Domestic Policies
Which President signed the Equal Pay Act
Kennedy
JFK’s plan to expand the New Deal by calling for more money to education and health care
New Frontier
Why did Kennedy beat Nixon in the Election of 1960
Americans watched the debate on TV for the fist time. He seemed more charming and youthful than Nixon
Why did JFK think it was important to "win" the space race?
To advance further into Space than the Soviets
You must be provided with legal counsel no matter how much money you have
Gideon v. Wainwright
Name two focuses of the New Frontier
Education and Health Care
prevented people from Soviet-controlled East Berlin from escaping to democratic West Berlin
Berlin Wall
What was the name of the first satellite sent into orbit?
Sputnik
In 1961, President Kennedy pledged U.S. support for a Latin American alliance for economic and social reform and launched this program aimed at helping developing nations and countering communism
Alliance for Progress
You must be informed of your rights when you’re arrested
Miranda v. Arizona
Part of LBJ's Great Society- a preschool program for children from low-income families that also provides healthcare, nutrition services, and social services
Head Start
LBJ’s plan to use the nation’s wealth to fight poverty
Great Society
Which country was the first to send an astronaut to orbit the earth
Soviet Union
volunteers who help third world nations and prevent the spread of communism by getting rid of poverty, Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Peace Corps
States may not ban interracial marriage.
Loving v. Virginia
A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older
Medicare
JFK’s opposition to the Soviets placement of nuclear weapons on Cuba the Soviets removed the weapons and the U.S. agreed not to invade Cuba. The crisis took the countries to the brink of nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
What day was Kennedy assassinated?
November 22nd, 1963
In 1961 the U.S. backed invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro exiles failed and embarrassed the Kennedy administration.
Bay of Pigs
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and stated that separate is NOT equal
Brown v. Board of Ed
What was one issue LBJ tried to address with his Great Society?
Poverty
If Vietnam became a communist country then the rest of Southeast Asia would also fall to the communists.
Domino Theory
Name one astronaut who landed on the moon
Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
What were Kennedy's 3 main foreign policy goals?
Containing communism, stopping nuclear war, and supporting Free Trade
Banned state mandated Bible readings in school.
Abington School District v. Schempp