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30 Cards in this Set
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John F. Kennedy
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senator of massachusetts eventually emergyed as democratic candidate
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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who had failed in his own attempt to obtain democratic nomination
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flexible response
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number of options in case of international crises
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peace corps
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sent american volunteers to work for 2 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 dicator
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berlin wall
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most widely recognized symbol of cold war
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cuban missile crisis
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marked historic turning point in us soviet relations
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limited nuclear test ban treaty
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to end the testing of nuclear bombs in atmosphere and underwater
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hot line
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also set up between us and soviet union enabled the leaders of two countries to communicate directly during a crisis
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Jacqueline Kennedy
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JFK wife contributed to glamour and mystique surrounded the Kennedy White House
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Donna Shalala
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motivated by Kennedys vision served as secretary of health and human services
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Robert Kennedy
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younger brother of JFK graduated from law school never practiced law
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New Frontier
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JFK spoke of new frontier during presidential campaign so his agenda became know as the new frontier
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Area Redevelopment Act
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ara 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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published the other america which was a well-socumented study of poverty in US
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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arrested as a suspect of shooting Kennedy
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Warren Commision
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spent 10 months reviewing the evidence of assassinations
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War on Poverty
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Jan 8 1964 president Kennedy declares unconditional war on poverty in america
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Office of Economic Opportunity
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johnson sent to Congress bill calling for the creation of OEO coordinated a series of new antipoverty programs
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volunteers in service to america
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a domestic version of peace corps
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Great Society
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Johnsons domestic reform program shared vision in may 1964 speech at university of michigan
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Barry Goldwater
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conservative from arizona was presidential nominee for the republicans
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Medicare
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national health insurance program for people over 65f
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Medicaid
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government program that provides free health care to the needy
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Elementary and secondary education act
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provided $$1.3 billion in aid ot schools in poor areas
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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nonprofit organization dedicated to offering educational tv programs
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Rachel Carson
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contributed to environmental movement
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Earl Warren
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chief justice
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Reynolds v. Sims
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court further extended equality in the voting booth by the one person one vote principle
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