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John F. Kennedy
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Democratic candidate
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Failed in his own attempt to attain the Democratic nomination
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Flexible Response
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The preference to have a number of options in case of an international crisis
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Peace Corps
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Sent American volunteers to work for two years in developing countries
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Alliance for Progress
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Offered billions of dollars in aid to participating countries
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Fidel Castro
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Led an uprising that succeeded in overthrowing the Cuban dictator
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Cuban missile crisis
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Marked a historic turning point in U.S.-Soviet relations
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Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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banned testing of nuclear bombs in the atmosphere and underwater
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