immigrant form Mexico
Opened the door for many non-European immigrants
12
Which topic did the Great Society NOT address?
Media rights
Povery
Education
The environment
13
Kennedy's domestic programs were nicknamed
The New Frontier
The Fair Frontier
The Fair Deal
The New Deal
14
The case Miranda v. Arizona established
The right for suspect to have their rights read
The right to trial by jury
The right to have an attorney
The right to clean air
15
The Peace Corps
Had over one million members by 1965
Primarily sent monetary aid to foreign countries
paid "employees" only a living stipend
Was discontinued in 2006
16
In 1962, Kennedy increased NASA's funding and promised
To send a man to space
To send a satellite to space
To send a man to Mars
To send a man to the moon
17
Who shot John F. Kennedy
Jack Ruby
Martin Warren
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Connally
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Kennedy's method of containment which increased military spending to create special forces
Flexible Response
Conventional Defense
Brinkmanship
Nuclear Deterrent

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