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35 Cards in this Set
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John F. Kennedy
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Senator from Massachusetts that emerged as the Democratic candidate in the 1960 elections
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Texas senator, became Kennedy's vice president candidate
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Flexible response
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preferring to have 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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program to expand economic aid to Latin America
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Fidel Castro
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rebel leader of an uprising that succeeded in overthrowing the Cuban dictator and established a communist-style dictatorship
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John F. Kennedy
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Senator from Massachusetts that emerged as the Democratic candidate in the 1960 elections
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Texas senator, became Kennedy's vice president candidate
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Flexible response
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preferring to have 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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program to expand economic aid to Latin America
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Fidel Castro
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rebel leader of an uprising that succeeded in overthrowing the Cuban dictator and established a communist-style dictatorship
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Berlin Wall
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wall to separate east and west Germany and biggest 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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to end the testing of nuclear bombs in the atmosphere and underwater
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hot line
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teletype line that enabled the leaders of U.S and Soviet Union to communicate directly during a crisis
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Jacqueline Kennedy
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Kennedy's first lady became very famous
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Donna Shalala
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secreatry of health and human services, inspired by Kennedy
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Robert " Bobby" Kennedy
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JFK's brother and atorny general
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New Frontier
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JFK's agenda became known as this
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Area Redevelopment Act
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a bill to provide financial assistance to economically distressed regions
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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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suspect for the shooting of JFK
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Warren Commission
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commission to investigate the assassination
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War on Poverty
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Johnsons plan to decrease poverty
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Office of Economic Opportunity
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coordinated a series of new antipoverty programs
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Volunteer in Service to America
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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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presidential nominee for the Republicans in the 1964 elections
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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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Great Society
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Johnson's domestic reform program
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Barry Goldwater
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presidential nominee for the Republicans in the 1964 elections
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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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