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The New Frontier and the Great Society
GUIDED READING STRATEGIES 30.2
READING THE SECTION As you read the section, examine each of the pairs of
statements below. Circle the letter of the statement in each pair that is true.
1. a. John F. Kennedy was popular with many Americans because of his quick wit,
good looks, and youthful demeanor.
b. John F. Kennedy was popular with many Americans because he carried on the
traditional ways of the Eisenhower presidency.
2. a. Many young Americans were turned off by politics during Kennedy’s presidency.
b. Many young Americans were motivated to go into politics and serve society during Kennedy’s presidency.
3. a. Most of Kennedy’s advisers were older men with much political experience but
little education.
b. Most of Kennedy’s advisers were men with little political experience but a lot of
education.
4. a. Kennedy’s New Frontier program was intended to solve international problems.
b. Kennedy’s New Frontier program was intended to solve domestic problems.
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5. a. Most of Kennedy’s proposals were passed by Congress.
b. Most of Kennedy’s proposals were rejected by Congress.
6. a. Michael Harrington’s book The Other America helped persuade Kennedy to create
the Area Redevelopment Act.
b. Michael Harrington’s book The Other America persuaded Kennedy to veto the
Area Redevelopment Act proposed by Congress.
7. a. Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald were arrested for the assassination of President
Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.
b. Dallas police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald for the shooting of Kennedy, but
Oswald was shot two days later by Jack Ruby.
8. a. Chief Justice Earl Warren headed the Warren Commission, which ruled that Lee
Harvey Oswald had acted alone in the assassination of Kennedy.
b. The Warren Commission, investigating the assassination of Kennedy, ruled that
there was most likely a conspiracy to kill the president.
POST-READING QUICK CHECK After you have finished reading the section,
explain why Kennedy had conflicts with Congress.
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Topic IV, Detail B: Khrushchev had the
Berlin Wall erected to stop East Germans
from fleeing to the west.
Topic V, Detail B: U.S. spy planes discovered
nuclear missiles in Cuba pointing at
the United States.
Topic V, Detail C: Kennedy went on national
television and demanded the missiles
be removed.
Topic V, Detail D: Khrushchev agreed to
remove the missiles if the United States
promised not to invade Cuba.
POST-READING QUICK CHECK
1. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963
2. Hot line established between leaders of
the United States and the Soviet Union to
be used in the event of war
STRATEGIES 30.2
READING THE SECTION
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b
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b
b
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b
a
POST-READING QUICK CHECK
Although Democrats controlled both houses
of Congress, Republicans had gained 21 seats
in the House and 2 seats in the Senate in the
1960 election. However, a coalition of southern Democrats and conservative Republicans
in Congress opposed Kennedy’s legislative
agenda and blocked most of Kennedy’s
domestic programs.
STRATEGIES 30.3
READING THE SECTION
Johnson’s Great Society Programs and
Legislation
Poverty
1. Office of Economic Opportunity
2. Job Corps
3. Head Start
4. Volunteers in Service to America
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Health Care
1. Medicare
2. Medicaid
Education
1. Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Housing
1. Omnibus Housing Act
2. Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Culture
1. National Endowment for the Arts
2. National Endowment for the Humanities
3. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Environment
1. Water Quality Act of 1965
2. Air Quality Act of 1967
3. Water Pollution Act of 1968
POST-READING QUICK CHECK
Whereas much of President Kennedy’s legislation was opposed and successfully blocked by
members of Congress, President Johnson was
very experienced with the political process
and a master at compromise. Johnson was
able to fulfill the major legislative goals of his
first term within eight months. The 89th
Congress passed an amazing 181 of the 200
major bills that Johnson requested in 1965
and 1966.
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STRATEGIES 31.1
READING THE SECTION
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b
a
c
e
j
g
d
h
f
i
POST-READING QUICK CHECK
1. Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC): Made up of churchAnswer Key 165