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THE NEW FRONTIER &THE GREAT SOCIETY
In this chapter you will learn about President John F. Kennedy’s New Frontier and President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society.
LEARNING GOALS
Objectives
• Discuss the foreign policy challenges that President Kennedy faced.
• Evaluate President Kennedy’s success in enacting his New Frontier programs.
• Describe President Johnson’s Great Society.
Essential Questions
• What were the achievements and challenges of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations?
KENNEDY & THE COLD WAR• JFK
• Elected president in 1960 defeating Nixon.
• Fidel Castro• Communist revolutionary that became
dictator of Cuba in 1961.
• Bay of Pigs• CIA trained Cuban refugees attempted to
overthrow Castro but were defeated.
• Cuban Missile Crisis• Soviet Union sent nuclear bombs to Cuba
so U.S. blockaded the island.
• Berlin Wall• Concrete wall topped with barbed wire
that separated East & West Berlin.
THE NEW FRONTIER & TRAGEDY
• Mandate• Clear indication voters approve of a plan.
• Peace Corps• Volunteer assistance program in developing
nations in Asia, Africa, & Latin America.
• Space Race• Soviets send first man & satellite into space.• NASA created to get first man on the moon.
• 07/20/1969: Neil Armstrong lands on the moon.
• November 22, 1963• JFK shot in Dallas, TX by Lee Harvey Oswald• Oswald shot by Jack Ruby before trial.• Lots of Conspiracy theories.
THE GREAT SOCIETY
• Economic Opportunity Act• 1964 law that provided funds for youth, antipoverty,
small-business, and job training programs.
• Medicare & Medicaid• Provided health insurance for the elderly and poor.
• Immigration Act of 1965• Increased the number of immigrants allowed into
the U.S.
• Warren Court• Banned school prayer and banned state-required
loyalty oaths.
• Reapportionment• How states redraw voting districts after population
changes.
• ______ 1. He accepted Soviet aid for Cuba. • ______ 2. This involved an invasion of Cuba. • ______ 3. This separated East Germany from West Germany.• ______ 4. He was arrested for the assassination of JFK.• ______ 5. This is a volunteer organization to help developing
countries.• ______ 6. This banned prayer in public schools and brought about
change in federal and state reapportionment and the criminal justice system.• ______ 7. These provided free or low-cost medical insurance to
welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and older.• ______ 8. This replaced the national origins system with a new
quota system that allowed more people from outside of Europe to settle in the United States.