A | B |
John F. Kennedy | elected President in 1960 |
Richard M. Nixon | ran against Kennedy in 1960 |
flexible response | Kennedy's new nuclear strategy |
Fidel Castro | led a Communist revolution in Cuba |
Bay of Pigs | unsuccessful attempt by the CIA to overthrow Fidel Castro |
Cuban Missile Crisis | almost resulted in a nuclear war between the USA and the USSR |
Berlin Wall | barrier put up to keep people from leaving Communist East Berlin |
New Frontier | Kennedy's broad vision of human progress |
mandate | a clear indication of what the voters want |
Peace Corps | program of volunteers to developing nations |
Alliance for Progress | offered economic and technical assistance to Latin American countries |
Lee Harvey Oswald | killed President Kennedy in Dallas |
Warren Commission | investigated the Kennedy assassination for Congress |
Lyndon Baines Johnson | took over after the death of JFK |
Economic Opportunity Act | created job training programs and antipoverty measures |
Great Society | Lyndon Johnson's policies to end racism and poverty |
Medicare | low cost health insurance for older Americans |
Medicaid | health insurance to welfare recipients |
Immigration Act of 1965 | ended the quota system for immigration |
reapportionment | the way in which states redraw election districts to reflect change in population |
Miranda v. Arizona | a defendant must be apprised of his rights when arrested |
Gideon v. Wainwright | anyone accused of a felony must have an attorney |
Escobero v. Illinois | defendant has the right to an attorney when being questioned |