Chapter 17 - The New Frontier and the Great Society

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.