New Frontier & Great Society Quiz

John F. Kennedy

35th president
-only served 3 yrs
-assassinated

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration- part of the government responsible for aviation and spaceflight

Dallas, Texas 1963

Place and Year John F. Kennedy was assassinated

Warren Commission

committee that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy

Election of 1964

LBJ beats Senator Goldwater who voted against the civil rights act and was a conservative republican

PBS

Public Broadcasting Service ( funded by LBJ)

Richard Nixon

Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States
-JFK beat him mainly due to his charisma

Peace Corps

(1961) provided volunteer assistance to developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

Dealey Plaza

exact place JFK was shot

Zapruder Film

the only film of JFK's assasination atken by Abraham Zapruder

Hubert Humphrey

LBJ's vice president

Sesame Street

-Children's Television
-Designed for children from low-income homes ages 3-5

Election of 1960

Kennedy vs. Nixon,
televised- Kennedy won due to charisma
over Nixon (pale and nervous)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

an embarissing attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro that was organized by the US
-made ppl think JFK was too young to be president

Governor Connally

Texas politician that was with JFK in the motorcade when he was shot

Grassy Knoll

area from which alleged 2nd shooter killed JFK,
-conspiracy, no evidence

Barry Goldwater

Republican candidate for President in 1964
-initial leader of the conservative movement

Medicare

A federal program of health insurance for people 65 +

Televised Debates

changed the way Americans view a presidential nominee

Fidel Castro

Communist dictator of Cuba

Walter Cronkite

-famous newscaster known for his honesty
"most trusted man in america"

JFK funeral

-planned by Jackie Kennedy immediately after assasination
-based off of Lincoln's funeral

Medicaid

Federal program that provides medical benefits for low-income people

Daisy Ad

-TV ad by LBJ
-said Barry Goldwater would start a nuclear war

Jackie Kennedy

JFK's wife and first lady
-redecorated the White House and encouraged the restoration of historic buildings

Cuban Missile Crisis

The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba

Lee Harvey Oswald

assassinated JFK
shot and murdered on live TV by Jack Ruby

War on Poverty

set of programs introduced by President Johnson to fight poverty (1960s)

Earl Warren

Chief Justice
-used a loose interpretation to expand rights for African-Americans and others accused of crimes

Great Society

1964, LBJ's policies of fighting poverty and racial injustice

Marilyn Monroe

-infamously sang happy birthday to president
-widely known that JFK and her where having affair

Quarantine

FDR using economic pressure and diplomatic isolation to "quarantine" aggressive nations Italy, Germany, Japan

Jack Ruby

Night club owner who assasinated Lee Harvey Oswald
-said it was revenge for jackie kennedy

OEO

Office of Economic Opportunity helped those in poverty, especially in the Appalachians

Head Start

a preschool program for children from low-income families that also provides healthcare, nutrition services, and social services

Vietnam

A prolonged war between non communists and communists (1954-1975)