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TERM
Bay of Pigs
Invasion
DEFINITION
an invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was authorized by John F. Kennedy for
the purpose of overthrowing Castro's regime, organized by the CIA,
executed by Cuban exiles, and defeated by Castro's forces
Berlin
Wall
a concrete wall that the communist East German government erected in
1961 to cut off West Berlin from the rest of East Germany and prevent
East Germans from escaping into democratic West Berlin; the wall stood
until 1989
Cuban Missile
Crisis
a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in fall
1962 over the building of Soviet missile-launching sites in Cuba, in
response to which the United States established a quarantine to prevent
Soviet ships from transporting missiles to Cuba and to demand withdrawal
of all Soviet weapons from the island; after a few days, the Soviet Union
agreed to withdraw its missiles and President John Kennedy agreed not to
invade
Developed
Countries
Developing
Countries
Exile
a country this is wealthy and has extensive industrialization
a country that is poor and has little or no industrialization
a person who, for personal or political reasons, lives outside his or her
home country, either by choice or by order of the home country's
government
Hotline
a communication line between the United States and the Soviet Union
that is kept open at all times so they can contact each other instantly
during a crisis
Legislative
the list of programs a president hopes to enact while in office
Agenda
NASA (National a U.S. government agency established in 1958 for the research and
Aeronautics
development of space exploration vehicles and projects
and Space
Administration)
New
Frontier
internal program of President John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1963, aimed
at increasing support for education programs against poverty and care for
the elderly, lower taxes, raise the minimum wage, prohibiting racial
discrimination and increase defense spending.
Peace
Corps
a government agency created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to
send skilled volunteers to developing nations to support their local
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communities in areas such as education, agriculture, health, technology,
and community development
Planned
Economy
Regime
Summit
Meeting
Test
Ban
Treaty
a type of economy in which government planners make all economic
decisions
a government
a meeting of heads of state to discuss matters important to their nations
an agreement signed by the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great
Britain in 1963 to ban nuclear testing in the atmosphere but allow
underground testing
Consumerism
Economic
Opportunity
Act
the protection of the rights of consumers
a law passed by Congress in 1964 to create dozens of federal antipoverty programs,
including the Job Corps and VISTA, and the Office of Economic Opportunity to
oversee them
Environmentalism
Establishment
Clause
a movement that works to protect the environment from harmful human activities
a clause within the First Amendment to the Constitution that states that "Congress
shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion"
Extremism
Great
Society
the advocacy of radical measures
President Lyndon Johnson's domestic reform program from 1965 to 1969, which
focused on social welfare improvements, with the War on Poverty at its centerpiece,
and almost all of which Congress passed
Immigration
Act
of
1965
Medicaid
a law passed by Congress in 1965 to eliminate immigration quotas based on country of
origin and to make a person's skills and ties to family in the United States the key
criteria for admission into the country
a health insurance program that is jointly financed by federal and state governments
and that covers low-income people as well as older Americans who have used up their
Medicare benefits
Medicare
a federal health insurance program that pays for hospital and nursing home services
for U.S. citizens 65 years or older
Reapportionment
Silent
Spring
War
on
Poverty
redrawing voting-district boundaries to reflect population changes
a 1962 book by Rachel Carson that raised public interest in environmentalism by
revealing how uncontrolled pesticide use was poisoning the environment
President Lyndon Johnson's extensive antipoverty program from 1964 to 1969, the
centerpiece of which was the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
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Warren
Court
the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren from 1953 to 1969, known for its
activism on civil rights and free speech
Commune
Counterculture
Establishment
Free Speech
Movement
Generation
Gap
Hippie
in U.S. history, a group-owned living arrangement in which members share
responsibilities and decision making, which became popular in the 1960s
a group in society with ideas and behaviors very different from those of the
larger mainstream culture
a term used by members of the counterculture of the 1960s to describe the
people and institutions who, in their view, controlled society
a student movement that developed in 1964 at University of California at
Berkeley in protest of a university rule that banned political activities on
campus and that eventually persuaded the university to overturn the ban
a difference in attitudes and behaviors between youth and their parents
in the 1960s, a young person who took part in a counterculture that
rebelled against the social expectations of the older generation and that
supported love, peace, and freedom
New
Left
Pop
Art
Sexual
Revolution
a political movement formed by student activists in the 1960s to promote
traditional American ideals such as allowing all people to take an active
role in government
short for "popular art," an art form of the 1950s and 1960s that focused on
everyday objects that came mostly from popular culture
a shift in attitudes about sex and marriage that occurred during the 1960s as
hippies espoused a more permissive outlook on sexual behavior than
members of the mainstream did
a three-day music festival in 1969 that was held at a farm in upstate New
Woodstock
York, was attended by 400,000 people, and helped popularize a new
generation of rock performers
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Chapter 48: The Age of Camelot
JFK
PERSONAL
LIFE
POLITICAL
BACKGROUND
DOMESTIC
ISSUES
FOREIGN
ISSUES
DEATH
LEGACY
WAS
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DESCRIPTION
Born May 29, 1917
Boston, MA
Irish-Catholic
PT-109 and decorated veteran of the Navy
Youngest president-elect at age 43
Father Joe, brother Bobby and wife Jackie
Affair with Marilyn Monroe
Democrat
House and Senate member
