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Terms in this set (58) Your stats Still learning (58) You've started learning these terms. Keep it up! Select these 58 John F. Kennedy (JFK) 35th President - youngest man ever elected & first Catholic; won election by NARROW margin over Nixon; inspired HOPE in all Americans; assassinated in Dallas, Texas on Nov. 22, 1963 Robert F. Kennedy Attorney General of the US; he was JFK's younger brother and trusted advisor Kennedy / Nixon Debate Kennedy seemed cool & appealing, spoke to people - Nixon looked sickly, sweaty and uncomfortable Worries about Kennedy during 1960 election He was too young, inexperienced, and Catholic Camelot Was the name of a popular Broadway musical about King Arthur who fought to make things right -- "Camelot" came to represent the energetic, idealistic image of the Kennedy White House Why were many of Kennedy's proposals defeated in Congress? He did NOT have a strong mandate to push them through Mandate Public endorsement of a candidate's proposals -Kennedy did NOT have this b/c he won by slim margin; LBJ did have this, he won by a landslide 3 Goals of Kennedy's New Frontier (1) Improve the economy / cut taxes (2) Fight poverty / provide aid to the poor (3) Speed up the space program **He gave Americans HOPE for a better future Strategies JFK used to improve relations between US and developing countries Peace Corp & Alliance for Progress Peace Corps Federal programs established to send AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS to help developing nations around the world to raise their standard of living - would help them resist communism Alliance for Progress Program set up by JFK for the US and cooperating nations to send money to LATIN AMERICA in an attempt to help them resist communism Berlin Crisis Soviet leader Khrushchev tried to bully Kennedy (wants US out of Berlin) - Kennedy responds by building up the US military - Khrushchev responds by building the Berlin Wall Why did USSR build the Berlin Wall? Built by the Soviets in order to prevent the EAST GERMANS from fleeing to West Berlin for freedom Bay of Pigs Invasion - who planned it? Eisenhower - he approved plans for the CIA to train Cuban exiles as guerillas to invade Cuba Bay of Pigs Invasion - what happened? 1,400 Cuban exiles invaded Cuba on April 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion - goal? To overthrow Fidel Castro, the communist leader of Cuba Bay of Pigs Invasion - outcome? The mission failed miserably - Kennedy's administration humiliated - Cuba gov't turned to USSR for protection from the US Cuban Missile Crisis The confrontation between the US and the USSR that brought them to the brink of a nuclear war What event started the Cuban Missile Crisis? American spy plane discovered Russian missile sites being placed in Cuba 4 options Kennedy had in handling the Cuban Missile Crisis 1) Do nothing & avoid immediate war 2) Attack and destroy missile site 3) Diplomatic pressure to remove missiles 4) Naval blockade (quarantine) How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved? Kennedy set up a naval blockade - Soviets backed off - Soviets agreed to remove missiles from Cuba - US agreed not to invade Cuba Results of Cuban Missile Crisis US promised to remove their missiles from Turkey, US & Soviets signed Limited Test Ban Treaty, US & Soviets establish "hot-line" for future crises Nikita Krushchev Soviet leader (1953-1964) during Berlin crisis and the Cuban Missile Crisis. He and JFK signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963, temporarily easing Cold War tensions Hotline Direct telephone line between US & Soviets that was set up after the Cuban missile crisis; direct line of communication between JFK & Khushchev Effect Cold War had on NASA US was losing the space war to the Soviets, US spent a lot of money on NASA and on science & math education in schools JFKs goal for NASA To land a man on the moon before 1970 Limited Test Ban Treaty An agreement between the US & Soviets, and 40 other countries, not to test nuclear weapons above ground; result of Cuban missile crisis November 22, 1963 President Kennedy was shot and killed Why did Kennedy's assassination deeply affect Americans? He represented hope for a better future Magic Bullet Theory Theory by Warren Commission that one bullet caused wounds in both Kennedy and Texas Gov. John Connally, who sat in the front seat of the presidential limousine Lee Harvey Oswald Ex-Marine & communist sympathizer who killed JFK in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 - he was murdered two days later by Jack Ruby Jack Ruby Night club owner who assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald, he was suspected of having ties to Mafia What was the Warren Commission? A committee that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy Findings of Warren COMMISSION Determined that Oswald acted alone; 3 shots from the book depository Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Vice-president to JFK; became the 36th president after Kennedy's assassination; reelected in 1964; domestic policy called the "Great Society" Great Society Johnson's domestic policy - series of legislative issues that included major poverty relief, education aid, healthcare, voting rights, conservation, urban renewal & economic development (his programs were a continuation of JFKs New Frontier plans) Criticism of the Great Society It spent too much money on the poor and it gave too much authority to Fed. gov't Equal Pay Act of 1963 Law that required both men and women to receive equal pay for equal work Civil Rights Act of 1964 A federal law that made discrimination illegal in voting, public places, schools and jobs VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Federal program to send volunteers to help people in poor communities in the U.S.; includes Head Start pre-school program to help kids from low income families Medicare Federal program that provides health insurance for Americans 65 and older Medicaid Federal program that provides health insurance to poor Americans of any age who cannot afford it Immigration Act of 1965 Law that abolished immigration quotas and increased the number of immigrants allowed into the US What is the Warren Court? Supreme Court named after Chief of Justice Earl Warren during JFK's presidency - he overturned many old laws & rulings & established new legal procedures 5 matters supported by the Warren COURT Rights of the accused, voting rights, the poor, civil rights, religious freedom Apportionment Warren Court decision about the way seats in a legislative body are distributed among electoral districts Baker v. Carr Voting districts must be based on population - "one person, one vote" Engel v. Vitale Public schools can't require a school prayer because it defies separation of church and state Mapp v. Ohio Police required to have specific warrants in order to make arrests Miranda v. Arizona Criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination Miranda Rule Ruling by the Warren Court that police must inform persons accused of a crime their legal rights Why LBJ won 1964 election by a landslide He ran against Barry Goldwater who threatened to use nuclear weapons (think of Daisy commercial) How did Johnson continue Kennedy's plan to eliminate poverty in the US He pushed to pass JFKs anti-poverty programs, such as the Economic Opportunity Act (including Head Start & VISTA) Relationship between Warren Court & Great Society Both dealt with the rights of the poor & disadvantaged Similarities between the New Frontier (JFK) & the Great Society (LBJ) Both focused on civil rights and helping the poor and elderly (believed federal gov't should help the less fortunate with their economic & social needs) Differences between the New Frontier (JFK) & the Great Society (LBJ) LBJ had a strong mandate in Congress and was able to get laws passed - JFK did not; LBJ focused on domestic policy, JFk more on foreign Panama Canal Zone Controlled by the US since early 1900's; in 1964, nationalist rioted & demanded US give up control - Panama President and LBJ negotiated treaties Invasion of Dominican Repbulic Attacks on Dominican Republic gov't by rebels. LBJ said it was fueled by Communists - sent 22,000 marines. Gov't & marines took control, attack over, provisional US gov't set up in 1965 Add or remove terms You can also click the terms or definitions to blur or reveal them Review with an activity About us About Quizlet How Quizlet works Careers Advertise with us Get the app For students Flashcards Test Learn Solutions Modern Learning Lab Quizlet Plus Study Guides Pomodoro timer For teachers Live Checkpoint Blog Be the Change Quizlet Plus for teachers Resources Help center Honor code Community guidelines Privacy Terms Ads and Cookie Settings Quizlet for Schools Parents Language English (USA) © 2025 Quizlet, Inc. COPPA Safe Harbor Certification seal Home Your library Notifications 2 MUSH Psychology 2023 Fall B Peri... 2023 Fall A Peri... Spanish 2H New folder Start here Flashcards Study Guides Practice Tests Expert Solutions Home

