The Kennedy and Johnson Years (1960-1968)
TIlE NEw FRoNriER
THE
GIDEA
As President, John F.
Kennedy worked to
improve the economy
and battle poverty.
Kennedy was
assassinated in 1963.
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The Space Program
MAY 1961
MAY 1961
Kennedy declares goal
of landing a man on
the moon before the
end of the decade.
Alan Shepard becomes
the first American to
travel in space.
FEBRUARY 1962
John Glenn becomes
the first American to
orbit the earth.
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part of NASA’s Mercury
Program, seven test pilots are
chosen to train as astronauts.
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JULY 1969
American Neil
Armstrong becomes
first person to set
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The New Frontier
A. As You READ
As you read Section 1, rewrite each sentence below to make it correct.
1. Democrat John F. Kennedy won the election of 1960 in a landslide.
2. The Kennedy administration seemed to lack the energy needed to move the
country forward._____________________________________________________
3. The New Frontier promoted more freedom for big business and less attention
to the needs of the poor and minorities.
4. Most of President Kennedy’s bold initiatives became law.
5. Kennedy refused to support NASA’s goal of sending a person into space.
6. The Warren Commission declared that the Kennedy assassination was part of
a larger conspiracy.
B. REVIEWING KEY TERMS
Answer each of the following questions.
7. Why did Kennedy lack a mandate to push his measures through Congress?
8. What were the key elements of the New Frontier?
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9. Why was the Warren Commission needed?
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Tiii GREAT SocIETY
THE
OIDEA
With his Great Society
program, President
Johnson created new
government programs
to battle poverty and
improve education and
health care.
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The Warren Court
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Ruling: Evidence seized illegally
cannot be used in a trial,
Ruling: Suspects who cannot
afford a lawyer have the right to
free legal aid.
Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Ruling: Individuals accused of a
crime must be given access to an
attorney while being questioned.
Ruling: Police must inform accused
persons of their rights before
questioning them.
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The Great Society
A. As You
READ
As you read Section 2, fill in the missing information in the chart below.
THE GREAT SocIETY
Program or Legislation
Description
revived prosperity and decreased
unemployment
1.
Economic Opportunity Act
2.
Elementary and Secondary
Education Act
3.
4.
provided health care for the elderly
Medicaid
5.
6.
replaced quotas with more flexible limits
Criticisms
7.
8.
9.
B.
REvIEwING KEY TERMS
Define or identify each of the following terms.
10. Great Society
11. Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
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12. Miranda rule_
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FOREIGN PoLicY IN THE
EARLY 1960s
THE
OIDEA
Kennedy’s presidency
was filled with
ambitious
international programs
and dangerous cold
war crises.
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Kennedys Foreign Policy Goals
1961
GOALS:
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Alliance for Progress
Provides money for economic develop
ment and social reform throughout
Latin America
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Sends volunteers around the world to
help developing nations
1961
• Reduce risk of nuclear war
• Encourage countries to ally
themselves with United States
Peace Corps established
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Limited Test Ban Treaty
United States and Soviet Union agree
to ban above-ground nuclear testing
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Foreign Policy in the Early 1960s
A.
A5Y0uREAD
As you read Section 3, fill in the missing information in the chart below.
FoREIGN POLICY IN THE EARLY 1960s
ACTION
GOAL
RESULT
Kennedy supported an
invasion of the Bay of Pigs
1. to encourage the Cuban
people to overthrow
Fidel Castro
2.
Kennedy met with Soviet
leader Nikita Khrushchev
in June 1961
3.
4.
Kennedy authorized a
naval quarantine
around Cuba
5.
6.
Kennedy established the
Alliance for Progress
7.
8.
Johnson sent 22,000
marines to the
Dominican Republic
9.
10.
B.
REVIEWING KEY TERMS
Identify each of the following terms.
11. Berlin Wall
12. Cuban Missile Crisis
13. Limited Test Ban Treaty
14. Peace Corps
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