2024 SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
JFK's "Flexible Response" - CORRECT ANSWERS-a defense strategy implemented by
John F. Kennedy which relied on multiple options for responding to the "threat" of
communism, discouraged massive retaliation, and encouraging mutual deterrence
The Bay of the Pigs - CORRECT ANSWERS-unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by exiled
counter-revolutionary Cubans trained by the CIA intending to overthrow the Castro
regime
The Cuban Missile Crisis - CORRECT ANSWERS-1962 crisis between the US and
Cuba when Cuba secretly agreed to house the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons
The 1961 Vienna Summit - CORRECT ANSWERS-meeting between Khrushchev and
Kennedy where numerous issues between the two countries were discussed
The "New Frontier" - CORRECT ANSWERS-a concept mentioned in Kennedy's
acceptance speech where he encouraged space (the new frontier) exploration
The Peace Corps - CORRECT ANSWERS-volunteer group run by the US government
who travel to developing countries across the world and aid in social and economic
development
"Alliance for Progress" - CORRECT ANSWERS-a program launched in 1961 by JFK
loaning greater than $20 billion to Latin American countries in order to promote
democracy and social reforms
The Warren Commission - CORRECT ANSWERS-commission established by
President Lyndon B. Johnson and headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren that
investigated the assassination of Kennedy
The Other America - CORRECT ANSWERS-book written by Michael Harrington in 1962
in order to shed light on the lives of the poor and the issue of poverty
The "Great Society" Key Parts - CORRECT ANSWERS-a group of reforms established
by Lyndon B. Johnson in order to fight poverty
-The Wilderness Protection Act saved forestland from industrial development
-The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided funding to public schools
-The Voting Rights Act banned discriminatory methods used to deny suffrage to African
Americans
-Medicare was created for the elderly
-The National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities used public money to fund artists
and galleries
, -The Immigration Act ended discriminatory quotas based on ethnic origin
-An Omnibus Housing Act provided funds to construct low-income housing
-Stronger Air and Water Quality Acts to fight pollution
-Standards were raised for safety in consumer products
Unsafe at Any Speed - CORRECT ANSWERS-book written by Ralph Nadar in 1965
which condemned the lack of safety features in automobiles
The "Warren Court" (Baker v. Carr; Mapp v. Ohio; Gideon v. Wainwright; Escobedo v.
Illinois; Miranda v. Arizona) - CORRECT ANSWERS->Baker v. Carr- Supreme Court
decided that legislative apportionment (determination of the proportional number of
members each US state sends to the House of Representatives, based on population
figures) was an issue that could be subjected to trial in a court of law and didn't apply
only to cases in which a state was alleged to have violated its own law, but to any case
in which a state may have failed to apportion its districts in an equal fashion that violates
the 14th Amendment
>Mapp v. Ohio- Supreme Court decided that using evidence obtained through unlawful
search and seizure in a case would not be allowed
>Gideon v. Wainwright- Supreme Court decided that any person too poor to hire a
lawyer will not have a fair trial unless a lawyer is provided by the court for them
>Escobedo v. Illinois- Supreme Court decided that any statements obtained by the
suspect where the suspect had not been warned of his right to remain silent, and who
had requested and been denied an opportunity to consult with his lawyer were unable to
be used against them
>Miranda v. Arizona- Supreme Court decided that a suspect who underwent
interrogation and was not told of his 5th Amendment rights or given the option for an
attorney could not have evidence obtained from the interrogation used against him
unless the prosecution could prove that all warnings were given but waived knowingly
by the suspect
Silent Spring - CORRECT ANSWERS-book written by Rachel Carson in 1962 and
exposed the hazards of the pesticide DDT and helped set the foundation of the
environmental movement
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - CORRECT ANSWERS-a 1954 case where
the Supreme Court decided "separate but equal" facilities are inherently unequal and
violate the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment; the Court reasoned that the
segregation of public education based on race instilled a sense of inferiority that had a
hugely detrimental effect on the education and personal growth of African American
children
Emmett Till - CORRECT ANSWERS-14-year-old boy lynched in Mississippi in 1955
after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store. He
became an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and inspired many to join the movement.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
