U.S.

History Chapter 15 Study Guide

California Content Standards:
11.8 Students analyze the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War II America
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11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II.
11.11 Students analyze the major social problems and domestic policy issues in contemporary American society.
Terms
1. Missile Gap (15.1)
2. Reapportionment (15.1)
3. Presidetial Comission on the Status of Women (15.1)
4. “One Man One Vote” (15.1)
5. 14th Amendment 15.1)
6. Due Process (15.1)
7. New Frontier (15.1)
8. Brown Vs. the Board of Education (15.1)
9. Reynolds Vs. Sims (15.1)
10. Gideon Vs. Wainwright (15.1)
11. Escobedo vs. Illinois (15.1)
12. Miranda Vs, Arizona (15.1)
13. Flexible Response (15.2)
14. Space Race (15.2)
15. The Bay of Pigs (15.2)
16. The Cuban Missile Crisis (15.2)
17. Peace Corps (15.2)
18. Berlin Wall (15.2)
19. Warren Commission (15.2)
20. Consensus (15.3)
21. War on Poverty (15.3)
22. VISTA (15.3)
23. Great Society (15.3)
24. Medicare (15.3)
25. Medicaid (15.3)
26. Head Start (15.3)

People
1. John F. Kennedy (15.1)
2. Earl Warren (15.1)
3. Lee Harvey Oswald (15.2)
4. Jack Ruby (15.2)
5. Lyndon B. Johnson (15.3)
6. Robert Weaver (15.3)

Questions
1. Evaluate Kennedy’s agenda and analyze why Congress did not support his proposals. (15.1)
2. Analyze how the cold war influenced foreign aid and the space program. (15.2)
3. Explain what inspired President Johnson’ Great Society Programs and evaluate their effectiveness
(15.3)