Vocabulary

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Chapter 20

• Vocabulary

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• John F. Kennedy- 35th president of the United
  States.
• Flexible response- policy of using nonnuclear
  weapons to fight a war.
• Fidel Castro- ruler of Cuba.
• Berlin Wall- barrier built to keep the East
  Germans from fleeing to West Berlin.
• Hot line- direct phone line between the White
  House and the Kremlin.
• Limited Test Ban Treaty- treaty that barred
  nuclear testing in the atmosphere.
• New Frontier- name given to Kennedys domestic
  program.
• Mandate- overwhelming show of support by voters

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• Peace Corps- a program that enlisted volunteers
  to help in poor countries.
• Alliance For Progress- program that supplied aid
  to Latin America.
• Warren Commission- the body that investigated the
  assassination of President Kennedy.
• Lyndon Baines Johnson- 36th president of the
  United States.
• Economic Opportunity Act- act that created
  numerous antipoverty measures.
• Great Society- name given to Johnsons domestic
  agenda.
• Medicare and Medicaid- health benefits for the
  elderly and the poor.

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• Immigration Act of 1965- established a new
  immigration system that allowed more immigrants
  into the U.S.
• Warren Court- the Supreme Court under Chief
  Justice Earl Warren.
• Reapportionment- the way in which states redraw
  their election districts.
• Abroad- outside of ones own country.
• Conspiracy- an agreement between 2 or more people
  to perform an illegal or evil act.
• Conventional- using other means other than
  nuclear weapons or energy traditional
• Disillusioned- let down or disappointed.

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• Promote- to contribute to the progress or growth
  of.
• Recession- temporary decline in the economic
  activity of the country.
• segregation- separation, including by race.