Great Society
President Lyndon B. Johnson's ambitious domestic agenda aimed to end poverty and racial injustice, a vision he first outlined at this university
What is the University of Michigan?
This 1960 presidential candidate narrowly defeated Richard Nixon, campaigning on a platform he called the "New Frontier".
Who is John F. Kennedy?
After watching the violence surrounding the Birmingham Children's March on TV, Kennedy called for broad civil rights legislation that eventually became this landmark act, signed by his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in this Texas city.
What is Dallas?
To help Martin Luther King Jr. when he was arrested during a protest, this person, JFK's brother and the Attorney General, persuaded a judge to release him.
Who is Robert F. Kennedy?
This broad term describes the social welfare programs aimed at improving education, healthcare, and urban environments.
What is the Great Society?
The Warren Commission concluded that this individual was the sole assassin of President Kennedy.
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
As Attorney General and JFK's brother, he worked to help enforce existing desegregation laws and saw voting as the key to social justice.
Who was Robert F. Kennedy (Bobby Kennedy)?
The official government investigation into the assassination was led by this commission.
What is the Warren Commission?
One reason for the deep emotional impact of JFK's assassination was that he represented this abstract concept for a better future, which he often invoked in his campaign.
What is hope?
This program provides health insurance for the elderly, while its counterpart covers low-income individuals.
What are Medicare and Medicaid?
Kennedy's New Frontier also included initiatives to expand the space program, promising to land a man on this celestial body before the decade was out.
What is the Moon?
Martin Luther King Jr.'s endorsement during the 1960 election helped John F. Kennedy secure the crucial Black vote, contributing to his victory over Richard Nixon.
What is the 1960 Presidential Election?
The building from which shots were fired at the presidential motorcade.
This 1965 act banned literacy tests and provided federal oversight to ensure voting rights.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Higher Education Act were new types of reform because they provided this.
What is federal funding (for education)?
Kennedy signed legislation that raised this economic standard for the working class.
What is the minimum wage?
In June 1963, JFK delivered a historic televised address to the nation calling for comprehensive legislation after watching the violent suppression of protesters in this Alabama city.
What is Birmingham?
The hospital where President Kennedy was pronounced dead
What is Parkland Memorial Hospital?
Signed in 1964, this act created Job Corps and VISTA to fight poverty through education and job training.
What is the Economic Opportunity Act?
This group was intended to benefit the most from Great Society programs.
Who are minorities and the poor?
Kennedy famously challenged the United States to land a man on this celestial body before the end of the 1960s
The Moon.
Although JFK proposed the landmark Civil Rights Act, it was not signed into law until 1964 by this successor.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)?
Before being fatally shot, Kennedy's last words were a response to this woman saying he was appreciated in Dallas.
Who is Nellie Connally?
The Campus of Michigan University.
Where was the Peace Corps started?