Kennedy Flashcards
Mandate
- authorization given by political electorate to its representative
- Kennedy lacked mandate because he barely won election = hard time passing legislation
Berlin Wall
- East Germans flee to West Berlin
- East German build a wall around West Berlin to stop flow of people moving to West Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
- New leader of Soviet Union
- Over powered Kennedy in Berlin and spread communism to Cuba
Bay of Pigs
- Kennedy gives approval to overthrow Castro
- 1800 cuban exiles ,trained by CIA, invade Cuba
- Plan fails
Missile Crisis
- Soviet Union installs missiles in Cuba
- Kennedy blockages Cuba
- Pushes world to nuclear destruction
- Khrushchev removes missiles
- Leads to Khrushchev downfall
Fidel Castro
Communist leader of Cuba
New Frontier
Concrete goals to:
- increase aid in education •promote equality
- make cities more livable
Peace Corps
Created by JFK
- recruits young volunteers to serve for the cause of peace by living/working in developing countries
-Devoted to world peace/friendship. Also helps spread democracy
Robert Kennedy
- US attorney general
- Park of JFK’s cabinet
NASA/Race to Moon
- Soviet union sends 1st man to space
- NASA sends 1st American into orbit
Warren Commission
LBJ appoints committee to investigate assassination of JFK
Lee Harvey Oswald
- Assassinated JFK
- Was assassinated in transition
Lyndon Johnson
- “Great Society”
- Civil Rights Bill: Banned racial discrimination
- Created medicare
- Increased environmental protection
- Increased gov. aid in education,arts and urban/rural development
Blockage
After finding out about missiles in Cuba US blockages Cuba to stop from further development
Great Society
- War on poverty
- Helped millions rise above poverty
- Main goal : eliminate poverty + racial injustice
What programs did JFK promote that had a significant impact on America?
- Expansed NASA: in order to beat Russians in space race
- Built up defense system : kept US safe + boosted economy
- Extended social security : helped communities out of long term unemployment
How did the Kennedy administration address threats from Soviet union?
- Bays of Pigs : unsuccessful, reveals US involvement, makes Kennedy look foolish
- Missile: blockade Soviet ships with nuclear supplies, successful, Khrushchev removes missiles
what was the significance and results of the Cuban missile crisis?
- Pushed the world to brink of nuclear destruction
- Results: Khrushchev removes missiles from Cuba. Helped leads to Khrushchev downfall
What was the “Great Society” and what programs did it include?
Great society: helped Americans rise above poverty
- Civil Rights Bill: banned racial discrimination
-Created Medicare
– Increased government aid in education, arts, rural/urban development
What is the legacy of JFK?
– Work with Cuban/Soviets through Cold War
– Assassination in Dallas
- First time something like that was aired on TV. Everyone thought of him as a movie star = Country heartbroken
