Chapter 19 Guide
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Chapter 19 Anticipation Guide: The Kennedy and Johnson Years 1. T/F Televised debates played a major role in the 1960 Presidential elections. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 2. T/F President Kennedy continued former President Eisenhower’s defense policy. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 3. T/F Peace Corps and the Alliance for Progress were created to combat the spread of communism. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 4. T/F The Bay of Pigs incident was a complete disaster because of Kennedy’s leadership. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 5. T/F Kennedy did not attempt to ease the tensions during the Cuban Missile Crisis. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 6. T/F The Berlin Wall was a reaction to the talks between Kennedy and Khrushchev. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 7. T/F The New Frontier focused primarily on the economy. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 8. T/F The Other America was similar to The Jungle in that it affected presidential policy. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 9. T/F Kennedy supported John Maynard’s theory on economics. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 10. T/F Under Kennedy’s administration, the US was winning the Space Race. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 11. T/F President Johnson declared war on poverty. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 12. T/F Presidential election of 1964 was a indication that the American public wanted change. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 13. T/F The Great Society removed poverty and ended racial injustices. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 14. T/F Warren’s court was the most liberal court in American history at the time. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 15. T/F Rights of the accused increased under the Supreme Court. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________
