*This week, we will begin geography discussions about the US in the 1960s. No vocab for the week.
Welcome to Geography: Students will be learning about the 1960s this year. Our focus in geography is to teach students the vocabulary that they will be learning throughout the year. The vocabulary words will include all words from all subjects, the students will receive and learn 10 vocab words each week. At the end of the week, the students will be quizzed on those 10 words. The words for each week will be posted here for parents and students to see.
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- Lee Harvey Oswald: Oswald assassinated President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, only to have himself be killed two days later.
- “Johnson Treatment”: President Johnson used a mix of charm, intimidation, his tall stature, and a willingness to get in other politicians’ personal space to maximum effect in one-on-one conversations. His relentless pursuit rarely failed to deliver the response he wanted.
- 1964 Revenue Act: the law cut income tax rates by an average of about 20 percent, introduced a minimum standard deduction, and lowered corporate tax rates.
- Filibuster: a political tactic in which members who oppose legislation hold off the vote by speaking uninterruptedly on the Senate floor. Opponents of the Civil Rights Act used this tactic, but eventually the historic act passed.
- Civil Rights Act of 1964: The landmark law prohibited segregation in public accommodations and education and prohibited discrimination on account of race, color, gender, or national identity.
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP): SNCC and other civil rights activists formed this integrated party to demonstrate that African Americans in Mississippi wanted to participate politically but were excluded by white southerners in the state’s Democratic Party.
- Food Stamp: Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty expanded food stamps. This was one of the War on Poverty’s few programs that provided direct material assistance to the poor.
- Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO): Led by Sargent Shriver, this agency oversaw most of President Johnson’s War on Poverty.
- Community Action Program: One of the most controversial elements of Johnson’s war on poverty, this initiative aided the poor in securing local and state support services under the principle of “maximum feasible participation”.
- Head Start: This Great Society program offered daycare opportunities for predominantly African American urban residents to boost children’s educational prospects and free parents for employment.