A book that sought to clearly outline the manner in which the post–World War II United States was becoming wealthy in the private sector but remained poor in the public sector, lacking social and physical infrastructure, and perpetuating income disparities
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination
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New Frontier
Used by Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States presidential election to the Democratic National Convention at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the Democratic slogan to inspire America to support him
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Peace Corps
A civilian organization sponsored by the United States government that helps people in developing countries
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Bay of Pigs
A failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution, covertly financed and directed by the U.S. government
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A 35-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, which escalated into an international crisis when American deployments of missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of similar ballistic missiles in Cuba
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Kennedy Assassination
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza
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Lyndon B. Johnson
An American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969
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Great Society
An ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment
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War on Poverty
Unofficial name for poverty legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Barry Goldwater
An American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States in 1964
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Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare is a federal program that provides health coverage if you are 65+ or under 65 and have a disability, no matter your income. Medicaid is a state and federal program that provides health coverage if you have a very low income.
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Head Start Program
Designed to help break the cycle of poverty by providing preschool children of low-income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs
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Fiat Currency
A government-issued currency that is not backed by a commodity such as gold
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Silent Spring
The book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides
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Democratic Convention in Chicago
As delegates flowed into the International Amphitheatre to nominate a Democratic Party presidential candidate, tens of thousands of protesters swarmed the streets to rally against the Vietnam War and the political status quo
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Warren Court
The period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States during which Earl Warren served as Chief Justice
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality
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Escobedo v. Illinois
A United States Supreme Court case holding that criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations under the Sixth Amendment
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Miranda v. Arizona
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution restricts prosecutors from using a person's statements made in response to interrogation in police custody as evidence at their trial unless they can show that the person was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before and during questioning
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