Chapter 20 Vocabulary (U.S. History) Crossword
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1) A communication link established in 1963 to allow the leader of the United States and the Soviet Union to contact each other in times of crisis2) A group, headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, that investigated the assassination of president John F. Kennedy and concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was alone responsible for it3) The redrawing of election districts to reflect changes in population4) President Lyndon B. Johnson’s program designed to end poverty and racism7) The 1963 treaty in which the United States and the Soviet Union agreed not to conduct nuclear-weapons tests in the atmosphere10) President John F. Kennedy’s legislative program, which included proposals to provide medical care for the elderly, to rebuild blighted urban areas, to aid education, to bolster the national defense, to increase international aid, and expand the space program11) A concrete wall that separated East and West Berlin from 1961-1989, built by the communist East German government to prevent its citizens from fleeing to the west12) A clear indication that the voters approve of his plans 14) Became the 35th president of the United States in January 1961 |
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5) The Supreme Court during the period when Earl Warren was chief justice, noted for its activism in the areas of civil rights and free speech6) A policy, developed during Kennedy administration, that involved preparing for a variety of military responses to international crises rather than focusing on the use of nuclear weapons8) A law enacted in 1964, that provided funds for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small-business loans, and job training9) A law that increased the number of immigrants allowed to settle in the United States; End quota laws established in the 1920s13) An agency established in 1961 to provide volunteer assistance to developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America15) JFK's Vice President, senator from Texas 16) A revolutionary leader who was the reason president Eisenhower cut off diplomatic relations with Cuba. He openly declared himself a communist and welcomed aid from the Soviet Union17) A U.S. foreign-aid program of 1960s, providing economic and technical assistance to Latin American countries18) Medicare: provided hospital insurance and low-cost medical insurance for almost every American age 65 or older Medicaid: extended health insurance to welfare recipients |
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