Kennedy-Johnson Flashcards
(33 cards)
What was the key turning pt of Kennedy’s campaign?
The tv debate
Who was the presidential election between?
Nixon and Kennedy
Kennedy’s religion was not a….
Factor
What did the US withdrew which took control of the Caribean Islands?
Diplomatic recognition of Castros gov
A secret program to sabotage and plan convert activities in Cuba
Operation Mongoose
Several plots to kill Castro were lead by who?
The CIA
What did the US institute to Cuba?
An Embargo
23rd Amendment
Allowed DC residents to vote
Alan Shepard
First American Astronaut
What other Asian country was a problem for Kennedy?
Laos
John Glenn
Orbited the earth
What did Kennedy call for to do with taxes?
Tax decrease
Movement that brought attention to integration
Birmingham
President Diem of SV was killed by?
A group of vietman officials
A treaty prohibiting all test detentions of nuclear weapons except underground
Limited Test Bar
Who investigated Kennedy’s death?
The Warren Commision
25th Amendment
Prohibits poll taxes
What were the Great Society’s two goals?
Elimination of poverty and Racial Justice
Who did Johnson defeat?
Barry Goldwater
A massive bombing of North Vietnam which greatly expanded the war.
Operation Rolling Thunder
What was Bloody Sunday?
Civil rights march turned wrong
What did Pres Johnson sign into law?
The Medicare Act
The Voting Rights Act was what?
A landmark
Who was Kennedy shot and killed by?
Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian national
