CH 38 APUSH – Flashcards

The campaign program advocated by JFK in the 1960 election. He promised to revitalize the stagnant economy and enact reform legislation in education, health care, and civil rights. JFK personified the glamor and optimism of a younger, robust, vibrant America.

the secretary of defense under Kennedy. He helped develop the flexible response policy. He was against the war in Vietnam and was removed from office because of this. Left a business background to become head of the Defense Department.

first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. Kennedy focused the FBI's efforts on "internal security", not-so-much on organized crime, and none on civil rights- did not like the reforms.

President Johnson called his version of the Democratic reform program the Great Society. In 1965, Congress passed many Great Society measures, including Medicare, civil rights legislation, and federal aid to education.

1965 - Johnson figured that since the Gross National Profit had risen, the country had lots of extra money "just lying around," so he'd use it to fight poverty. It started many small programs, Medicare, Head Start, and reorganized immigration to eliminate national origin quotas. It was put on hold during the Vietnam War.

One-time pimp and street hustler, converted to a Black Muslim while in prison. At first urged Blacks to seize their freedom by any means necessary, but later changed position and advocated racial harmony. He was assassinated in February, 1965.

This was the gap between the people and the government that grew as the people became disillusioned with the Vietnam war and Watergate.

1968; National Liberation Front and North Vietnamese forces launched a huge attack on the Vietnamese New Year (Tet), which was defeated after a month of fighting and many thousands of casualties; major defeat for communism, but Americans reacted sharply, with declining approval of LBJ and more anti-war sentiment

(JFK) , In April 1961, a group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an effort to overthrow Fidel Castro. When the invasion ended in disaster, President Kennedy took full responsibility for the failure.

United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963) , wrote "The Road Not Taken;" American poet; highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech; won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times

He was a civil rights advocate who spurred a riot at the University of Mississippi. The riot was caused by angry whites who did not want Meredith to register at the university. The result was forced government action, showing that segregation was no longer government policy.

This act made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal and gave the government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights, including desegregation of schools and public places.

1965; invalidated the use of any test or device to deny the vote and authorized federal examiners to register voters in states that had disenfranchised blacks; as more blacks became politically active and elected black representatives, it rboguth jobs, contracts, and facilities and services for the black community, encouraging greater social equality and decreasing the wealth and education gap

A democratic Senator who was a leading dove, raised questions about expanding the war. Held hearings in 1966 to examine U.S. policy. held televised hearings where people spoke against the war.

Governor of Alabama for four terms. He ran for U.S. President four times, running officially as a Democrat three times and in the American Independent Party once. He is best known for his Southern populist pro-segregation attitudes during the American desegregation period, convictions he abandoned later in life.

(1967) Short conflict between Egypt and her allies against Israel won by Israel; Israel took over the Golan Heights , The West Bank of the Jordan River; and the Sanai Peninsula.

an international crisis in October 1962, the closest approach to nuclear war at any time between the U.S. and the USSR. When the U.S. discovered Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba, President John F. Kennedy demanded their removal and announced a naval blockade of the island; the Soviet leader Khrushchev acceded to the U.S. demands a week later.

In 1961, the Soviet Union built a high barrier to seal off their sector of Berlin in order to stop the flow of refugees out of the Soviet zone of Germany. The wall was torn down in 1989. , A wall built by the Soviets to separate East and West Berlin. The wall stood until 1989.

In August 1963, civil rights leaders organized a massive rally in Washington to urge passage of President Kennedy's civil rights bill. The high point came when MLK Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to more than 200,000 marchers in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

1964; Republican contender against LBJ for presidency; platform included lessening federal involvement, therefore opposing Civil Rights Act of 1964; lost by largest margin in history. , senator of AZ who LBJ beat in the election

a song by the great african american spiritual and was popularized by pete seeger and joan baez became the anthem of the civil rights movement. , Best known song of the civil rights movement

Americans who opposed the Vietnam War. Eugene McCarthy was the voice of the doves. He was supported by peace-loving college students. He scored a high 42% of the New Hampshire primary vote.

Gave the president the authority to "take all necessary measures" to repel any attacks and "to prevent further aggression." The resolution became the legal basis for a war that would last for eight more years.

On July 20, 1969, thousands of newspapers in the United States and around the world reported that three American astronauts—Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins—had made it to the moon. Beating the USSR on the technological feat.

(JFK) , volunteers who help third world nations and prevent the spread of communism by getting rid of poverty, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Flexible response calls for mutual deterrence at strategic, tactical, and conventional levels, giving the United States the capability to respond to aggression across the spectrum of warfare. * not limited only to nuclear arms.

Kennedy shot in Dallas, TX by Lee Harvey Oswald. Gov John Connolly shot too. Jack Ruby killed Oswald next day. , President John F. Kennedy is assassinated

A slogan used to reflect solidarity and racial consciousness, used by Malcolm X. It meant that equality could not be given, but had to be seized by a powerful, organized Black community. , African American movement seeking unity and self-reliance

Americans who supported the Vietnam War. Robert Kennedy entered the race, also as a dove. He brought the Kennedy name and charisma.

Resulting from the Great Migration, growing balck communities in northern cities were getting closer to white community borders. this occasionally resulted in violence, such as the East St. Louis Riot of 1917. However, this was not the first race riotin America, nor would it be the last- riots would plague the nation for decades.