From the Great Society to Reagan

What happened on November 22, 1963?

• Astronauts walked on the moon for the first time.

• John F. Kennedy was elected president.

• Ronald Reagan was elected president.

• John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Who became president when John F. Kennedy was assassinated?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Lyndon Johnson

• Ronald Reagan

• Jimmy Carter

True or False? The 1964 Civil Rights Act said that there could be no discrimination in jobs and no segregation in public housing.

• True

• False

President Johnson's plan to help more people was called the _______ ________.

Which one of these things was NOT something that Lyndon Johnson created while in office?

• Office of Economic Opportunity

• Food Stamp Act

• Volunteers in Service to America program

• Medicaid for the poor.

What was the main goal of the National Organization for Women (NOW)?

• fight for women's right's to vote

• protect women's rights

• find women jobs

Who was the first female justice on the Supreme Court?

• Marilyn Monroe

• Betty Friedan

• Sally Ride

• Sandra Day O'Connor

Who was the first American Woman in space?

• Betty Friedan

• Sally Ride

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Mariyln Monroe

In 1965, the United Farm Workers went on strike against ________ growers in California protesting that their wages were to low and their working conditions were terrible.

• grape

• crown

• wheat

• peach

A _________ _________ is a group that is distinct from the majority, or largest group in a society.