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12 Cards in this Set
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John F. Kennedy
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a democratic senator who elected president in 1960
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Richard M. Nixon
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former republican vice president under Eisenhower who ran for president in 1960 and lost
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Fidel Castro
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communist leader of cuba
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Flexible Response
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a defense policy in which the U.S. military is prepared to fight any type of conflict
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
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1961 failed invasion of Cuba by a CIA- led force of Cuban exciles
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Nikita Khrushchev
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the soviet union's prime minister during Kennedys presidency
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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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1963 agreement limiting nuclear testing between the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and thirty-six other countries
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Equal Pay Act
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1963 law that required both men and women to receive equal pay for equal work
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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become president after Kennedy assassination
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Civil Right Act of 1964
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outlawed discrimination in public places and employment based on race, religion, or national origin
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Economic Opportunity Act
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1964 law creating antipoverty programs
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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
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changed America's immigration quota system
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