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Kennedy's foreign policy
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Followed cold war policies, nuclear arms buildup, block communist expansion
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Flexible response
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Have various options in case of int'l crises (not solely nuclear weapons), combat communism
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Peace corps
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Sent American volunteers tonwirk for two years in developing countries
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Alliance for progress
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Expanded economic aid to Latin america, billions of dollars, countries had to implement democ/capitalism, failure- not enough money
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Berlin crisis
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Khrushchev issued ultimatum- west must recognize sovereignty of east Berlin, Kennedy- sent more troops, Berlin wall built to stop ppl from leavin east Berlin
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Area redevelopment act
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Law that provided financial assistance go economically distressed regions
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Jfk's cabinet
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Attorney general- Robert Kennedy, closest adviser, took a stand on tough issues
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Jfk's new frontier program
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Managing economy, increase in gov't spending, keep inflation down, help disadvantaged
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Kennedy and congress
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Little cooperation, southern dems/conservative repubs opposes him
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VISTA
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Volunteers in service to America, domestic version of peace corps, education, etc for low income fams
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Rachel Carson
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Wrote silent spring- marine bio, environmental movement, impact of DDT on wildlife
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MLK & non violent protest
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Non violent resistance, ghandi. SCLC, SNCC, lunch counter sit INS, Montgomery bus boycotts, marches
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SCLC
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Souther Christian leadership council, church based, aa group, non violent resistance
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SNCC
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Student nonviolent coordinating committee, aa and white students
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CORE
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Congress of racial equality, north based civil rights group, non violent protests against racial discrim
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Lunch counter sit INS
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Students from SNCC sat at white counters, didn't move, arrested, nashville
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James Meredith
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Wanted to go to universty of Mississippi, aa, governor didn't approve, went, harassed, transferred
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Results of non violent protests
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Massive arrests slowed movement, violence- good press for movement, Birmingham becomes focus
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March on Washington
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Build support for movement, I have a dream speech
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Civil rights act of 1964
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Banned discrim in employment on basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin
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freedom summer 1964
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campaign to register AA voters in MS during summer 64, workers murdered, ppl scared, not many registered
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24th amendment
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banned payment of poll taxes as condition for voting in fed elections, not state
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voting rights act of 1965
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put entire registration process under federal control
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Malcolm X
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leader of nation of islam, minister, criminal, pilgrimage to mecca- changed beliefs
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Malcolm and MLK differ
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x- separatism, violent means
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Malcolm X's transformation
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pilgrimage to mecca- greater acceptance of universal humanity of all races, unity among ppl
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Black Power Movement
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called for black separatism, racial pride, interest in African culture
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Black Panther Party
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fight for black freedom to determine own destiny, created black self defense groups that defended black community from racist police oppression
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Kerner Commission
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fed commission that investigated 1960's riots and blamed them on white racism
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Assassination of MLK
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shot by sniper in Memphis
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assassination of JFK
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open car motorcade from dallas airport, killed by lee harvey oswald
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affirmative action
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practice by some gov't agencies, biz, schools of giving preference to ethnic minorities and women in admissions and hiring
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University of California v Bakke
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white man been unfairly denied admission to med school on basis of quotas, example of affirmative action
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supreme court 1971 ruling on busing
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outlawed sending kids to schools outside their neighborhoods, integrated schools in charlotte
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successes of civil rights movement
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stokes mayor of cleveland, nat'l black political convention, more voters, more black owned biz
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warren commission
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jfk assassination, 10 months reviewing evidence of murder, both oswald and ruby acted alone
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22 amendment
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4 year term limit for presidents
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