Chapter 20 Test

this strategy was intended to broaden America's range of options during international crises, lessoning reliance on Nuclear Weapons

he accepted Soviet aid for Cuba

a program in which the assistance of U.S. volunteers is offered to the developing nations of Asia, Africa, and Latin America

this involved an invasion of Cuba

these provided free or low cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and older

this was a direct communication link set up during Kennedy's presidency

this military strategy would bring an all out war for any missile shot at the U.S.

this separated East Germany from West Germany

banned prayer in public schools and brought about change in federal and state reapportionment and the criminal justice system

offered economic and technical assistance to help Latin American countries improve their living standards

his religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign

he lost the 1960 presidential election

Supreme Court required criminal courts to provide free legal counsel to those who could not afford it

he squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis

Supreme Court ruled that all suspects must be "read their rights" before questioning

Once elected president, Kennedy set out to transform the vision he had outlined in his campaign into a legislative agenda called this

this barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere

John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for President in 1960, was a senator from this state

this provided federal aid to help public and parochial schools purchase textbooks and new library materials

proposed by Kennedy and succeeded

legislative program summed up President Johnson's vision for America

created the Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start

this replaced the national origins system with a new quota system that allowed more people from outside of Europe to settle in the U.S.

refers to the way in which states redraw election districts based on the changing number of people in them

Supreme Court established the principle of "one person, one vote"

1.created a training program for youth 2.encouraged poor people to join in public works programs 3.gave underprivileged preschoolers a head start

intended to provide health insurance for Americans age 65 and over

ended quotas based on nationality

one result of Johnson's Great Society initiatives

said Oswald acted alone

America reacted to news that the Soviet Union was the first to put a man in space

sometimes called the "domestic Peace Corps" because it organized volunteers to help people in the United States

extended health insurance to those on welfare

banned prayer in public schools

brought the world uncomfortably close to the brink of nuclear war

1.acceleration of the space program 2.the Peace Corps 3.higher taxes

to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin