History Chapter 20

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JFK

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Set out to accomplish a "new frontier" - started the space race. Stimulated the economy, implemented deficit spending. Started the space race. Cut unemployment by 20%. Aided developing nations. Started the Peace Corp.

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Richard Nixon and televised debates

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Nixon didn't appear well on television and was sweating. JFK looked cool and collected. First time image was more important than word.

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Robert Kennedy

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Younger brother of JFK. Fought for civil rights. Was a chief advisor for JFK. Ran for president and was assassinated.

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Flexible response

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JFK set aside non-nuclear military spending during Cold War. Goal was to avoid MAD.

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

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1300 Cubans ex-pats were taken into Cuba by CIA to overthrow Castro. Mission failed miserably - many imprisoned or killed.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Soviets put ICBM's in Cuba within firing range of US. US took this as act of war and put a blockade in place. Used diplomacy to avoid armed conflict. They traded removal of Turkish ICBM's for Cuban ICBM's.

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Fidel Castro, Nikita Khruschev

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Fidel is the leader of Cuba. Khruschev (Soviet) was backing Fidel with weapons and monetary support.

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Berlin Wall

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Divided East and West Germany. East was controlled by Soviets, West was a democracy.

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Hot line, lessening tensions

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Direct line from Kremlin to D.C. in an attempt to promote diplomacy.

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Limited Test Ban Treaty

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Prohibits nuclear tests in space, in atmosphere or underwater. Proved difficult to enforce because it was hard to distinguish between legitimate tests and military action.

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New Frontier

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Pioneering American innovation and industry. Pushing for American excellence. "We are going to the moon not because it's easy, but because it is difficult"

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Mandate

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A Presidential mandate is a unilateral action that holds the same weight as law.

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Peace Corps

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JFK's attempt to help Latin American and African countries. Designated $12 billion to start the program.

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Alliance for Progress

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Aimed to establish economic cooperation US between Latin American.

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Assassination of JFK

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Took place is Daley Plaza on November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President Kennedy.

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Warren Commission

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Set up to investigate the assassination of JFK. Concluded the Oswald acted along when he killed Kennedy. Also concluded that Jack Ruby acted alone in killing Oswald.

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Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ)

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JFK Vice President. Took over for Kennedy after his death. Johnson was reelected for another term and served until 1969. Continued Kennedy's legacy.

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Economic Opportunity Act

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Known as the "War on Poverty". Established educational and work programs for young people. Provided loans to families and assistance for needy children.

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Great Society Programs

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Term used to describe LBJ's policies which were designed to help disadvantaged Americans. They addressed education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty and transportation.

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Medicare and Medicaid

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Medicare provides free medical care for those in poverty. Medicaid is a similar program designed for people over 65.

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Immigration Act of 1965

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Abolished the immigration quota system and replaced it with a policy that encouraged reuniting immigrant families and bringing skilled labor to the US.

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VISTA

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A part of Economic Opportunity Act which provides aid to local and state volunteers who are involved in non-profits in order to combat poverty.

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Job Corps Youth Training Program/Project Head Start

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Head Start - A program of Dept of Health and Human Services designed to support low income children and their families.

Job Corps - A program under the Economic Opportunity Act which provided vocational and academic training to youth 16-24.

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Reapportionment

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Redistricting on a national level. Similar to principle established in Baker V Carr

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Warren Court

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Supported the liberal agenda. Provided clarification on constitutional issues.

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Baker v Carr

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Case from 1962. Required each state to redistrict every 10 years when the census has been conducted.

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Reynolds v Sims

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A case from 1964 which addressed redistricting issues in Alabama. Strengthened Baker v Carr decision.

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Mapp v Ohio

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A case from 1961 which addressed the 4th Amendment's treatment of "unreasonable search and seizures". Court voted 6-3 that the state violated Mapp's rights and strengthened an individual's rights during search.

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Gideon v Wainwright

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A case from 1963 addressing the 6th Amendment. Established the right of an accused person to have an attorney during trial.

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Escobedo v Illinois

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A case from 1964 again addressing the 6th Amendment. Established the right of the accused to have an attorney present during police questioning.

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Miranda v Arizona

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A case from 1966 which makes any statement given by a defendant inadmissible unless "Miranda Rights" are read first.