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Who is john f kennedy
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president of us from 1960-1962. campaigned domestic reforms-"new frontier". assassinated by lee harvey oswald.
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who was richard m nixon
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run for us president against j f kennedy. reemerged as the spokesman("silent majority"). vision of stability, law and order, gov't retrenchment, and " peace with honor" in vietnam.
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who was joseph kennedy
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father of j f kennedy. former american ambassador to britain. run for president. was assasssinated.
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the new frontier
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kennedy's set of domestic reforms. tariff reductions. legislative agenda. promote economic growth.
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lyndon b johnson
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became president of u.s. after kennedy's assassintion. started war on poverty. reform program "great society".
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lee harvey oswald
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assassinated kennedy. he was assassinated by jack ruby.
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the warren commission
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put together after kennedy was assassinated. named after chief justice earl warren.
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the great society
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johnson's reform program. increased federal spending. reduced hunger in u.s. made medical care available to elderly and poor people.
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barry goldwater
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coservative senator from arizona. carried arizona and another five states in the deep south.record democratic majorities in both houses of congress.
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medicare
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provide federal aid to the elderly for medical expenses.
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medicaid
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extended federal medical assistance to welfare recipients and other indigent people of all ages.
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office of economic opporunities
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center poece of "war on poverty".
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"war on poverty"
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johnson's reform which created office of economic opportunities.
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community action
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an effort to involve members of poor comunities themselves in the planing and administration of the programs designed to help them. provided jobs and gave experience in administrative and political work.
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housing act of 1961
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offered money for the preservation of open spaces, the development of mass-transit systems, and the subsidization of middle-income housing.
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department of housing and urban development
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johnson's cabinet agency wich inaugurated the model cities program.
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robert weaver
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first african american secretary in the department of housing and urban development.
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model cities
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johnson's program which offered federal subsidies for urban redevelopment pilot programs.
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elementary and secondary education act of 1965
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based the aid on the economic conditions of the students, not on the needs of the schools themselves.
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immigration act of 1965
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limited the number of newcomers admitted to the cvountry each year. eliminated the "national origins" system.
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woolworth sit-in
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black students in greensboro, nc, staged sit-in. following months such demonstrations spread throughout the south. it formed sncc.
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sncc-student nonviolent coordinating committee
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student branch of martin luther king, jr's southern christian leadership council. worked to keep the spirit of resistance alive.
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sclc-southern christian leadership conference
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martin luther king, jr's interracial group.faced competition from radical groups.
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core-congress of racial equality
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begun "freedom rides". mobilizied mass popular resistance to discrimaination.
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"freedom rides"
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students traveled by bus throughout the south. they tried to force the desegration of bus stations.
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martin luther king, jr.
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was a part of "freedom rides". leader of civil rights movement. gave a speech in front of the lincoln memorial in washington, d.c. "i have a dream". was assassinated.
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eugene "bull" connor
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police commissioner. supervised a brutal effoty yo break up peacful marches.
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birmingham bombing
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four african american children killed during black church bombing
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march on washington
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martin luther king, jr's speech "i have a dream". generate support for the legislation, dramatize the power of the growing movement.
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"freedom summer"
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worked on behalf of black voter registration and participation.
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andrew goodman
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one of three first freedom workers. was murdered.
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michael schwerner
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one of first three freedom workers that were murdered.
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james chaney
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one of first three freedom workers that were murdered.
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mississipppi freedom democratic party-mfdp
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challenged the regular party's right to its seats at the democratic national convention.
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frannie lou hamer
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leader of mfdp
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selma march
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press for the right of black to register to vote.
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voting rights act of 1965
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johnson's act which provided federal protection to african americans attemting to exercise their right to vote.
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watts riot
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most serious race riot since ww2.it trigered a storm of anger and a week of violence.
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commission on civil disorders
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created by johnson in response to the riots. issued spending to eliminate conditions of the getthoes.
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"black power"
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suggested a shift away from the goal of assimilation and toward increased awareness of racial distinctiveness.
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black panthers
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the most radical expressions of the black-power idea.
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malcolm x
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the most celebrated of the black muslims. x to denote his lost african surname. assassinated. major figure in many black communities even after his death.
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berlin wall
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served as the most potent physical symbol of the conflict between the communist and noncommunist worlds.
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rafael trujillo
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assassinated general of dominican republic.
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ngo dinh diem
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leader of south vietnam.waged an effective campaign against some of the powerful religious sects ant the south vietnamese mafia.was assassinated.
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ho chi minh
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stayed behind in the south after the partition. resumed the armed struggle for national unification.
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national liberation front (viet cong)
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an organization closely allied with the north vietnamiese gov't. began military operations in the south, which marked the beginning of vietnam war.
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ngo dinh nhu
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diem's brother and principal adviser. was assassinated.
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gulf of tokin resoliution
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congress authorized the president to "take all necessary measures" to protect american forces and "prevent further agression" in southeast asia.
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pleiku
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american military base. was attacked by communist forces.
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da nang
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two battalions of american marines landed to destroy the flow of north vietnamiese soldiers and supplies into south vietnam.
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"attrition" strategy
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belief that u.s. could inflict more damage on the enemy than the enemy could absorb.
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"pacification"
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strategy to push the viet cong from particular regions and then "pacify" those regions by winning the "hearts and minds" of the people.
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j. william fulbright
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senator from arkansas turned against the war and began to stage highly publicized and occasionally televised congressional hearings to air criticism of it.
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robert mcnamara
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extended the american involment in vietnam.
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clark clifford
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quiet but powerful voice within the administration on behalf of a cautious scaling.
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the tet offensive
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suggested to the american public something of the brutality of the fighting in vietnam.
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eugene mccarhty
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senator of minnesota. a brilliantly orchestred campaign by young volunteers primary by produced a startling showing by maccarhty.
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hubert humphrey
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vice president. began to attract the support of party leaders and of the many delegations the were selected not by popular primaries but by state party organizations.
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james earl ray
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assassinated martin luther king, jr. hired by others.
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sirhan sirhan
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young palestinian enraged remarks robert kennedy made about israel ans shot him.
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1968 democratic convention
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anti war riots. hubert humphrey was nominated president for democratic party.
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bay of pigs
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it was an attempt to over come castro dictatorship.
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juan bosch
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planned to establish a pro-castro communist regime in the dominican republic.
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medgar evers
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naccp official. was murdered in mississippi.
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george wallace
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governor. stood in the doorway of a building ot the uab to prevent the court ordered enrollment of several black students.
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"alliance for progress"
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kennedy's series of projects for peaceful development and stabilization of the nation.
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"affirmative action"
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the way for employers to prove that they were not discriminating against african americans by making sure that certin amount of blacks were hired.
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"green berets"
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kennedy's special forces trained specifically to fight guerrilla conflicts and other limited wars. first used in vietnam.
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jim clark
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selma sheriff who led local police in a brutal attack on the demonstrators.
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robert f kennedy
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brother o j f kennedy. senator from new york. joined fulbright in opposing johnson's policies. assassinated by sirhan sirhan.
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