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Flashcards by Dan Qutaishat, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Dan Qutaishat
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| Question | Answer |
| What were the previous positions held by LBJ in government? | Congress aide (1931), congressman (1937), senator (1949), leader of senate (1955-60), vice president (1961). |
| What were the key aims of the Great Society (1964-65)? | Reduce poverty, improve the environment and improve education. |
| What impact did JFK's death have on LBJ's presidency? | JFK's death provided a pathway for LBJ to pass his legislation as a form of 'tribute' by manipulating the people's empathy over JFK's death. It also made it easier for him to pass civil rights legislation as JFK was pushing for them previously. |
| What were the key acts released during the Great Society? | Civil Rights Act (1964) Economic Opportunity Act (1964) Twenty-fourth amendment (1964) Medicare Act (1965) Elementary & Secondary school Act (1965) Higher Education Act (1965) Water quality and air quality Act (1965) Model cities Act (1966) |
| Who were the key members of LBJ's administration during the Vietnam War | Dean Rusk: secretary of state (1961-69). General Westmoreland: US army general which commanded the US forces during the war from 1964-68. McNamara: worked with JFK, didn't believe in Eisenhower's mass retaliation, he wanted to be more flexible. Hubert Humphrey: LBJ's vice president. |
| Summarise the Gulf of Tonkin incident 1964 | LBJ claimed that the North Vietnamese made unprovoked attacks on the Maddox and the Turner Joy in the Gulf of Tonkin. The incident persuaded Congress to pass a resolution as it allowed US's intervention. |
| What was the Tet Offensive (1968)? | The Tet Offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. |
| What was the media's role in the Vietnam War? | The dramatic scenes in Saigon were headline news in the US which challenged the government's position and made the people oppose the war. When presenting the images of Tet, Cronkite and others felt lied to by the government as they felt that LBJ was lying about the US winning. |
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