US History Chapter 17 test – Flashcards
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New Frontier
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President Kennedy set out to implement a legislative agenda that became known as the new frontier.
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Missile Gap
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claimed the US lagged behind the Soviets in weaponry
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Special Olympics
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Kennedy's sister had made a day camp for special needs kids to be physically active and compete (She also was special needs)
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Earl Warren
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Governor of California, to be chief of Justice of the US
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Reapportionment
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The way in which the states draw up political districts based on changes in population
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due Process
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The stages a suspect or criminal goes through while being charged.
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conventional weaponry
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To give the nations military a weaponry program for more flexibility.
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Flexible Response
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if a nation needs help resisting communist movements, the president pushed for build up of troops and conventional weapons.
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Alliance for Progress
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To improve relations between the united states and Latin america, a series of cooperative aid projects with Latin Americas government.
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Peace Corps
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An organization that sent Americas to provide the humanitarian services to less-developed countries.
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Yuri Gargrin
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A soviet astronaut, became first person to orbit earth.
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space race
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refers to the cold war competition over dominance of space exploration capability.
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John Glenn
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Became first american to Orbit earth
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Fidel Castro
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had overthrown the corrupt Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959
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Bay of Pigs (Failed Mission)
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Action exposed an American plot to overthrow a neighbors government, and the outcome made America look disorganized.
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La Brigada
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The CIA secretly trained of group of Cuban Exiles who were known as La Brigada, to invade an island.
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Nikita Krushev
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Soviet premier wanted to stop the flow of Germans pouring out of communist east Germany into West Berlin.
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Berlin Wall
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Stood as visible symbol of the Cold War.
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Abraham Zapruder
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The individual who took the best video of the JFK assassination.
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Lyndon Johnson
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Was president after JFK, pushed a passage of civil rights bull and anti poverty legislation.
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War on Poverty
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Antipoverty Program under president Lyndon Johnson
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VISTA
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Volunteer In Service To America; which essentially was a domestic Peace Corps.
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Barry Goldwater
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Senator of Arizona, known for strong conservatism.
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Great Society
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Main goal was to eliminate poverty, and racial injustice.
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Medicare
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Health care insurance program funded through social security systems
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Medicaid
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Financial health care for welfare recipients who were living below the poverty line.
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Project Head Start
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Administered by the office of Economic opportunity , was for disadvantaged children.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
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the program provided some important benefits to poorer communities and gave political and administrative benefits.
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3 characteristics and who won election with results JFK Richard Nixon
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Catholic, Wealthy, relaxed, Outgoing Formal, stiff in manner, republican. JFK won and had 303 votes and Nixon had 219
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MAPP vs OHIO
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The state courts could not consider evidence obtained in violation of the federal constitution
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GIDEON vs WAINRIGHT
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The court ruled that a defendant in state court had the rights to a layer regarding his/her ability to pay
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ESCOBEDO vs ILLINOIS
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Justices ruled that the suspects must be allowed access to a lawyer and must be told to remain silent before questioned by the police.
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MIRANDA vs ARIZONA
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required authorities to immediately tell suspects about having the right to remain silent and whatever they say can and will be held against them in court
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3 Astronauts in Apollo 11 mission
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Neil Armstrong, Edwin Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
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Name of command and lunar modules
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Columbia and Eagele
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Approximate number of hours the mission lasted
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21 and a half hours to lunar surface.
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5 different experiments while on the moon
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-Studied the soil and the properties -Collected samples of Solar Wind -Detected Lunar earthquakes -Measured distance between moon and Earth -Studied effects of the lunar dust
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How we discovered Cuban Missiles
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American spy plane was taking pictures over the area and you could see them in the pics
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3 pr0mises President Kennedy made to US people after discovery
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To stop delivery of more missiles, Demand existing site be dismantled, and warned if attacked we come at them with full force.
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How long the missile crisis lasted
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6 days
