Key Concepts from JFK's Presidency and Assassination

These flashcards cover important vocabulary and events related to JFK's presidency, key policies, and the events surrounding his assassination.

Camelot

Name given to the idealistic image of the Kennedy White House.

New Frontier

Name of JFK's Domestic Program dealing with the economy, poverty, civil rights, and space.

Flexible Response

Name of JFK's foreign policy, especially when dealing with the USSR.

Lee Harvey Oswald

Alleged JFK assassin on 11/22/63.

Warren Commission

Group that investigated the JFK assassination and concluded in 1964 that there was only one lone assassin.

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Failed attempt to oust Fidel Castro in Cuba in 1961.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Crisis during which the US promised to never invade Cuba, ending quarantine and removing missiles from Turkey.

Peace Corps

Established by JFK to spread American goodwill and democracy without military force.

Berlin Wall

Constructed to stop E. Germans from going to W. Germany in August 1961.

House Select Committee in 1979

Group that concluded there was probably a 2nd gunman involved in the Kennedy Assassination.

Best & the Brightest

Name given to JFK's Cabinet.

Nikita Khrushchev

JFK's Russian adversary; the Soviet Premier.

Grassy Knoll

Location theorized to be the origin of shots fired during the JFK assassination.

Texas School Book Depository

Famous building where shots were allegedly fired on 11/22/63.

John Connally

Texas Governor shot but not killed on 11/22/63 while riding in JFK's limousine.

Quarantine (Blockade)

The option JFK chose to handle the Cuban Missile Crisis.