Chapter 20 The New Frontier and The Great Society - US History
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 John F. Kennedy | US President from 1960-1963 during the Cold War, the cuban missile crisis and the bay of pigs invasion. He had very strong catholic beliefs and was well liked |
| Flexible Response | A policy, developed during the Kennedy administration, that involved preparing for a variety of military responses to international crises rather than focusing on the use of nuclear weapons |
| Fidel Castro | Cuban socialist leader who is a communist |
| Berlin Wall | A concrete wall that separated East Berlin and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, built by the Communist East German government to prevent its citizens from fleeing to the West |
| Hot Line | A communication link established in 1963 to allow the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union to contact each other in times of crisis |
| Limited Test Ban Treaty | The 1963 treaty in which the United States and the Soviet Union agreed not to conduct nuclearweapons tests in the atmosphere |
| New Frontier | President Kennedy's legislative program, which included proposals to provide medical care for the elderly, to rebuild urban areas, to aid education, to bolster the nation defense, to increase international aid, and to expand the space program |
| Mandate | The authority to act that an elected official recieves from the voters who elected him or her |
| Peace Corps | An agency established in 1961 to provide volunteer assistance to developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America |
| Alliance For Progress | A U.S. foreign-aid program of the 1960's providing economic and technical assistance to Latin American countries |
| Warren Commission | A group, headed by Chief Justive Earl Warren, that invesigated the assassination of President Kennedy and concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was alone responsible for it |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson | JFK's vice president who was sworn into office following JFK's assassination; he had impressive experience in Congress, and developed a way of "getting things done" by pressuring old colleagues into supporting his policies and legislation; his wielding power won him a great Democratic majority, and led to much progress, 36th President of the United States --- vietnam. thought it was a mess. congress gives him unlimited power. he decides not to run again |
| Economic Opportunity Act | A law, enacted in 1964, that provided funds for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small-business loans, and job training |
| Great Society | President Lyndon B. Johnson's program to reduce poverty and racial injustice and to promote a better quality of life in the United States |
| Medicare | A federal program, established in 1965, that provides hospital insurance and low-cost medical insurance to Americans aged 65 and over |
| Medicaid | A program, established in 1965, that provides health insurance for people on welfare |
| Immigration Act of 1965 | A law that increased the number of immigrants allowed to settle in the United States |
| Warren Court | The Supreme Court during the period when Earl Warren was chief justice, noted for its activism in the areas of civil rights and free speech |
| Reapportionment | The redrawing of election districts to reflect changes in population |
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