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26 Cards in this Set
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John F. Kennedy
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Democratic Candidate of the 1960 election.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Texas Senator who had failed in his own attempt to obtain the democratic nomination.
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Flexible Response
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Having a number of options in case of 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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Berlin Wall
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Became the most widely recognized symbol of the Cold War.
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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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Signed to end the testing of nuclear bombs in the atmosphere and underwater.
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Hot Line
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Set up between the U.S. and Soviet Union that enabled the leaders of the two countries to communicate directly during a crisis.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
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Presidents young wife who attracted more attention to the Kennedy White House.
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Donna Shalala
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One of many Americans motivated to action by Kennedy's vision.
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Robert Kennedy
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Younger brother of John F. Kennedy who was assigned Attorney General.
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New Frontier
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John F. Kennedy's agenda of managing the economy.
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Area Redevelopment Act
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A bill to provide financial assistance to economically distressed regions that former president Eisenhower had previously vetoed.
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Michael Harrington
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Social activist that published The Other America.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Man who assassinated John F. Kennedy.
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Warren Commission
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Spent 10 months reviewing the evidence of the Kennedy assassination.
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War on Poverty
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Bill sent to Congress calling for the creation of an Office of Economic Opportunity.
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Volunteers in Service to America
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A domestic version of the Peace Corps.
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Great Society
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Johnson's domestic reform program.
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Barry Goldwater
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A conservative from Arizona elected presidential nominee for democrats.
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Medicare
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A national health insurance program for people over age 65.
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Medicaid
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A government program that provides free health care to the needy.
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Passed 1.3 billion dollars in aid to schools in poor areas.
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Robert C. Weaver
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Headed this new department, making him the first African American member of a presidential cabinet.
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