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1
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Who ran in the election of 1960?

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Kennedy and Nixon

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What did Kennedy have going for him?

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He was handsome and charismatic

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Why did people dislike Kennedy?

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He was inexperienced and catholic

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How did the 1st TV debate help Kennedy?

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It showed his confidence

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How did JFK transcend Nixon in civil rights?

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His brother got MLK out if jail when he was arrested for sitting at a segregated lunch counter

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35th president

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JFK, 1961-1963, D

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Where did communism spread to?

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Third world countries (Cuba)

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This is the policy of preparing for a variety of military responses rather than relying on nuclear weapons

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Flexible response

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This man was the communist dictator of Cuba

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Fidel Castro

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Why did Ike cut of relations with Cuba?

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Castro seized US oil refineries

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This was a failure invasion on Cuba planned by Eisenhower, prepped by the CIA, and executed by Kennedy

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Bay of Pigs invasion

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When was the bay of pigs invasion?

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April 17, 1971

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How did JFK feel about bay of pigs after the fact?

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It left him embarrassed

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This is when Kurschev promised to defend Cuba with soviet arms

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Cuban missile crisis

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What did photos reveal with the missile crisis?

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They were ready to launch

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How was the middle crisis handled?

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We reverted to brinksmanship and we quarantined soviet ships headed to Cuba

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How did we end the missile crisis?

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We pledged not to invade Cuba and to remove missiles from turkey

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Why were people fleeing east Germany?

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To escape communism

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What did Kurschev want to do with easy Germany?

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Close the roads, but JFK didn’t allow that

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This separated east and west Germany from 1961-1989

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Berlin Wall

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What is the wall a symbol of?

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Communist oppression

22
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This is a phone that allowed the USSR and the US to talk

23
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This barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere

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Limited test ban treaty

24
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This was JFK’s big legislative plan

25
What did the New Frontier include?
Medical care for the elderly, rebuilding urban areas, raising the national defense, and expanding the space program
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THis is a clear indication voters approve a plan, which JFK lacked
mandate
27
This is a volunteer assistance program for developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Peace Corps
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This is an economical and technical assistance program for Latin America
Alliance for Progress
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This man was the first American in space
Alan Shepard
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Where were the NASA facilities at?
Launch-Florida, Mission Control-Texas
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When did Neil Armstrong walk the moon?
Jul 20 1969
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Wat did funding for science programs lead to?
New technologies
33
When and where was JFK assassinated?
Dallas TX, Nov 22, 1963
34
What were the Kennedy's riding at the time of the assassination?
An open air limo near the TX school book depository
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Where did Lyndon Johnston take the oath of office?
Air Force 1
36
This guy was charged with murder and is known for being a castro supporter: Kennedy's assassinator
Lee Harvey Oswald
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This investigated the assassination and concluded Oswald acted alone
Warren Commission
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What did a 1979 JFK reinvestigation show about Oswald?
He was in a conspiracy with 2 shooters
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This man was the 36th president
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963-1969
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What legislation of Kennedy's did LBJ pass?
Tax reduction which spurred economic growth, and civil rights act prohibiting discrimination
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What did LBJ's agenda focus on?
Poverty
42
This provided money for youth programs, anti poverty measures, small business loans, and job training
Economic opportunities act
43
How did the 1964 election go?
LBJ won in a landslide
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This was LBJ's program to reduce poverty and racial injustices in the US
Great society
45
This is insurance for people 65+
Medicare
46
This is insurance for people on welfare
Medicare
47
This allowed non-Europeans to settle in the US
Immigration act of 1965
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This was the period when Earl Warring was Chief Justice; 1953-1969
Warren court
49
What was the warren court know for?
Civil rights and free speech activism
50
This is the redrawing of election districts to reflect changes in population
Reapportionment
51
This was a case that resulted in the requirement of having rights read to suspects before questioning
Miranda vs. Arizona
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What eventually overshadowed the great society?
Communism in Vietnam

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