Era of Social Change Flashcards
After investigating the assassination of JFK, the Warren Commission concluded that
Lee Harvey Oswald Acted Alone
the Economic Opportunity Act did all of the following except:
offer foreign aid to Latin American countries
President Kennedy’s program which gave economic aid to Latin America
Alliance for Progress
John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for president in 1960, was a senator from
Massachusetts
Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as
Attorney General
haven for younger people seeking an alternative to the straight world in 1965. was located in San Francisco
Haight-Ashbury
The members of the counterculture movement were mostly
white, middle-class, youths
Nuclear power plant in Harrisburg, Penn. which failed, causing radiation to be admitted in the air
Three Mile Island
Conservatives placed the blame for the increasing permissiveness in society on
campus rebels and counterculture
Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs
minorities and the poor
Lyndon Baines Johnson, who became president when Kennedy was assassinated was,
an experienced polotician
A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older
medicare
Woodstock festival is best described as
multi-band music festival in NY state with an unexpected high attendance
what was on result of Johnson’s Great Society initiatives?
a conservative backlash
a popular british band has an enormous influence on popular music in the 1960’s
the Beatles
committee that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy
Warren Commission
Decisions of the Warren Commission were
praised by liberals
A decisive factor in the election of 1960 was the television coverage of the Eisenhower endorsement
false; kennedy/nixon debates
Higher taxes were a result of Kennedy’s New frontier initiatives
False
to win an election by a large convincing margin which gives president political clout when taking office
Mandate
the campaign program advocated by JFK in the 1960 election. He promised to revitalize the stagnant economy and enact reform legislation in education, health care, and civil rights
New Frontier
An agency established in 1961 to provide volunteer assistance to developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Peace Corps
a law that provided funds for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small business loans, and job training
Economic Opportunity Act
A federal and state assistance program that pays for healthcare services for people who cannot afford them
medicaid
