| A | B |
| John F. Kennedy | 35th president of the US |
| flexible response | Policy of using nonnuclear weapons to fight a war |
| Fedel Castro | Ruler of Cuba |
| Berlin Wall | Barrier built to keep East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin |
| hot line | Direct phone line between the White House and the Kremlin |
| Limited Test Ban Treaty | Treaty that barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere |
| New Frontier | The name given to Kennedy's domestic program |
| mandate | An overwhelming show of support by voters |
| Peace Corps | A program that enlisted volunteers to help in poor countries |
| Alliance for Progress | A program that supplied aid to Latin America |
| Warren Commission | The body that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson | 36th president of the US |
| Economic Opportunity Act | Act that created numerous antipoverty measures |
| Great Society | Name given to Johnson's domestic agenda |
| Medicare and Medicaid | Health benefits for the elderly and poor |
| Immigration Act of 1965 | Estalished new immigration system that allowed more immigrants into the US |
| Warren Court | The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren |
| reapportionment | The way in which states redraw their election districts |