Chapter 23

What new medium played an important role in the 1960 presidential election?

Television

What is the missile gap?

The idea that the United States was behind in weapon technology

What 3 things made Kennedy very popular with the American media?

He was young/good looking, he has a glamorous wife, he had young children

What was the New Frontier?

President Kennedy's legislative agenda

What 2 groups thought the New Frontier was too costly?

Republicans and Southern Democrats

What strategy did Kennedy use to boost the economy?

deficit spending

What were 3 ways that Kennedy helped women in the workplace?

worked for equal rights for women, pushed for the passage of the Equal Pay Act, called for an end of gender discrimination in the workplace

What is due process?

Ensures that all people are treated the same by the court system

What did Gideon v. Wainwright rule?

The accused has the right to a lawyer.

What was the Peace Corps?

Program aimed at helping less developed nations fight poverty

What is the Space Race?

competition between the US and the Soviet Union to lead in space exploration and technology

What did the CIA do to try and overthrow Castro?

Trained Cuban exiles in America and sent them to invade at the Bay of Pigs

What did the Bay of Pigs invasion show?

The Americans tried to overthrow Cuba's communist government

What is the Berlin Wall?

The wall built to separate East Berlin from West Berlin

What did Spy Planes show Soviets put in Cuba?

Nuclear missiles

What did the United States promise to do to get the Soviets to remove the missiles from Cuba?

The Americans removed their missiles from Turkey and promised not to invade Cuba

Who was accused of killing John Kennedy?

Lee Harvey Oswald

What was the Warren Commission?

A national investigation to find out what happened in the Kennedy Assassination

What did the Warren Commission conclude?

Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in Kennedy's assassination

What does VISTA stand for?

Volunteers in Service to America

What does VISTA do?

Young people worked in poor areas to help people overcome poverty in America

What is the Great Society?

Lyndon Johnson's vision of a more perfect and equitable (equal) society in the United States

What is Medicare?

health insurance program for the elderly

What is medicaid?

health insurance program for those in poverty

What is Project Head Start?

a preschool program to help disadvantaged children

What are some examples of Great Society Programs still around today?

Medicare, Medicaid, Project Head Start, VISTA