John F. Kennedy (JFK)

35th President - youngest man ever elected & first Catholic; won election by NARROW margin over Nixon; inspired HOPE in all Americans; assassinated in Dallas, Texas on Nov. 22, 1963

Robert F. Kennedy

Attorney General of the US; he was JFK's younger brother and trusted advisor

Kennedy / Nixon Debate

Kennedy seemed cool & appealing, spoke to people - Nixon looked sickly, sweaty and uncomfortable

Worries about Kennedy during 1960 election

He was too young, inexperienced, and Catholic

Camelot

Was the name of a popular Broadway musical about King Arthur who fought to make things right -- "Camelot" came to represent the energetic, idealistic image of the Kennedy White House

Why were many of Kennedy's proposals defeated in Congress?

He did NOT have a strong mandate to push them through

Mandate

Public endorsement of a candidate's proposals -Kennedy did NOT have this b/c he won by slim margin; LBJ did have this, he won by a landslide

3 Goals of Kennedy's New Frontier

(1) Improve the economy / cut taxes

(2) Fight poverty / provide aid to the poor

(3) Speed up the space program

**He gave Americans HOPE for a better future

Strategies JFK used to improve relations between US and developing countries

Peace Corp & Alliance for Progress

Peace Corps

Federal programs established to send AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS to help developing nations around the world to raise their standard of living - would help them resist communism

Alliance for Progress

Program set up by JFK for the US and cooperating nations to send money to LATIN AMERICA in an attempt to help them resist communism

Berlin Crisis

Soviet leader Khrushchev tried to bully Kennedy (wants US out of Berlin) - Kennedy responds by building up the US military - Khrushchev responds by building the Berlin Wall

Why did USSR build the Berlin Wall?

Built by the Soviets in order to prevent the EAST GERMANS from fleeing to West Berlin for freedom

Bay of Pigs Invasion - who planned it?

Eisenhower - he approved plans for the CIA to train Cuban exiles as guerillas to invade Cuba

Bay of Pigs Invasion - what happened?

1,400 Cuban exiles invaded Cuba on April 17, 1961

Bay of Pigs Invasion - goal?

To overthrow Fidel Castro, the communist leader of Cuba

Bay of Pigs Invasion - outcome?

