Chapter 29 Flashcards
John Kennedy
Who- President
What- Ran in 1960 against Nixon and won. Wanted to reduce tariffs and have tax cuts
Where- USA
When- 1960
Why- Was young and Catholic so many people didn’t want him to win. He barely won the election
New Frontier
Who- JFK
What- Called for reforms, including tax cuts and reduction in tariffs
Where- USA
When- 1960
Why- JFK’s running promise was that he would get the New Frontier deal going
Great Society
Who- Andrew Johnson
What- A refrom program created by Johnson that was similar to the New Frontier
Where- USA
When- 1963-1966
Why- Due to JFK’s death people were a lot more open to reform as well as there was lobbying in congress that helped his acts pass
Medicaid
Who- Johnson
What- Extended federal medical assistance to welfare recipients and other indigent people of all ages.
Where- USA
When- 1966
Why- Progressive reforms and medicare only helping old people so this helped all people
Medicare
Who- Johnson
What- A program to provide federal aid to the elderly for medical expenses.
Where- USA
When- 1960’s
Why- People debated over if the gov should do this because they believed that they shouldn’t make the government pay for someone’s health, but rather they should pay themselves.
Freedom Rides
Who- Anti-Segregation and gov Activists
What- Traveling by bus throughout the South, they tried to force the desegregation of bus stations.
Where- SouthernUSA
When- 1961
Why- There was an ordered integration by the prez and this was one way to make sure it happened.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Who- African American college students
What- Organized sit-ins and peaceful protests to keep the spirit of resistance alive
Where- Greensboro, North Carolina
When- 1960
Why- Civil Rights Activists who wanted their rights and wanted to help in the movement
Freedom Summer
Who- Civil Right Activists
What- The campaign to allow African Americans to vote
Where- USA
When- 1964
Why- Laws in the gov were passed that got rid of segregation and biased hiring toward white people
George Wallace
Who- Racist governor
What- Pro segregationist that prevented integration until the federal gov got involved
Where- Birmingham, Alabama
When- 1962
Why- He was racist and awful. This made him a popular white candidate which is why he was elected governor
March on Washington
Who- Civil Rights Activists, Dr. King Jr
What- Marched down Washington D.C Mall with 200,000 people to gather support for anti-segregation legeslation
Where- Washington D.C
When- August 1963
Why- Segregation was a huge issue in the US and people wanted the laws that would end it to pass.
Black Power
Who- Civil Right Activists
What- Black power could mean many different things. But in all its forms, it suggested a move away from interracial cooperation and toward increased awareness of racial distinctiveness.
Where- USA
When- 1960’s
Why- Disillusioned with the ideal of peaceful change in cooperation with whites, an increasing number of African Americans were „ turning to a new approach to the racial issue
Malcolm X
Who- Civil Rights Activist
What- African American Activist that influenced young fol and didn’t promote violence but promoted self-defense
Where- USA
When- 1960’s
Why- He fought against racism
Bay of Pigs
Who- Kennedy Admin
What- Anti-Castro people were armed by the CIA to start a revolt and possibly overthrow the commie gov. It didn’t work at all
Where- Bay of Pigs, Cuba
When- April 17, 1961
Why- USA didn’t like how close Cuba was with Russia and wanted to get rid of their gov.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Who- Soviets, Kennedy
What- Russia was setting up to put missiles in Cuba and the USA didn’t like that so they set up a quarantine around Cuba and then the Soviet Union was like “I’ll stop if you stop” so then both sides backed down and there was no fighting.
Where- Cuba
When- 1961
Why- Soviet Union was commie and USA didn’t like commies and didn’t like being threatened by missiles at their front door.
Ho Chi Minh
Who- Vietnamese nationalist and political leader
What- He wanted to gain control of Vietnam after WW2 and he eventually did
Where- Vietnam
When- 1941
Why- The US didn’t know whether to side with Vietnam or France but leaned towards siding with France because Truman wanted to promote a strong economic revival for western Europe and from pressure from France and Great Britain
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Who- Johnson
What- The Vietnamese supposedly blew up American ships, so legislation was passed making it so American forces could respond
Where- Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam
When- 1964
Why- This caused conflict in Vietnam between the Veitnamese and the Amricans
Ngo Dinh Diem
Who- Vietnamese political leader
What- US supported his leadership and helped him lead Southern Vietnam. The US later didn’t like his tactics and backed away from supporting him.
Where- Vietnam
When- 1960s
Why- He was killed which put a stop to the US’s plan of having some control in Vietnam
Viet Cong
Who- The NLF
What- An organization closely allied with the North Vietnamese government. It was committed to overthrowing Diem’s “puppet regime” and reuniting the nation.
Where- Vietnam
When- 1959
Why- USA supported the Southern Vietnamese people, so they didn’t like the NLF
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Who- Northern Vietnamese
What- The routes by which North Vietnam soldiers infiltrated the South.
Where- Vietnam
When- 1967
Why- The Northern Vietnamese had gotten all their noticeable buildings bombed. To infiltrate the South without getting bombed, they started making underground trails and bunkers to continue fighting in the war.
Tet Offensive
Who- Northern and Southern Vietnamese
What- The Northern attacked Southern people and massacured a ton of them when they overtook some southern cities
Where- Vietnam
When- January 31, 1968
Why- American people watched this event occur on TV and it raised massive support for American forces in Vietnam
Robert Kennedy
Who- Ran for prez
What- Advocated for the poor, African Americans, and anti war in Vietnam in his running
Where- USA
When- 1968
Why- Him entering the primaries changed the way the polls looked
Richard Nixon
Who- President
What- recognized that many Americans were tired of hearing about their obligations to the poop tired of hearing about the sacrifices necessary to achieve racial justice, tired of judicial reforms that seemed designed to help criminals.
Where- USA
When- 1960
Why- By offering a vision of stability, law and order, government retrenchment, and “peace with honor” in Vietnam, he easily captured the Republican presidential nomination.
