1960's Flashcards
New Frontier
nickname given to JFK’s plans for changing the nation
Space Race
the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration
Bay of Pigs
failed attempt of Cuban exiles backed by US to overthrow Cuban socialist gov’t of Castro
Peace Corps
program that trains and sends volunteers to poor nations to serve as educators, healthcare workers, agriculture advisers
young volunteers
encouraged women to volunteer
Alliance for Progress
program to provide economic aid to Latin America
help build schools, hospitals, roads, low-cost houses and power plants
countering influence of Communism
Cuban Missile Crisis
confrontation between US and Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba
Limited Test Ban Treaty
prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in outer space, underwater or in the atmosphere
Special Forces
an elite force within the US Army specializing in guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency
Great Society
term for domestic programs of Johnson administration
Medicare
health care program for people over 65
Medicaid
gov’t program that provides free health care for poor people
VISTA
domestic version of Peace Corps that provided help to poor communities; Volunteers in Service to America
Job Corps
offered work-training programs for unemployed youth
Economic Opportunity Act
an “unconditional war on poverty”
created several anti-poverty programs
Warren Court Decisions
Earl Warren as Chief Justice
ban segregation in the schools
issued other decisions concerning reforms
