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23 Cards in this Set
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John F. Kennedy
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Democratic candidate from Massachusetts,
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Failed in his own attempt to obtain the Democratic nomination
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Flexible response
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Strategy adopted by the Kennedy administration of keeping a range of options open for dealing with international crises
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Peace corps
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Program begun by President John Kennedy to send volunteers to work in developing nations for two years
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Alliance for Progress
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President kennedys program sending economic aid to Latin America, designed to encourage democratic reforms and to promote capitalism
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Fidel castro
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Rebel leader led an uprising that succeeded in overthrowing the Cuban dictator
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Berlin wall
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Most recognized symbol of the cold war
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Cuban missile crisis
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Standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union in which the Soviets agreed to remove missiles from Cuba if the United States promisec not to invade the island; followed by an easing of Cold War tensions
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Limited nuclear ban treaty
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Agreement signed bu US president Kennedy and Sobiet Leader Nikita Khrushchev, ended aboveground testing of new nuclear weapons
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Hot line
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Teletype connection between the United States and the Soviet Union that allowed leaders to communicate directly during a crisis
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Jacqueline Kennedy
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President kennedys young attractive wife contributed to the glamour and mystique that surrounded thr 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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Robert Kennedy
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Kennedys younger brother was selected for the position of attourney general
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New frontier
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President Kennedys domestic agenda
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Area redevelopment act
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Law passed in 1961 that provided financial assistance to economically distressed regions
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Michael harrington
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Social activist published the other America
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Lee harvey Oswald
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Warren Commission
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War on Poverty
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Office of economic opportunity
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