Chapter 24 The New Frontier and The Great Society

Question 1

Johnson plan-war on poverty, civil rights movement, Medicare/Medicaid, education, Immigration.

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The Great Society

Question 2

the Cold war competition over dominance of space exploration

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Space Race

Question 3

Court ruled a person must be informed of their right to remain silent.

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Escobedo vs. Illinois

Question 4

Soviets build wall to keep Germans from leaving East Berlin and shot people who tried to cross.

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Berlin Wall

Question 5

First American to orbit the Earth

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John Glen

Question 6

Kennedy Plan-increase aid education health insurance for elderly department of urban affairs.

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New Frontier

Question 7

a full-scale invasion of Cuba. The invaders were badly outnumbered, they surrendered

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Bay of Pigs

Question 8

citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws

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14th Amendment

Question 9

Court ruled states must reapportion election districts along the principle one person, one vote

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Reynolds vs. Sims

Question 10

Apollo is the space capsule that carried American astronauts in the moon and back

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True

Question 11

gov't spending in excess amounts o funds raised by borrowing rather than taxation.

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Deficit Spending

Question 12

Television made the 1960 election much different from others before

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true

Question 13

A program for helping developing nations fight poverty

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Peace Corps

Question 14

major Cold War event did not lead up to the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Death of the president

Question 15

A consensusis is a general agreement

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true

Question 16

Court ruled against state mandated Bible reading in public schools

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Abington School District vs. Schempp

Question 17

Who was elected president in 1964

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Johnson

Question 18

the build up of conventional troops/weapons to fight limited war without using nuclear war.

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Flexible Response

Question 19

Kennedy was very successful because democrats though they owed him for getting spots in office

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False

Question 20

Who was Berry Goldwater

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Senator

Question 21

Program that helped senior citizens

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Medicare

Question 22

author of "The Other America"

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Michael Harrington

Question 23

Money granted by the gov't to achieve a specific goal that is beneficial to society

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Subsidy

Question 24

Warren Commission is where the Supreme court issued rulings that reshaped the American society.

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True

Question 25

U.S removed missiles from turkey in return for Soviets removing their missiles from Cuba

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True

Question 26

camp Shriver refused to let people with disabilities participate in completive activities.

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False

Chapter 24 The New Frontier and The Great Society

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Chapter 24 The New Frontier and The Great Society

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