US History Ch. 20 Review

The Peace Corps, a program of volunteer assistance to developing nations, was

What was the major factor in Johnson's landslide victory over Goldwater in 1964?

Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as

The Immigration Act of 1965

concrete wall separating East and West Berlin from 1961-1989

a law that increased the number of immigrants allowed to settle in the U.S.

Kennedy's legislative program including proposals for medical care to elderly and aid education

John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for President in 1960, was a senator from

the redrawing of election districts to reflect changes in population

The Economic Opportunity Act did all of the following EXCEPT

Lyndon B. Johnson, who became president when Kennedy was assassinated, was

What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?

How did America react to news that the Soviet Union was the first to put a man in space?

What was the main purpose of the flexible response military strategy?

a U.S. foreign-aid program of the 1960s, providing economic and technical assistance to LA comp

After investigating the assassination of JFK, the Warren Commission concluded that

Medicare, a federal program established for Americans age 65 and over, was intended to provide

What was one result of Johnson's Great Society initiatives?

a policy that involved preparing for a variety of military responses to international crisis

What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?

Supreme Court during the period when Earl Warren was chief justice, noted for activism

1963 treaty in which U.S. and Soviet Union agreed not to conduct nuclear weapons tests

communication link established in 1963 to allow the leaders of U.S. and Soviets to communicate

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the MOST from the Great Society programs?

a law that provided funds for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small-business loans

group that investigated the assassination of JFK and concluded that Oswald alone was responsibl

agency established to provide volunteer assistance to developing nations in Asia, Africa, LA

Communist dictator of Cuba

federal program that provides hospital insurance and low-cost medical insurance to 65 and over

a program that provides health insurance for people on welfare

LBJ's program to reduce poverty and racial injustice and to promote better quality of life

Decisions of the Warren Court were

became the 36th president when he succeeded JFK after his assassination

the authority to act that an elected official receives from the voters who elected them

the 35th president. First Roman Catholic elected as president

Which was NOT a result of Kennedy's New Frontier initiatives?

The hot line established in 1963 did all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following reflects the findings of the Warren Commission?

Which was NOT a factor working against Kennedy in the 1960 election?