US History II - CH. 19

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Economic
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The alliance for progress provided what kind of assistance to Latin American countries?
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Declined in national politics.
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As the result of the Cuban missile crisis, Khrushchev
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Nearly 40 countries ended aboveground nuclear tests.
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As a result of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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Poverty
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What did President Kennedy's domestic agenda primarily fight?
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Employment practices became fairer.
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Which of these was a result of the Equal Pay Act?
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Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in Kennedy's assassination.
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The Warren Commission concluded that,
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Prosperity
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Which of the following does Johnson say relies on the beliefs he lists?
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The Special Forces
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Kennedy's military policies encouraged more funding for,
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Relations between the US and Latin America did not improve
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What was the outcome of the alliance for progress?
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Fidel Castro
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The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow
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Naval blockade
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Kennedy prevented completion of the missile bases in Cuba by approving a
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Americas refusal to recognize a divided Germany
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What issue led to the construction of the Berlin wall?
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Equality for all Americans
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One component of President Kennedy's new frontier was
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Cautiously
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How did President Kennedy initially approach civil rights policies
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Competition with the Soviet Union spurred American space missions
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What effect did the Cold war have on the American space program
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Lyndon Johnson
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After the assassination, President Kennedy was succeeded by
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President Kennedy's assassin acted alone
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The Warren commission determined that
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Fight discrimination based on race and sex
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The purpose of the civil rights act was to
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The Economic Opportunity Act
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Which of these came first in Johnson's war on poverty
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Inner city schools
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Which of these groups benefited from the elementary and secondary education act
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The lives of many underprivileged Americans improved
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What was one result of the great society?
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Supported civil liberties
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The warren court often made rulings that
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He acted alone
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What was the conclusion of the Warren commission about Lee Harvey Oswald's role in the JFK assassination
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The Berlin wall by the east and west Germany
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What did the construction of the Berlin wall due to the country of Germany
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To recognize the formal division of Germany and end the American occupation of West Berlin
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What Khrushchev request did President Kennedy deny at their 1961 conference in Vienna
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Compromise
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From his time in Congress, Johnson was known for his skills in
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Existing American immigration policies were discriminatory
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Why was the immigration and nationality act of 1965 necessary?
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Deficit spending, business tax credits, middle-class tax cuts, higher taxes on the rich
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How did Kennedy jumpstart the economic growth of the late 1960s?
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Berlin Wall
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Physical manifestation of Germany's political division
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Flexible response
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Military strategy relying on both traditional and specialized units
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Fidel Castro
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Revolutionary leader who instituted a communist regime in Cuba
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New Frontier
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President Kennedy's vision for America
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Medicaid
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Program to provide basic healthcare to poor and disabled Americans
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Great Society
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President Johnson's social welfare plan
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Warren Commission
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Group that investigated President Kennedy's assassination
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Civil Rights Act
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Legislation that banned discrimination based on race and sex
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Deficit Spending
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Strategy used by President Kennedy to improve the economy
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Richard M. Nixon
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John F Kennedy's opponent in 1960