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10 Cards in this Set
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Alliance for Progress
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program of economic aid to latin Amer. during Kennedy administration
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Bay of Pigs
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Site in Cuba of an unsuccessful landing by 1400 anti-Castro Cuban refugees
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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crisis between Soviet Union and US over placement on Soviet nuclear missiles in cuba
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Geneva Accord
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called for reunification and nat. elections in Vietnam
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Great Society
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theme of Lyndon Johnson's administration, focussing on poverty, edu., and civil rights
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Landrum-Griffin Act
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widened govt control over union affairs and further restricted union use of picketing and secondary boycotts during strikes
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Limited Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
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signed by US, BR, and Soviet U outlaw nuclear testing in the atmosphere, in outerspace, and under water
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New Frontier
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JFK's domestic and foreign policy initiatives, designed to give ppl national purpose and energy
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NASA
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Nat. Aeronautics and Space Admin - fed. agency created to manage Amer. space flights and exploration
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NDEA(Nat. Defense Education Act)
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allocated $280 mil in grants for state universities to upgrade their science facilities, created $300 mil in low-interest loans for college students, and provided fellowship support for graduate students planning to go into college and university teaching
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