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Kennedy and Johnson
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New Frontier
JFK's plan for America, his domestic programs and civil rights plan.
1960 Election
JFK wins by a narrow margin, first televised presidential debate.
Apollo Program
NASA plan to put a man on the moon and bring him safely back to earth.
Neil Armstrong
First person to walk on the moon.
Great Society
Lyndon Johnson's Plan for the U.S., he will declare war on poverty.
Entitlement/ Social Welfare program
A government program that all Americans can use if they meet certain requirements or conditions, usually designed to alleviate poverty.
Barry Goldwater
Conservative, Republican candidate for president, wanted to end all entitlement programs and take an aggressive stance against the Soviet Union.
Medicare
Medical care for the elderly, paid for by taxpayers, part of LBJ's Great Society.
Medicaid
Medical care for the poor, paid for by taxpayers, part of LBJ's Great Society.
Death of the Great Society
Money taken from domestic programs to pay for Vietnam, and to pay off national debt.
Betty Friedan
Civil Rights leader for women's issues.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Civil Rights organization dedicated to equality for women.
Title IX (9)
Bans gender discrimination in education including sports.
Hector Garcia
Latino Civil Rights leader
GI Forum
Latino Civil Rights Organization
Cesar Chaves
Latino labor and civil rights leader
Delores Huerta
Latina labor and civil rights leader
Chicano Mural Movement
Brings attention to Latino Civil Rights problems and part of an effort to reinvigorate Hispanic cultural heritage.
American Indian Movement
Native American Civil Rights organization
Wisconsin V. Yoder
Parents have a right to withdraw students from public high schools for religious reasons.
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