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| Warren Court | the Supreme Court between 1953 and 1969, when Earl Warren served as Chief Justice. Civil rights, civil liberties, judicial power, and the federal power were expanded in dramatic ways. The court brought an end to racial segregation, made the states apply the federal Bill of Rights, and ended officially approved voluntary prayer in public schools. |
| Due Process | a judicial requirement that laws may not treat people unfairly, arbitrarily, or unreasonably and that courts must follow proper procedures and rules when trying a case |
| Bay of Pigs | an unsuccessful action by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba, with support and encouragement from the US government, in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. |
| Berlin Wall | was the physical division between West Berlin and East Germany. It was also the symbolic boundary between democracy and Communism during the Cold War. The Berlin Wall was erected in the dead of night and for 28 years kept East Germans from fleeing to the West |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | – the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded |
| The Great Society | – a set of domestic programs in the United States promoted by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Two main goals of the Great Society social reforms were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice |
| Medicare | a national social insurance program that guarantees access to health insurance for Americans ages 65 and older and younger people with disabilities |
| Medicaid | the United States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources |
| Fidel Castro | communist leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2011 |
| John F. Kennedy | President of the United States during the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Brown v Board of Education | Supreme Court case the outlawed segregation in public schools |
