1960s America Flashcards
(27 cards)
What does New frontier mean?
JFK’s plan to solve all the problems of America
What does JFK’s say the NF will do?
Any from:-
- Promise to end wars
- provide people with hope and opportunity
- find equality
When was the election between JFK and Richard Nixon?
1960
How many states did JFK win against Richard Nixon?
22 states
Name one reason the JFK’s NF was a failure
Any from:-
- failed to rebuild intercities
- accused of helping civil rights just for the votes
- Did not get on with MLK
- Invasion of Cuba failed
- reduced employment
- spent tax money
- salary lower than men’s
- young people called up for war
- The South were anti-rights
- did not like the interference of the goverment
Name another reason the JFK’s NF was a failure
Any from:-
- failed to rebuild intercities
- accused of helping civil rights just for the votes
- Did not get on with MLK
- Invasion of Cuba failed
- reduced employment
- spent tax money
- salary lower than men’s
- young people called up for war
- The South were anti-rights
- did not like the interference of the goverment
Name one reason the JFK’s NF was a success
- increased minimum wage
- 4.9 billion available in federal grants
- medical help for the elderly
- sent federal troops to stop rioters so black students can go to the university
- GNP went up
- ‘Ma on the moon’
- birth control pill
- Equal Pay Act
- Civil rights act
- ## youngest president
Name another reason the JFK’s NF was a success
- increased minimum wage
- 4.9 billion available in federal grants
- medical help for the elderly
- sent federal troops to stop rioters so black students can go to the university
- GNP went up
- ‘Ma on the moon’
- birth control pill
- Equal Pay Act
- Civil rights act
- ## youngest president
Which President did more than every other president?
Lydon B Johnson
In his first few months, he passed two bills: these?
- civil rights bill
- Voting Rights Act
Name four things that were on the Great Society programme
- operstaio headstart
-minimum wage increases ($1.25-$1.40) - Housing Act founded the law of income housing
- Model cities act
- Vista - Volunteer in service to America
- The elementary and secondary school act
- The Job Corps
_Medicare - Immigration Act ended
- The Wilderness Protection Act saved 9.1 million acres
When was JFK’s assassination?
November 1963
What was the Economic Opportunity Act?
Provided training to youths and recruited volunteers to work and teach in low-income areas
What was Medicare and Medicaid?
Provided medical insurance for the over 65’s and hospital care for the poor
What was the Development Act?
Provided money to replace innercity slums with new homes.
What are some criticisms of LBJ?
- republicans hated the loss of freedoms
- African Americans still live in substandard living conditions
- Vietam war
Who was Betty Friedan?
She wrote “The Feminine Mystique”, which started the feminist movement
What does NOW stand for?
National Organisation for Women
In 1950, how many women worked?
29%
In 1960, how many women worked?
50%
By 1963, how many women were taking the contraceptive pill?
2.3 million
When was the Equal Pay Act?
1963
What did Roe v Wade (1973) do?
Made abortion legal, although it sparked debate
In what year did the Supreme Court rule that contraception should be legally available to unmarried couples similarly to married couples?
1972
