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13 Cards in this Set
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What did Kennedy do during WW2?
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Join the navy
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When did Kennedy become senator?
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1952
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When did Kennedy become president?
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1961 January 20th
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Where did Kennedy and Khrushchev meet?
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Vienna
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What did Khrushchev think of Kennedy?
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Young man he can push around
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What sort of background did Khrushchev come from?
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Poor family / poverty
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Khrushchev's style?
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Friendly and wanted people to like him
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What did Khrushchev do in 1956?
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de-stalinisatin attack Stalin's rules
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1957 USSR launched?
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first space satellite
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What did Khrushchev do in 1959?
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visit america
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What incident soured relations between USA and USSR?
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USSR shot down American spy plane
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What did Kennedy do after meeting Khrushchev in 1961?
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increase American armed forces
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What happened in 1961?
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Berlin wall built
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