Chapter 20 Test Test Questions – Flashcards
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flexible response
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this strategy was intended to broaden America's range of options during international crises, lessoning reliance on Nuclear Weapons
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Fidel Castro
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he accepted Soviet aid for Cuba
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The Peace Corps
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a program in which the assistance of U.S. volunteers is offered to the developing nations of Asia, Africa, and Latin America
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Bay of Pigs
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this involved an invasion of Cuba
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Medicare and Medicaid
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these provided free or low cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and older
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hot line
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this was a direct communication link set up during Kennedy's presidency
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massive retaliation
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this military strategy would bring an all out war for any missile shot at the U.S.
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Berlin Wall
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this separated East Germany from West Germany
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the Warren Court
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banned prayer in public schools and brought about change in federal and state reapportionment and the criminal justice system
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The Alliance for Progress
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offered economic and technical assistance to help Latin American countries improve their living standards
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John F. Kennedy
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his religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign
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Richard M. Nixon
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he lost the 1960 presidential election
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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Supreme Court required criminal courts to provide free legal counsel to those who could not afford it
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Nikita Khrushchev
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he squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Supreme Court ruled that all suspects must be "read their rights" before questioning
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New Frontier
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Once elected president, Kennedy set out to transform the vision he had outlined in his campaign into a legislative agenda called this
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Limited Test Ban Treaty
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this barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere
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Massachusetts
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John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for President in 1960, was a senator from this state
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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this provided federal aid to help public and parochial schools purchase textbooks and new library materials
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The Peace Corps
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proposed by Kennedy and succeeded
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Great Society
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legislative program summed up President Johnson's vision for America
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Economic Opportunity Act
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created the Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start
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Immigration Act of 1965
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this replaced the national origins system with a new quota system that allowed more people from outside of Europe to settle in the U.S.
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reapportionment
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refers to the way in which states redraw election districts based on the changing number of people in them
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Baker v. Carr
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Supreme Court established the principle of "one person, one vote"
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Economic Opportunity Act
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1.created a training program for youth 2.encouraged poor people to join in public works programs 3.gave underprivileged preschoolers a head start
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Medicare
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intended to provide health insurance for Americans age 65 and over
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Immigration Act of 1965
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ended quotas based on nationality
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a conservative backlash
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one result of Johnson's Great Society initiatives
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Warren Commission
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said Oswald acted alone
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More Determined not to lose
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America reacted to news that the Soviet Union was the first to put a man in space
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Vista
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sometimes called the "domestic Peace Corps" because it organized volunteers to help people in the United States
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Medicaid
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extended health insurance to those on welfare
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Warren Court
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banned prayer in public schools
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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brought the world uncomfortably close to the brink of nuclear war
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Kennedy's New Frontier initiatives included
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1.acceleration of the space program 2.the Peace Corps 3.higher taxes
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Berlin Wall's purpose
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to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
