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30 Cards in this Set
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JFk
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democratic candidate
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Johnson
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texas senator as JFK vice president
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Flexible response
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options in case of international crisis
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Peace Corps
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which 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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wall of gray concrete symbol of the Cold War
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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marked historic turning point in U.S-Soviet Relation
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Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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to end the testing of nuclear weapons
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hot line
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set up between U.S and soviets
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Jacqueline
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first lady Americans most admired
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Donna
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served as secretary of health and human services adm.
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Robert
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younger brother of JFK
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New Frontier
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JFK agenda became known as this
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Redevelopment Act
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a bill to provide financial assistance to economically distressed regions
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Micheal Harrington
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published the Other America a well documented study of poverty in the U.S
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Lee Harvey
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assassinated JFK
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Warren Commission
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spent 10 months reviewing the evidence
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War on Poverty
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sent a bill to congress calling for the creation of the OEO
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OEO
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coordinated a series of new antipoverty programs
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VISTA
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a domestic version of Peace Corps
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Great Society
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domestic reform program was called this
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Barry Goldwater
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a conservative from Arizona
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Medicare
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a national health service program for people over 65
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Medicaid
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a government program that provides health care to the needy
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ESE
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provided 1.3 billion in aid to schools in poor areas
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Public Broadcasting
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a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering educational television programming
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Rachel Carson
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contributed to the environmental movement
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Earl Warren
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the Court Further defined and extended individual rights
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Reynolds v. Sins
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same number of voters to ensure fair representation for all Americans
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