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Chp. 28 Test Review Pg. 862

#8 • New Frontier: Kennedy’s Agenda • Earl Warren: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court • Peace Corps: International humanitarian aid • Warren Commission: Investigate the assassination of JFK

#8 • Great Society: President Johnson’s agenda • Head Start: Preschool

#9 • How was the 1960 presidential election a new kind of campaign? – 1 st time TV played a major role in elections

#10 • What main issues did Nixon and Kennedy debate in the 1960 election? – Economy – Cold War

#11 • How close was the outcome of the presidential election in 1960? – Very close…only won the popular vote by 119, 000 votes

#12 • What was Kennedy’s response to the steel industry’s decision to raise prices sharply? – He threatened to buy steel from foreign countries

#13 • What were three measures Kennedy took to strengthen the economy? – Deficit spending – Create jobs through the space program and defense manufacturing – Hold down wages in order to hold down prices

#14 • What were 3 programs set up by Kennedy in order to reduce threat of nuclear war? – Conventional weaponry – Foreign aid – Peace Corps

#15 • What inspired Johnson’s war on poverty? – Johnson’s personal experience

#16 • What was the purpose of Medicare, passed during President Johnson’s term? – To ensure healthcare for the elderly

#17 • Which Great Society initiatives are still in effect today? – Medicare – Medicaid – Head Start – Department of Transportation – Department of Housing and Urban Development

#18 • Why were Medicare and Medicaid landmark pieces of legislation? – One of the first times that government would fund a healthcare program

#19 • In the 1960 presidential debate most radio listeners thought Nixon had won, while most television viewers thought Kennedy had. Why do you this was so? – Nixon appeared very nervous and was sweating, while Kennedy was calm. People who watched on the TV could see the results whereas people who listened just heard the dialogue.

#20 • How did Kennedy help prevent Communists movements from flourishing in Latin America? – He provided aid to Latin America…”we were trying to buy our friends”

#21 • President Kennedy was unable to pass civil rights legislation. What were some of the factors that allowed President Johnson to push civil rights forward after Kennedy’s assassination? – Civil Rights Movement – Kennedy’s assassination – Johnson’s style of leadership

#22 • What were the 3 crises during Kennedy’s term? – Bay of Pigs – Berlin Wall – Cuban Missile Crisis