Kip Hacking Chapter 42A Text Assignment The Stormy Sixties, 1960-1968 READ pages 930-945 define the following terms and understand their significance: 1.)Robert Kennedy-former Attorney General of the United States, Senator from New York, and assassinated Democratic candidate for the 1968 Presidential election 2.)Peace Corps-a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries.Started by President Kennedy. 3.)Berlin Wall-was a concrete barrier built by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) that completely enclosed the city of West Berlin, separating it from East Germany 4.)Trade Expansion Act (1962)-Legislation granting the President authority to participate in multilateral trade negotiations subsequently known as theKennedy Round,while also amending USescape clauseprocedures and establishing the Trade Adjustment Assistance (T AA) program. The Act also authorized appointment by the President of a Special Representative for Trade Negotiations 5.)Special Forces-a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting 6.)Viet Cong-was a political organization and army inSouth VietnamandCambodiathat fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during theVietnam War (1959- 1975). It had bothguerrillaand regular army units, as well as a network ofcadreswho organized peasants in the territory it controlled 7.)Alliance for Progress-initiated byU.S.PresidentJohn F. Kennedyin 1961 aimed to establish economic cooperation between North and South America 8.)Bay of Pigs (1961)-was an unsuccessful attempt by a CIA-trained force ofCuban exilesto invade southernCubawith support from US government armed forces, to overthrow the Cuban government ofFidel Castro 9.)Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)-was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba in October 1962, during the Cold War 10.)March on Washington (1963)-was one of the largest demonstrations in support of civil rights and justice for African Americans and other minorities. Led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the gathering at the Lincoln Memorial of over 250,000 civil rights activists and ordinary citizens made clear the pressing need for legislation to overcome discrimination and make the law serve all people equally. Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech became the rallying cry in the struggle for civil rights 11.)Lee Harvey Oswald-United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy 12.)Jack Ruby- He killed Lee Harvey Oswald, who killed JFK. 13.)Great Society- 14.)Barry Goldwater- 15.)Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964)- 16.)Medicare- 17.)National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities- 18.)Project Head Start- 19.)Civil Rights Act of 1964- 20.)Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964)- 21.)Voting Rights Act of 1965- 22.)Malcom X- 1.)
