A Snapshot of the US Presidency from 1945-89: Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes
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Which number president was John F. Kennedy?
Which number president was John F. Kennedy?
35th
In which year was President Kennedy assassinated?
In which year was President Kennedy assassinated?
1963
In which year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?
In which year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?
1962
When did Kennedy establish the Peace Corps?
When did Kennedy establish the Peace Corps?
1961
By when did Kennedy aim to land an American on the moon?
By when did Kennedy aim to land an American on the moon?
End of the 1960s
In which year was Lyndon B. Johnson born?
In which year was Lyndon B. Johnson born?
1909
When did Johnson become a senator?
When did Johnson become a senator?
1948
When did Johnson become president after Kennedy's assassination?
When did Johnson become president after Kennedy's assassination?
November 1963
Where did the incident occur that led to Johnson escalating the Vietnam War?
Where did the incident occur that led to Johnson escalating the Vietnam War?
Gulf of Tonkin
What did Johnson call his set of domestic policies?
What did Johnson call his set of domestic policies?
Great Society
At what age did Medicare provide free healthcare?
At what age did Medicare provide free healthcare?
65
What percentage of the vote did Johnson win in the 1964 presidential election?
What percentage of the vote did Johnson win in the 1964 presidential election?
60%
Who was appointed as the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Who was appointed as the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
In which year did the Tet Offensive occur?
In which year did the Tet Offensive occur?
1968
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban discrimination based on?
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban discrimination based on?
Race, age, sex or religion