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The Kennedy and Johnson Years 1960-1968

Name_____________________________________
Horizontales
Kennedy's "New Frontier" included proposals to improve the economy, education, health care, and _____ _____ in the U.S. S2
From 1953-1960, Eisenhower presided over a country that enjoyed peace and __________. S1
During his first year as President, Johnson launched a billion-dollar war on _________. S3
The Warren Commission named _______ as the "lone killer" of President Kennedy. S2
On November 22, 1963 Kennedy was shot and killed during a parade in ________. S2
U.S. President from 1961-1963 S1
Organization that planned the Bay of Pigs invasion S1
In October of 1962 the Soviets agreed to move their missiles out of Cuba if the U.S. agreed to move their missiles out of ________. S1
Economist John Maynard advocated _____ _____ to stimulate the economy during the Kennedy administration. S2
In September of 1962 U.S. intelligence discovered that the Soviet Union were building _____ _____ sites on the island of Cuba. S1
In 1960 it was Kennedy's __________ that separated him from other politicians. S2
Communist leader of Cuba in the 1960s S1
In 1963, the U.S., Great Britain, and the Soviet Union signed an agreement to _____ the testing of nuclear weapons. S1
Verticales
First U.S. astronaut in space S2
In 1963 the Equal Pay Act required equal wages for equal _____ in industries that produced goods for commerce. S2
Provided basic medical insurance for Americans 65 and older S3
Kennedy participated in the first live ________ debate in 1960. S1
Kennedy increased funding to _________ U.S. Army and Navy forces upon his election as President. S1
Johnson's Economic Opportunity Act created the _____ ______ to train young people in specific job skills. S3
Johnson's "Great Society" demanded an end to poverty and _______ ________ in the U.S. S3
First man to successfully survive space travel S2
Provided basic medical services for poor and disabled Americans S3
A telephone line between Moscow and Washington D.C. to improve communication following the Cuban Missile Crisis S1
Organization that was created in 1961 to send American volunteers around the world to assist in underdeveloped countries S1
Leader of the Soviet Union during the Kennedy administration S1
Cuban _________ were recruited to overthrow the Communist Cuban government in 1961. S1
Future president that Kennedy defeated in the election of 1960 S1
U.S. President from 1963-1968 S2 & S3
In 1961 Kennedy committed the U.S. to reaching the ______ before the decade was over. S2
Before becoming Vice President, Johnson served as a congressman from ________. S3