Unit 26 Flashcards
Who were the major party nominees for President in 1960?
Republican Richard Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy
What candidate had the lead as the campaign began?
Richard Nixon
What might have been the deciding factor in the race?
Their televised presidential debates
What did Kennedy call his program?
The New Frontier
What made Kennedy’s relations with Congress difficult?
Southern Democrats felt no need to respond to Kennedy’s proposals
Where did the attempted invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro forces take place?
The Bay of Pigs in Cuba
How did the U.S. confirm that missile sites were being built in Cuba?
By high altitude photography over Cuba
How was the Cuban missile crisis resolved?
The Soviet Union agreed to remove missiles from Cuba, and the U.S. agreed not to invade Cuba and remove some missiles in Turkey and Europe
Who was arrested for killing President Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Who became President in 1963 upon the death of John F. Kennedy?
Lyndon Johnson
From what state did President Johnson come?
Texas
What was the name Johnson gave to his legislative agenda?
The Great Society
What two significant laws were enacted in 1964 and 1965 to help blacks?
The Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act
What did Johnson call his efforts to help poor Americans?
The war on poverty
What two programs to provide medical care came into being during Johnson’s term?
Medicare and Medicaid
Who was the Republican presidential nominee in 1964?
Barry Goldwater
What issues did the three Constitutional amendments ratified in the 1960s deal with?
The District of Columbia was given three electoral votes, the poll tax was outlawed, and the VP officially becomes the President when the presidency is vacant
What strategy did blacks use to highlight segregation at lunch counters?
If blacks were arrested at lunch counters, then other blacks would enter the store and sit in their place and also get arrested (called “sit-ins’’)
At what two universities did scenes of confrontation take place over integration?
The University of Mississippi and the University of Alabama
In what city was Martin Luther King Jr. arrested?
Birmingham
On what occasion did King deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech?
At a peaceful demonstration of civil rights on the Capitol Mall in Washington. He spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
What was the name of Communist guerrilla forces in South Vietnam?
Viet Cong guerillas
What resolution passed by Congress was used to escalate American involvement in Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution
How did the U.S. attack North Vietnam?
By aerial bombing and sending 380,000 combat troops into North Vietnam
What intelligence-gathering vessel was captured by North Korea?
USS Pueblo
Who challenged President Johnson for the Democratic presidential nomination in early 1968?
Eugene McCarthy
What announcements did Johnson make in his televised speech on March 31, 1968?
He announced that he was going to curtail American bombing of North Vietnam, seek a negotiated peace, and will not run for another term as president
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. when he was assassinated?
On the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee
What victory had Robert Kennedy won just before he was assassinated?
He won the California Democratic primary
Who was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1968?
Hubert Humphrey
Who ran as an independent presidential candidate in 1968?
George Wallace
Who won the presidential election in 1968?
Republican Richard Nixon
