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People to Know
Barry Goldwater- Ran against Lynden B. Johnson in the 1964 election.
Earl Warren- Earl Warren served as the fourteenth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
from 1953 to 1969.
Fidel Castro- Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a
Marxist socialist state in Cuba
JFK- John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred
to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until
his assassination in 1963.
LBJ- 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded
Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated
Lee Harvey Oswald- designated by a presidential commission to be the lone assassin of John
F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon - Ran against JFK in the 1960 election.
Terms and Events
Warren Commission- The committee that investigated the assassination of JFK
Berlin Wall- Fortified concrete and wire barrier that separated East and West Berlin from
1961 to 1989. It was built by the government of what was then East Germany to keep East
Berliners from defecting to the West.
Bay of Pigs- Invasion, 1961, an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported
by the U.S. government.
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Due Process- Judicial requirement that laws may not treat individuals unfairly, arbitrarily,
or unreasonably, and that courts must follow proper procedures and rules when trying
cases.
Cuban Missile Crisis- a threat to national security that occurred when the Soviet Union
placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
Medicare- Health care assistance to the elderly
Medicaid- Health care assistance to low income people
Miranda Rights- the requirement set by the U. S. Supreme Court in Miranda v. Alabama
(1966) Required that suspects be informed of their rights
Reapportionment- The way seats in a legislative body are distributed among electoral
districts provided
Missile gap- a supposed shortage in the number of nuclear weapons possessed by The
United States compared to the number the Soviet Union had
New Frontier- the economic and social programs of the presidency of John F. Kennedy. The
concept of a "New Frontier" epitomized Kennedy's commitment to renewal and change.
Peace Corps- a nonmilitary aid program introduced by John Kennedy
Great Society- President Lyndon Johnson’s legislative plan that included civil rights laws
Space Race- the competition between the US & USSR regarding achievements in the field of
space exploration.
War on Poverty- forty programs that were intended to eliminate poverty by improving
living conditions and enabling people to lift themselves out of the cycle of poverty.
Head Start- program for four- and five-year-old children from low-income families.
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Missile Gap- a supposed shortage in the number of nuclear weapons possessed by The
United States compared to the number the Soviet Union had.
Questions to know!
What was the chief objective of the Great Society?
Help the impoverished (poor)
Who is known to have shot Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
What is Medicare?
Health care assistance to the elderly.
Why was Johnson unable to build his “Great Society”?
Didn’t have the funds (money)
What city was President Kennedy assassinated?
Dallas, Texas
The agreement reached between the United States and the Soviets after the Cuban Missile Crisis
was….
1. US would not invade Cuba and take missiles out of Turkey
2. USSR would take missiles out of Cuba
Place the correct policy area (1. Civil Rights, 2. Due Process, 3. Freedom of speech and
Religion) next to the courts case from the Warren Court.
Brown v. the Board of Education
Civil Rights
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Due Process
Engel v. Vitale
Freedom of speech and Religion
Reynold v. Sims
Civil Rights
Mapp v. Ohio
Due Process
New York Times v. Sullivan
Freedom of speech and Religion
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Place the words from the word bank in to the correct box below:
Word Bank: space exploration
JFK
Raised minimum wage
Expanding women’s rights
Medicaid
Cuban Missile Crisis
Head Start
LBJ
Peace Corps
VISTA
New Frontier
Great Society
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cuban Missile Crisis
Job Corps
Peace Corps
VISTA
Raised minimum wage
Medicare
Space exploration
Head Start
Expanding woman’s rights
Medicaid
Job Corps
Medicare