The 1960's
By: Alissa Coyle
John F. Kennedy
Poverty Abroad
Segregation
Space Race
By 1960, the United States was in recession. With this, Kennedy had a plan. JFK and his team pushed for the use of deficit spending. The Department of Defense received a 20 percent increased budget for new weapons and an expansion of the armed services. Congress also approved a package that increased the minimum wage $1.25 an hour, extended unemployment insurance, and provided assistance to cities with high unemployment.
Addressing Domestic Problems
Most people in America didn't realize all that was actually going on around them and that there were a lot of people in poverty in America. Kennedy realized that he needed to start focusing on the poverty issues in America instead of on other countries. By doing so, he started making bills and proposals.
Why was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Civil Rights Act
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Head Start
Miranda vs. Arizona
He was getting his confession put against him in court because he had made that confession all because he didn't know of all his rights. I feel like the whole situation is similar to civil rights because he was getting treated a certain way and because he was just making a confession they weren't going to stop him from it because he was admitting that he was guilty.