JFK LBJ

Election of 1960

The presidential election where John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon.

Televised presidential debates

Historic debates that increased public engagement in politics.

Equal Pay Act

Legislation aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex.

Deficit spending

Government spending that exceeds revenue.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Advocate for people with intellectual disabilities and founder of the Special Olympics.

Improvements for the disabled

Legislative advancements promoting rights and facilities for individuals with disabilities.

The Warren Court

The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, known for its progressive decisions.

Baker v. Carr (1962)

Supreme Court case that established the principle of 'one person, one vote'.

Reynolds v. Sims (1964)

Supreme Court decision that required state legislatures to be apportioned by population.

Due process

Legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person.

Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Supreme Court case that ruled evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment is inadmissible.

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Supreme Court ruling that required states to provide counsel to defendants unable to afford an attorney.

Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)

Supreme Court decision affirming a defendant's right to counsel during police interrogations.

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Supreme Court case that established the Miranda rights.

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Supreme Court ruling that prohibited state-sponsored prayer in public schools.

Tinker v. Des Moines (1965)

Supreme Court case that upheld students' rights to free speech in schools.

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

Supreme Court decision that ruled the Constitution provides a right to privacy.

Missile Gap

Perceived superiority of the Soviet Union's nuclear arsenal compared to the U.S.

Flexible Response

U.S. defense strategy to address various levels of conflict during the Cold War.

Peace Corps

Volunteer program established by JFK to promote world peace and friendship.

Alliance for Progress

U.S. program aimed at establishing economic cooperation with Latin America.

Space Race

Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for dominance in space exploration.

Yuri Gagarin

The first human in space, a Soviet cosmonaut.

John Glenn

The first American to orbit the Earth.

Apollo

NASA's program aimed at landing humans on the Moon.

Neil Armstrong

The first person to walk on the Moon.

Fidel Castro

Cuban revolutionary leader and Prime Minister, known for his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Failed U.S. invasion of Cuba aiming to overthrow Castro.

Berlin Wall

Barrier that divided East and West Berlin, symbolizing the Cold War.

Cuban Missile Crisis

1962 confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over missiles in Cuba.

Kennedy Assassination

The murder of President John F. Kennedy in 1963.

Warren Commission

The investigation into the assassination of JFK.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Succeeded Kennedy and promoted the Great Society program.

Johnson and Civil Rights

Lyndon B. Johnson's efforts to advance civil rights legislation.

War on Poverty

LBJ's initiative aimed at reducing poverty in the U.S.

Economic Opportunity Act

Legislation that created programs like Head Start and Job Corps to combat poverty.

Office of Economic Opportunity

Agency created to oversee the War on Poverty programs.

VISTA

Volunteers in Service to America, part of the War on Poverty initiative.

Job Corps

A program aimed at helping young people obtain the education and job training they need.

Election of 1964

Presidential election where LBJ won against Barry Goldwater.

Great Society Programs

LBJ's set of domestic programs aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice.

Impact/Legacy of the Great Society

Lasting effects of LBJ's Great Society programs on American society.