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consensus
general agreement
War on Poverty
President Lyndon B. Johnson's program in the 1960's to provide greater social services for the poor and elderly
vista
volunteers in service to America; put young people with skills and community-minded ideals to work in poor neighborhoods.
barry goldwater
An American senator for Arizona who ran against Johnson for president. His extreme conservatism scared many into voting for Johnson.
great society
a domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs.
medicare and medicaid
Great Society programs to have the government provide medical aid to the elderly (Medicare) and the poor (Medicaid).
missle gap
Belief that the Soviet Union had more nuclear weapons than the United States.
new frontier
President Kennedy's plan aimed at improving the economy, fighting racial discrimination, and exploring space
space race
A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
yuri gagarin
soviet union astronaut to be the first person in space
john glenn
first American to orbit the earth
la brigada
the name of the Cuban exiles that were supposed to attack at the Bay of Pigs
berlin wall
A wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West
warren commission
committee that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy
bay of pigs
An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was sponsored by the United States. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
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