Won 1960 presidential election
On first televised presidential debate versus V.P. Richard Nixon
Advisers including Bobby Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk
Republicans and Southern Democrats made it difficult for his legislative agenda
“New Frontier” platform aimed at education the poor, lowering taxes, aiding the
elderly, raising the minimum wage, prohibiting racial discrimination and
increasing defense spending
Luke warm supporter of civil rights
Executive Order #10925=Affirmative Action
Proposed overhaul of immigration
Huge proponent of the space program
Vowed to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade to rival the USSR’s
Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth
Bay of Pigs Scandal
Cuban Missile Crisis
Brinksmanship
Test Ban Treaty
“Ich bin ein Berliner”
Peace Corps
Supported then opposed Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam
November 22, 1963
Dallas, TX at Dealy Plaza during a motorcade
Lee Harvey Oswald sniped him from the Texas School Book Depository
Jack Ruby shot and killed Oswald a day later 2 days later
Warren Commission concluded that Oswald acted alone
Scrutiny exists to this day and many believe in conspiracy theories
Young, handsome and extremely popular president
Life cut tragically short
Embodied many American ideals
Celebrity status
Assassination shrouded in mystery
YES: Popular, kept us out of war, supported civil rights, space program, Peace
Corps, never had a chance to finish his goals
NO: Sleazy/Shady, Bay of Pigs, reluctantly supported civil rights, nothing
happened for the space program, never accomplished anything great
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Chapter 49: The Great Society
LBJ
PERSONAL
& POLITICAL
BACKGROUND
DOMESTIC
ISSUES
“THE GREAT
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Born poor in rural Texas
Democrat who was a veteran member of Congress
Savvy politician who often used the “Johnson Treatment” to help win over votes and get
legislation working
Served as JFK’s VP and assumed the presidency only hours after JFK’s assassination
“Great Society” was the name for his presidency’s platform
Economic Opportunity Act created the Job Corps
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Immigration Act of 1965
Declared “War on Poverty”
GREAT SOCIETY: LBJ administration’s focus on combating poverty and racism
CIVIL RIGHTS: CRA of 1964, VRA 1965, CRA 1968
POVERTY: “War on Poverty,” Job Corps, EOA, VISTA, Head Start, Dept. of HUD
HEALTH CARE: Medicare and Medicaid
CULTURE: National Endowment for the Arts, Public Broadcasting Act=PBS, NPR, etc.
IMMIGRATION: Immigration Act of 1965
ENVIORNMENT: Silent Spring, Clean Air Act
LBJ escalated the US’s involvement in Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964 essentially made it a full scale war
The implementation of the draft caused an uproar
The Tet Offensive in 1968 deterred the hopes of any chance of victory in Vietnam
SCOTUS Chief Justice Earl Warren to a very active role in interpreting major court cases and
helped reshape society in the 1950s and 1960s, most notably, Brown v. BOE (1954)
1961: Mapp v. Ohio= Exclusionary Rule
1962: Reynolds v. Sims= Reapportionment of congressional seats/districts
1962: Engel v. Vitale= Prayer in school and the establishment clause
1964: Gideon v. Wainwright: 6th amendment and right to an attorney
1964: Esobedo v. Illinois: 6th amendment and right to an attorney
1966: Miranda v. Arizona: 5th amendment and rights of the accused
Skilled politician
Admirably filled in for JFK after his assassination
May have been the greatest president in terms of working for civil rights
Great Society increased the government’s role in the lives of individual citizens
Vietnam and his mistakes there have forever tarnished his presidency
YES: Accomplished much more than Kennedy, skilled politician, civil rights
advocate, War on Poverty
NO: Vietnam, Draft, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Bombing campaigns, Media
portrayal, Refused to run in 1968
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Chapter 50: The Emergence of Counterculture
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EXAMPLES
Political movement among liberals
The “Old Left” consisted of socialists, communists and other
radicals
Many students (SDS) participated in this movement
Students at the University of Cal-Berkley were leaders of this and
the Free Speech Movement
Generation Gap: Difference between youths and their elders
regarding cultural/societal views like music, drugs, sex and war
Many openly opposed the war in Vietnam and the draft
Evolved out of the “beatnik” movement of the 1950s
Rejected convention and conformity
Criticized the “rat race” of the “nine-to-five” lifestyle
Wore jeans, tie-dye, sandals, beads and grew their hair out
Not necessarily political and focused more on “personal
liberation”
Many chose to live in “communes” where they moved in with
others and shared everything with one another
Youth International Party (Yippies): Combined political ideas
of the New Left and the hippie lifestyle while mocking
mainstream culture
Many participated in the sexual revolution and in drug use
The sexual revolution was aided by introduction of the “birthcontrol” contraceptive pill being made commercially available
Divorce rates increased as states loosened restrictions
More children were born out of wedlock and more single-parent
families existed
“Free love” also led to an increase in sexually transmitted
diseases
Psychedelic hallucinogenic drugs like LSD (Lysergic Acid
Diethylamide), peyote and mushrooms became used more
Influential psychologist Timothy Leary advocated for people to
“turn on, tune in and drop out”= encouraged drug use
Marijuana use skyrocketed
Mainstream culture caused a large backlash towards drug use
by increasing anti-drug spending
The music genre evolved in the sixties to include electric guitars,
amplifiers, sound distortion and some included a jazz and Indian
influence
WOODSTOCK: Free 3-day festival in upstate New York that had
shattered expectations by drawing 400,000 plus peaceful
attendees as well some of the most iconic acts of the time
BRITISH INVASION: Influence of British music like The Beatles,
Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin
POP ART: Art movement focusing on mocking consumerism and
everyday life
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 COUNTERCULTURE: Hippies, Yippies, New Left, Drug culture,
sexual revolution, rock n’ roll, doves
 MAINSTREAM: war hawks, openly opposed counterculture,
viewed movement as anti-American and unpatriotic
 Counterculture led to a permanent cultural divide that still exists
to some extent to this day
IMPACT & LEGACY
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