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History Chapter 26

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Baker v Carr (1962) SC declared "one person one vote"; until 1960 rural areas had more political influence than urban areas
Miranda v. Arizona (1966) reading of rights before questioning
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) free counsel to those who could not afford it
Mapp v. Ohio (1961) no use of illegally seized evidence; exclusionary rule
Civil Rights Act outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin by LBJ (1964)
Immigration Act 1965 capped the number of immigrants at 300,000 but removed quotas and the ban on Asian immigration
Economic Opportunity Act (1964) job corps youth training program; neighborhood youth corps; volunteers in service to America (VISTA) - domestic peace corps
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) more than $1 billion for textbook and library materials especially for high poverty rate schools; 1st major federal aid package for education in US History
flexible response increased power in nuclear abilities, strengthening military s ability to fight non-nuclear war; created special forces (green berets); balance of powers with USSR
reapportionment the way states redraw election districts based on changing numbers of people (Baker v Carr 1962)
new frontier Kennedy's vision for the US; "we stand today on the edge of a new frontier"
Great Society LBJ's legislative program that would end poverty and racial injustice; create a higher standard of living, equal opportunity, richer quality of life for all
The Warren Court chief justice Earl Warren; court took activist stance on leading issues of the day
Peace Corps volunteer program in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America; long lasting success; volunteers as agricultural advisors, teachers, health aides
Robert Kennedy attorney General; JFK's brother
Warren Commission chief justice Earl Warren; Court investigated assassination of JFK
Nikita Khrushchev prime minister of Soviet Union
Fidel Castro led Cuba and led a guerrilla movement against Fulgencio Batista 1956-59 to dethrone him; promised to eliminate poverty and dictatorship; took over farm land from US sugar companies; communist and accepted aid from soviets
Bay of Pigs 1500 Cuban exiles landed at Bay of Pigs (supported by US military); Soviets brought everything they could; US had to pay ransom for prisoners
Berlin Wall concrete wall with barbed wire that severed the city in two (East and west Berlin)
Limited Test Ban Treaty after Cuban Missile Crisis, US joined USSR in signing this treaty prohibited nuclear testing in the atmosphere
Barry Goldwater conservative republican in 1964 election who believed that the gov't had no business trying to right social wrongs like poverty and discrimination; said he would use nuclear weapons on Cuba and North Vietnam
Medicare provided hospital insurance and low cost medical insurance for Americans over 65
Alan Shepard May 1961, first American in space in Freedom 7
Yuri Gagarin Soviet astronaut who was first man in space
The Other America book by Michael Harrington, brought the problem of US poverty to national attention
Silent Spring book by Rachel Carson (1962); effects of pesticides on the environment
Medicaid extended healthcare benefits to welfare recipients
Camelot term used to describe Kennedy's presidency
Dean Rusk Kennedy's secretary of state
Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald as he was being transferred between jails before the funeral
Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated JFK
Head Start helped prepare underprivileged preschoolers to catch up for kindergarten
Brown v. Board of Ed Linda Brown; segregated schools are unconstitutional and violate the 14th amendment (1954)
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