JFK's "Flexible Response" - CORRECT ANSWERS-a defense strategy implemented by
John F. Kennedy which relied on multiple options for responding to the "threat" of
communism, discouraged massive retaliation, and encouraging mutual deterrence
The Bay of the Pigs - CORRECT ANSWERS-unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by exiled
counter-revolutionary Cubans trained by the CIA intending to overthrow the Castro
regime
The Cuban Missile Crisis - CORRECT ANSWERS-1962 crisis between the US and
Cuba when Cuba secretly agreed to house the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons
The 1961 Vienna Summit - CORRECT ANSWERS-meeting between Khrushchev and
Kennedy where numerous issues between the two countries were discussed
The "New Frontier" - CORRECT ANSWERS-a concept mentioned in Kennedy's
acceptance speech where he encouraged space (the new frontier) exploration
The Peace Corps - CORRECT ANSWERS-volunteer group run by the US government
who travel to developing countries across the world and aid in social and economic
development
"Alliance for Progress" - CORRECT ANSWERS-a program launched in 1961 by JFK
loaning greater than $20 billion to Latin American countries in order to promote
democracy and social reforms
The Warren Commission - CORRECT ANSWERS-commission established by
President Lyndon B. Johnson and headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren that
investigated the assassination of Kennedy
The Other America - CORRECT ANSWERS-book written by Michael Harrington in 1962
in order to shed light on the lives of the poor and the issue of poverty
The "Great Society" Key Parts - CORRECT ANSWERS-a group of reforms established
by Lyndon B. Johnson in order to fight poverty
-The Wilderness Protection Act saved forestland from industrial development
-The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided funding to public schools
-The Voting Rights Act banned discriminatory methods used to deny suffrage to African
Americans
-Medicare was created for the elderly
-The National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities used public money to fund artists
and galleries
, -The Immigration Act ended discriminatory quotas based on ethnic origin
-An Omnibus Housing Act provided funds to construct low-income housing
-Stronger Air and Water Quality Acts to fight pollution
-Standards were raised for safety in consumer products
Unsafe at Any Speed - CORRECT ANSWERS-book written by Ralph Nadar in 1965
which condemned the lack of safety features in automobiles
The "Warren Court" (Baker v. Carr; Mapp v. Ohio; Gideon v. Wainwright; Escobedo v.
Illinois; Miranda v. Arizona) - CORRECT ANSWERS->Baker v. Carr- Supreme Court
decided that legislative apportionment (determination of the proportional number of
members each US state sends to the House of Representatives, based on population
figures) was an issue that could be subjected to trial in a court of law and didn't apply
only to cases in which a state was alleged to have violated its own law, but to any case
in which a state may have failed to apportion its districts in an equal fashion that violates
the 14th Amendment
>Mapp v. Ohio- Supreme Court decided that using evidence obtained through unlawful
search and seizure in a case would not be allowed
>Gideon v. Wainwright- Supreme Court decided that any person too poor to hire a
lawyer will not have a fair trial unless a lawyer is provided by the court for them
>Escobedo v. Illinois- Supreme Court decided that any statements obtained by the
suspect where the suspect had not been warned of his right to remain silent, and who
had requested and been denied an opportunity to consult with his lawyer were unable to
be used against them
>Miranda v. Arizona- Supreme Court decided that a suspect who underwent
interrogation and was not told of his 5th Amendment rights or given the option for an
attorney could not have evidence obtained from the interrogation used against him
unless the prosecution could prove that all warnings were given but waived knowingly
by the suspect
Silent Spring - CORRECT ANSWERS-book written by Rachel Carson in 1962 and
exposed the hazards of the pesticide DDT and helped set the foundation of the
environmental movement
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - CORRECT ANSWERS-a 1954 case where
the Supreme Court decided "separate but equal" facilities are inherently unequal and
violate the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment; the Court reasoned that the
segregation of public education based on race instilled a sense of inferiority that had a
hugely detrimental effect on the education and personal growth of African American
children
Emmett Till - CORRECT ANSWERS-14-year-old boy lynched in Mississippi in 1955
after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store. He
became an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and inspired many to join the movement.
