American History - Kennedy - Quiz

How close was Kennedy's victory against Nixon in 1960?

How did television help Kennedy's win?

What type of President did Kennedy see himself as?

What did Kennedy make his domestic priority?

What did Kennedy believe would get the economy moving?

Why did it take him so long to put forward legislation for this?

This bill was passed after his assassination.

How do many historians & economists view this bill?

What did the Revenue Act do?

How did Kennedy's foreign policy impact on the domestic American economy?

What did Kennedy promise to do by 1969?

What steps did he take to achieve this?

What helped reduce unemployment to 5.3% by the start of 1964?

What brought Kennedy into conflict with the US Steel?

Why did this cause problems?

How did Kennedy respond?

How did this issue with US Steel end?

What did the 1962 Manpower Development and Training Act do?

What act gave grants and loans for training, development and community facilities?

What was a negative and a positive for the 1963 Equal Pay Act?

Kennedy was the first President to tackle which particular issue that is huge today?

Why was Kennedy slow to act on Civil Rights?

What did the EEOC aim to do & how successful was it in achieving this?

How did the Justice Department help with civil rights under Kennedy?

How did Kennedy and American's react to the Freedom Rides of 1961?

How did Kennedy help integrate universities in Alabama in 1963?

How did Kennedy react to the March on Washington 1963?

What sort of critique did Kennedy gain for his involvement in the March on Washington?

Who was Dean Rusk &
Robert McNamara?

How much was the defence budget increased in 1961?

How much did ICBMs increase between 1961 to 1963?

What was the Peace Corps?

What was the 'Brain Drain'?

How did Khrushchev try an solve this issue?

What were the main consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What was the issue with Laos under Kennedy?

Why was the Ho Chi Minh trail so important?