The mission failed miserably - Kennedy's administration humiliated - Cuba gov't turned to USSR for protection from the US

Cuban Missile Crisis

The confrontation between the US and the USSR that brought them to the brink of a nuclear war

What event started the Cuban Missile Crisis?

American spy plane discovered Russian missile sites being placed in Cuba

4 options Kennedy had in handling the Cuban Missile Crisis

1) Do nothing & avoid immediate war

2) Attack and destroy missile site

3) Diplomatic pressure to remove missiles

4) Naval blockade (quarantine)

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?

Kennedy set up a naval blockade - Soviets backed off - Soviets agreed to remove missiles from Cuba - US agreed not to invade Cuba

Results of Cuban Missile Crisis

US promised to remove their missiles from Turkey, US & Soviets signed Limited Test Ban Treaty, US & Soviets establish "hot-line" for future crises

Nikita Krushchev

Soviet leader (1953-1964) during Berlin crisis and the Cuban Missile Crisis. He and JFK signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963, temporarily easing Cold War tensions

Hotline

Direct telephone line between US & Soviets that was set up after the Cuban missile crisis; direct line of communication between JFK & Khushchev

Effect Cold War had on NASA

US was losing the space war to the Soviets, US spent a lot of money on NASA and on science & math education in schools

JFKs goal for NASA

To land a man on the moon before 1970

Limited Test Ban Treaty

An agreement between the US & Soviets, and 40 other countries, not to test nuclear weapons above ground; result of Cuban missile crisis

November 22, 1963

President Kennedy was shot and killed

Why did Kennedy's assassination deeply affect Americans?

He represented hope for a better future

Magic Bullet Theory

Theory by Warren Commission that one bullet caused wounds in both Kennedy and Texas Gov. John Connally, who sat in the front seat of the presidential limousine

Lee Harvey Oswald

Ex-Marine & communist sympathizer who killed JFK in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 - he was murdered two days later by Jack Ruby

Jack Ruby

Night club owner who assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald, he was suspected of having ties to Mafia

What was the Warren Commission?

A committee that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy

Findings of Warren COMMISSION

Determined that Oswald acted alone; 3 shots from the book depository

Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)

Vice-president to JFK; became the 36th president after Kennedy's assassination; reelected in 1964; domestic policy called the "Great Society"

Great Society

Johnson's domestic policy - series of legislative issues that included major poverty relief, education aid, healthcare, voting rights, conservation, urban renewal & economic development (his programs were a continuation of JFKs New Frontier plans)

Criticism of the Great Society

It spent too much money on the poor and it gave too much authority to Fed. gov't

Equal Pay Act of 1963

Law that required both men and women to receive equal pay for equal work

Civil Rights Act of 1964

A federal law that made discrimination illegal in voting, public places, schools and jobs

VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)

Federal program to send volunteers to help people in poor communities in the U.S.; includes Head Start pre-school program to help kids from low income families

Medicare

Federal program that provides health insurance for Americans 65 and older

Medicaid

Federal program that provides health insurance to poor Americans of any age who cannot afford it

Immigration Act of 1965

Law that abolished immigration quotas and increased the number of immigrants allowed into the US

What is the Warren Court?

Supreme Court named after Chief of Justice Earl Warren during JFK's presidency - he overturned many old laws & rulings & established new legal procedures

5 matters supported by the Warren COURT

Rights of the accused, voting rights, the poor, civil rights, religious freedom

Apportionment

Warren Court decision about the way seats in a legislative body are distributed among electoral districts

Baker v. Carr

Voting districts must be based on population - "one person, one vote"

Engel v. Vitale

Public schools can't require a school prayer because it defies separation of church and state

Mapp v. Ohio

Police required to have specific warrants in order to make arrests

Miranda v. Arizona

Criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination

Miranda Rule

Ruling by the Warren Court that police must inform persons accused of a crime their legal rights

Why LBJ won 1964 election by a landslide

He ran against Barry Goldwater who threatened to use nuclear weapons (think of Daisy commercial)

How did Johnson continue Kennedy's plan to eliminate poverty in the US

He pushed to pass JFKs anti-poverty programs, such as the Economic Opportunity Act (including Head Start & VISTA)

Relationship between Warren Court & Great Society

Both dealt with the rights of the poor & disadvantaged

Similarities between the New Frontier (JFK) & the Great Society (LBJ)

Both focused on civil rights and helping the poor and elderly (believed federal gov't should help the less fortunate with their economic & social needs)

Differences between the New Frontier (JFK) & the Great Society (LBJ)

LBJ had a strong mandate in Congress and was able to get laws passed - JFK did not; LBJ focused on domestic policy, JFk more on foreign

Panama Canal Zone

Controlled by the US since early 1900's; in 1964, nationalist rioted & demanded US give up control - Panama President and LBJ negotiated treaties

Invasion of Dominican Repbulic

Attacks on Dominican Republic gov't by rebels. LBJ said it was fueled by Communists - sent 22,000 marines. Gov't & marines took control, attack over, provisional US gov't set up in 1965