1.What goals did President John F. Kennedy have during his presidency, and what was he able to achieve? Why was he not able to achieve more?

2. After reviewing the text and videos provided in the lesson, summarize the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile crisis.

3. In the mid-1960s, U.S. scientists used the_______ to examine the effects of prolonged space flight on man.

4. After falling behind in the space race, the United States managed to launch its first satellite, _________ in 1958.

5. Space became another arena for competition after the Soviet Union launched______ an artificial satellite, in 1957.

6. The______ _achieved Kennedy's goal. In July 1969, with hundreds of millions of television viewers watching around the world, _________

became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon.

7. With_______ in August 1962, John H. Glenn Jr. became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth.

8. Define the components of President Lyndon Johnson's reform program called the "Great Society".

-Office of Economic Opportunity:

-Medicare:

-Medicaid:

-School Funding:

-New Housing Act:

-Transportation Bills:

9. What were the origins of the Vietnam Conflict?

-Why did Eisenhower feel that it was important to support South Vietnam?

10. What event allowed President Johnson to obtain the support of Congress for more American involvement in Vietnam?

-How did President Nixon escalate the Vietnam War?

11. What was the outcome of the Vietnam Conflict? How did this change the way many American citizens felt about US

foreign policy?

12. Summarize President Nixon's success in pursuing a policy of détente with China and the Soviet Union.

13. Provide a 3-5 sentence overview of the Watergate scandal.

-What was the purpose of the Watergate break in and cover up?

-What were the three illegal activities that led Congress to beain the impeachment process against President Nixon, and

what was the result?

14. Why did President Gerald Ford decide to pardon former President Nixon?

-How did most Americans feel about the pardon?

15. Economic inflation was an enormous problem during President Jimmy Carter's administration. Discuss how this situation occurred and President Carter's response.