The New Frontier and the Great Society

Joe Kennedy Junior

died while fighting in WWII at age 29

Rosemary Kennedy

her father arranged one of the first prefrontal lobotomies for her at the age of 23

Kathleen ¨Kick¨ Kennedy

lost her first husband in WWII, she and her fiancé died in a plane crash

1960 Debate

Kennedy was helped by it because he seemed vigorous and comfortable, while Nixon appeared to be pale and tense

Richard Nixon

Eisenhower´s VP of 8 years; senator and representative from California; huge anti-communist

John Kennedy

43 year old senator from Massachusetts; wealthy, handsome, charismatic; Roman Catholic; needed someone to carry south vote - Lyndon B Johnson

New Frontier

what Kennedy's legislative agenda was referred to as

Earl Warren

became chief justice of Supreme Court in 1953

Mapp v Ohio

evidence obtained through an illegal search cannot be used in court

Gideon v Wainwright

states have to provide attorneys to defendants who cannot afford one

Escobedo v Illinois

cannot deny a suspect access to a lawyer during police questioning

Miranda v Arizona

police must inform suspects of their rights before interrogation

Engel v Vitale

school-sponsored prayer violates the Establishment Clause

Abington School District v Schempp

mandatory Bible reading in public schools violates the Establishment Clause

Fidel Castro

communist leader of Cuba; overthrew Batista

Fulgencio Batista

supported by US because he wasn't a communist

Bay of Pigs Invasion

April 1961; plane flown by Cuban exiles failed to destroy Cuban Air Force, landed in US and showed that US was involved; air strikes cancelled by Kennedy, land invasion a disaster, killed and imprisoned by Castro's troops, CIA underestimated support for Castro

Berlin Wall

purpose was to prevent more people from fleeing communist control in East Germany and Berlin; cut of West Berlin from the rest of East Germany

Checkpoint Charlie

most famous checkpoint of the Berlin Wall

Cuban Missile Crisis

October 1962; Soviets put missiles in Cuba and will protect Cuba; Kennedy decides to blockade Cuba and Soviet ships turn around; outcome- missiles removed from Cuba, US won't invade Cuba, US removed missiles from Italy and Turkey (kept secret from American people)

Kennedy's Assassination

went to Texas to build support for 1964 reelection campaign

Lee Harvey Oswald

killed Kennedy

Jack Ruby

killed Oswald

Lyndon B Johnson

known as the man who got things done; actions became known as the “Johnson Treatment"

Peace Corps

program developed by President Kennedy to send trained volunteers to poor nations to assist them

Great Society

term for Johnson's domestic program of his administration

VISTA

domestic Peace Corps; put young people to work in poor neighborhoods and rural areas to help people overcome poverty

Job Corps

helped unemployed people acquire a job skill

Medicare

provided free healthcare for people over the age of 65

Medicaid

provides free healthcare for poor people

Berlin Wall Construction Date

August 13, 1961

Kennedy Assasination Date

November 22, 1963