![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/220299487.jpg)
New Frontier-
President Kennedy's domestic policy agenda that quickened patriotic pulses across the United States.
President Kennedy's domestic policy agenda that quickened patriotic pulses across the United States.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/536654357.jpg)
Peace Corps-
Kennedy's action of bringing a warm heart, with an army of idealistic and mostly youthful volunteers to bring American skills to underdeveloped countries.
Kennedy's action of bringing a warm heart, with an army of idealistic and mostly youthful volunteers to bring American skills to underdeveloped countries.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/685975077.jpg)
Apollo-
The space team in which Neil, Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin attended in, when the first man stepped on the moon.
The space team in which Neil, Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin attended in, when the first man stepped on the moon.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/651969779.jpg)
Berlin Wall-
Constructed in August 1961, which was designed to plug the heavy population drain from East Germany to West Germany through the Berlin funnel.
Constructed in August 1961, which was designed to plug the heavy population drain from East Germany to West Germany through the Berlin funnel.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/433151621.jpg)
European Economic Community-
Free trade area that late evolved into the European Union.
Free trade area that late evolved into the European Union.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/223874196.jpg)
Bay of Pigs Invasion-
Plot to overthrow Fidel Castro by training Cuban exiles to invade and supported them with American air power, however the mission failed.
Plot to overthrow Fidel Castro by training Cuban exiles to invade and supported them with American air power, however the mission failed.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/512646827.jpg)
Cuban Missile Crisis-
Standoff between Kennedy and Khrushchev in October 1962, over the Soviet's plans to install nuclear weapons in Cuba.
Standoff between Kennedy and Khrushchev in October 1962, over the Soviet's plans to install nuclear weapons in Cuba.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/221554287.jpg)
Freedom Riders-
Mixed race groups who rode interstate buses into the South to draw attention to and portest ravial segregation in 1961.
Mixed race groups who rode interstate buses into the South to draw attention to and portest ravial segregation in 1961.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/107885676.jpg)
Voter Education Project-
An effort by the SNCC and other civil rights groups to register the South's African Americans.
An effort by the SNCC and other civil rights groups to register the South's African Americans.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/349335929.jpg)
March on Washington-
Led by Martin Luther King Jr, leading more than 200,000 black and white demonstrators on a peaceful March on Washington, in support of the proposed legislation.
Led by Martin Luther King Jr, leading more than 200,000 black and white demonstrators on a peaceful March on Washington, in support of the proposed legislation.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/165023444.gif)
Civil Rights Act of 1964-
Passed by Congress in 1964, as it banned racial discrimination in most private facilities open to the public and strengthened the federal government's power to end segregation in schools and other public areas.
Passed by Congress in 1964, as it banned racial discrimination in most private facilities open to the public and strengthened the federal government's power to end segregation in schools and other public areas.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/618422096.jpg)
Affirmative Action-
Johnson issued an executive order requiring all federal contractors to take affirmative action against discrimination once he was aware of the destruction.
Johnson issued an executive order requiring all federal contractors to take affirmative action against discrimination once he was aware of the destruction.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/520546585.jpg)
Great Society-
Johnson's domestic program that consisted of a set of New Dealish economic and welfare measures aimed at transforming the American way of life.
Johnson's domestic program that consisted of a set of New Dealish economic and welfare measures aimed at transforming the American way of life.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/632552499.jpg)
Freedom Summer-
A massive voter-registration drive in Mississippi during 1964, singing "We Shall Overcome", setting out to soothe generations of white anxieties and black fears.
A massive voter-registration drive in Mississippi during 1964, singing "We Shall Overcome", setting out to soothe generations of white anxieties and black fears.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/239553045.jpg)
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party-
Political party organized by civil rights activists to challenge Mississippi's delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
Political party organized by civil rights activists to challenge Mississippi's delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/300037254.jpg)
Voting Rights Act of 1965-
Signed into law on August 6, as it outlawed literacy tests and sent federal registrars into several southern states.
Signed into law on August 6, as it outlawed literacy tests and sent federal registrars into several southern states.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/751412980.jpg)
Black Panther Party-
Organization of armed black militants formed in Oakland, California in 1969.
Organization of armed black militants formed in Oakland, California in 1969.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/424415308.jpg)
Black Power-
A slogan to describe a broad-front effort to exercise the political and economic rights gained by the civil rights movement and to speed the integration of American society.
A slogan to describe a broad-front effort to exercise the political and economic rights gained by the civil rights movement and to speed the integration of American society.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/512181708.jpg)
Six-Day War-
Military conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors, as the war ended with a Israelite victory and territorial expansion.
Military conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors, as the war ended with a Israelite victory and territorial expansion.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/679786941.jpg)
Stonewall Rebellion-
Uprising in support of equal rights for gay people, ignited by an assault by a police office in a gay bar in New York.
Uprising in support of equal rights for gay people, ignited by an assault by a police office in a gay bar in New York.
![Picture](/uploads/2/5/3/1/25311067/755459271.jpg)
Students for a Democratic Society-
Launched in youthful idealism, forefront of the antipoverty and antiwar campaigns during the 1960s.
Launched in youthful idealism, forefront of the antipoverty and antiwar campaigns during the 1960s.