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29 Cards in this Set
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John f kennedy
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Emerged as the democratic republican
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Lyndon b johnson
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Texas senator
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Flexible response
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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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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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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 us and soviet union
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Jacqueline kennedy
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Contributed to the glamour and mystique that surrounded the kennedy white house
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Donna shalala
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One of the many americans motivated to action by kennedys vision
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Bobby kennedy
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Attorney general
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New frontier
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Presidential campaign
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Ara
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A bill to provide financial assistance to economically distressed regions
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Michael harrinton
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Published the other america
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Lee harvey oswald
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Assisanated president kennedy
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Warren commission
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Spent ten months reviewing the evidence
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War on poverty
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Unconditional war on poverty in america
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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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Domestic version of the peace corps
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Great society
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Domestic reform program
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Barry goldwater
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Conservative from arizona, presidential nominee
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Medicare
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National health insurance program for people over age 65
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Medicaid
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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 to schools in poor areas
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Robert weaver
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Headed the hud
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Corporation of public broadcasting
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Nonprofit organization dedicated to offering educational television programming
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Rachel carson
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Marine biologist
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Earl warren
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Chief justice
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