Chapters 18-19

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New Frontier

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Described Kennedy's proposals to improve the economy, give aid to the poor, and enhance the space program

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Warren Commision

Back 2

Headed by Chief Justace Earl ____ that investigated Kennedy's assassination; claimed that Oswold worked alone

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Mandate

Back 3

A set of wishes expressed to a candidate by his or her voters

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Great Society

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Johnson's goals to aid education, medical care, and poverty

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Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

Back 5

Sent volunteers to help people in poor communities and gave poor people a voice in decisions

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Medicare

Back 6

Provided hospital and low-cost medical insurance for most americans age 65 and older

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Medicaid

Back 7

Provided low-cost health insurance for poor americans of any age who could not affort their own private health insurance

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Immigration Act of 1965

Back 8

Eliminated the quotas for individual countries and replaced them with more flexible limits

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Miranda Rule

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A suspect must be warned of his or her rights before being questioned

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Apportionment

Back 10

The distribution of a legislative body's seats among electoral districts

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

Back 11

CIA's training of cubans and failed attempt to regain control over Cuba

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Berlin Wall

Back 12

Symbol of the Cold War; erected in 1961 between East and West Berlin

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Limited Test Ban Treaty

Back 13

Banned nuclear testing above the ground

Front 14

Alliance for Progress

Back 14

Kennedy's proposal for cooperation among nations of the Western Hemisphere to meet the basic needs of their people

Front 15

Peace Corps

Back 15

Sends volunteers abroad as educators, health workers, and technicians to help develop nations around the world

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Interracial

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Involving both African Americans and white Americans

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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

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Organization dedicated to bringing about change through peaceful confrontation

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC)

Back 18

A civil rights organization that introduced nonviolent protest

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Nonviolent protest

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A peaceful way of protesting against policies

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)

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A committee originally part of SCLC that involved younger generations

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Sit-ins

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A group sits down in a public place and if they are refused service they stayed where they were

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Freedom Rides

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A tactic designed to test whether southern states would obey the Supreme Court ruling and allow african americans to exercise the rights newly gained to them

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Albany Movement

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A year-long campaign of protest marches that called for desegregation of bus terminals and talks with white community leaders

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March on Washington

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A march in Wash. D.C. in which MLK gave his "I Have A Dream" speech

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Cloture

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A three-fifths vote to limit debate and call for a vote

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Involved Equal voting, prohibited discrimination in public places, allowed withholding of programs that practice discrimination, banned any discrimination by employers or unions, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Federal officials could register voters in places where local officials were blocking registration by African Americans

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Nation of Islam

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"Black Muslims"-viewed white society as oppressive, preached black seperation and self-help

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Black Nationalism

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A belief in the seperate identity and racial unity of the African American community

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Black Power

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Stokely Carmichael's idea that called on A.A. to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community, to begin to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations and support those organizations

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De Jure Segregation

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Racial seperation created by law

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De Facto Segregation

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The seperation caused by social conditions such as poverty

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Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965(HUD)

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Established to oversee the nation's housing needs and to develop and rehabilitate urban communities. Also provided money for rent and low-income housing

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Aid to Education

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Provided education aid to states based on the number of children from low-income homes

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Appalachian Regional Development Act

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To modernize the appalachian mountain area (WV, NC, etc._

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Clean Air Laws

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Brought about air quality standards and provided funding for environmental research (car emmissions, industries)

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Highway Beautification Act

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Cleaning up highways; planting flowers and trees

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Housing Subsides

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Provides cheaper housing; helps pay rent or mortgage

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Water Quality Act of 1965

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Brought about water quality standards and provided funding for environmental research

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Highway Safety Act

Back 40

Established safety standards for all vehicles to protect consumers