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HAPTER 28
CHAPTER ASSESSMENT
TERMS & NAMES
For each term or name below, write a sentence explain-
ing its connection to the Kennedy and Johnson adminis-
trations.
1. John F. Kennedy 6. Peace Corps
2. Fidel Castro 7. Warren Commission
3. Berlin Wall 8. Great Society
4. hot line 9. Medicare and Medicaid
5. New Frontier 10. Warren Court
MAIN IDEAS
Use your notes and the information in the chapter to
answer the following questions.
Kennedy and the Cold War (pages 876–884)
1. Explain the factors that led to Kennedy’s victory over
Nixon in the 1960 presidential campaign.
2. What were the most significant results of the Cuban
missile crisis?
The New Frontier (pages 885–889)
3. What was Kennedy’s New Frontier? Why did he have
trouble getting his New Frontier legislation through
Congress?
4. What two international aid programs were launched
during the Kennedy administration?
5. How did Kennedy’s assassination affect the public?
The Great Society (pages 892–899)
6. Describe ways that Great Society programs
addressed the problem of poverty.
7. How did the courts increase the political power of
people in urban areas and those accused of crimes?
CRITICAL THINKING
1. USING YOUR NOTES Use a Venn diagram to show the
major legislative programs of the New Frontier and the
Great Society.
2.
MAKING GENERALIZATIONS John F. Kennedy said,
“[M]y fellow Americans, ask not what your country can
do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” Do
you agree with his view about the relationship between
individuals and the country? Explain your opinion.
3.
EVALUATING Do you think the Great Society helped
people achieve their hopes of making life better for
themselves and their children? Explain.
NEW FRONTIER GREAT SOCIETY
Proposed by JFK,
passed under LBJ
Passed
under JFK
Passed
under LBJ
THE NEW FRONTIER AND THE GREAT SOCIETY
VISUAL SUMMARY
LBJJFK
• Peace Corps
• new “flexible response”
strategy for Cold War
• Cuban missile crisis
• Bay of Pigs
• race to the moon
• boosted the economy by
increasing government
spending
• increased minimum
wage to $1.25
• extended
unemployment
insurance
• provided assistance
to cities with high unemployment
• supported civil rights
• Great Society reform
legislation and federal
assistance programs
• war on poverty
• increased protection of
individual rights
• pushed civil rights bill
through Congress
• EOA, VISTA, Project
Head Start
• established Medicare
and Medicaid
• changed immigration
laws to open doors for
many non-European
immigrants
• furthered environmental movement
• cut taxes but increased budget deficit