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19 Cards in this Set
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John F. Kennedy |
became the 35th president of the United States on a crisp and sparkling day in January 1961. |
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Flexible response |
a policy, developed during the Kennedy administration, that involved preparing for a variety of military responses to international crises rather than focusing on the use of nuclear weapons. |
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Fidel Castro |
openly declared himself a communist and welcomed aid from the Soviet Union. |
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Berlin Wall |
a concrete wall that separated East Berlin and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, built by the Communist East German government to prevent its citizens from fleeing to the West. |
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Hot line |
a communication link established in 1963 to allow the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union to contact each other in times of crisis. |
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Limited Test Ban Treaty |
the 1963 treaty in which the United States and the Soviet Union agreed not to conduct nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere. |
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New Frontier |
President John F. Kennedy’s legislative program, which included proposals to provide medical care for the elderly, to rebuild blighted urban areas, to aid education, to bolster the national defense, to increase international aid, and to expand the space program. |
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Mandate |
the authority to act that an elected official receives from the voters who elected him or her. |
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Peace Corps |
an agency established in 1961 to provide volunteer assistance to developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. |
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Alliance for Progress |
a U.S. foreign-aid program of the 1960s, providing economic and technical assistance to Latin American countries. |
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Warren Commision |
a group, headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy and concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald alone was responsible for it. |
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Lyndon Baines Johnson |
LBJ, as he was called, succeeded to the presidency, his ambition and drive had become legendary. |
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Economic Opportunity Act |
a law, enacted in 1964, that provided funds for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small-business loans, and job training. |
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Great Society |
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s program to reduce poverty and racial injustice and to promote a better quality of life in the United States. |
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Medicare |
a federal program, established in 1965, that provides hospital insurance and low-cost medical insurance to Americans aged 65 and over. |
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Medicaid |
a program, established in 1965, that provides health insurance for people on welfare. |
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Immigration Act of 1965 |
a law that increased the number of immigrants allowed to settle in the United States. |
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Warren Court |
the Supreme Court during the period when Earl Warren was chief justice, noted for its activism in the areas of civil rights and free speech. |
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reapportionment |
the redrawing of election districts to reflect changes in population. |
