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Who were the presidential candidates in the 1960 election?

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  • Richard Nixon (Republican)
  • John F. Kennedy (Democrat)
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Who were the candidates’ running mates in the 1960 election?

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  • Nixon: Henry Cabot Lodge
  • JFK: Lyndon B. Johnson
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What factors helped JFK win the election?

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  • appearances on TV debates (looks and charm)
  • running mate was Lyndon B. Johnson
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flexible response

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strategy adopted by the Kennedy administration of keeping a range of options open for dealing with international crises

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Peace Corps

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program begun by JFK to send volunteers to work in developing countries for 2 years

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Alliance For Progress

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JFK’s program of economic aid to Latin America
- designed to encourage democratic reforms and to promote capitalism

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Describe JFK’s successes and failures in his efforts to stop the spread of communism.

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  • successes: Peace Corps
  • failures: Alliance For Progress
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Fidel Castro

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Cuban rebel leader who established a communist-style dictatorship

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What events led up to the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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  • Castro became dictator of Cuba
  • Castro aligned himself with Russia
  • Kennedy wanted to follow Eisenhower’s plan to overthrow Castro
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Berlin Wall

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barrier built between East and West Berlin
- the most widely recognized symbol of the Cold War

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Cuban missile crisis

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standoff between the US and the Soviet Union in which the Soviets agreed to remove missiles from Cuba if the US promised not to invade the island

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hot line

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teletype connection between the US and the Soviet Union that allowed leaders to communicate directly

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How did concern over nuclear weapons influence Kennedy’s foreign policy?

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prompted him to continue building nuclear programs

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How did JFK’s image conflict with reality?

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he was not physically well (Addison’s disease and chronic back pain)

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Who was JFK’s younger brother?

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Robert “Bobby” Kennedy

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How did JFK inspire young people to volunteer for public service?

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attracted to his youth, charisma, and positive change

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How did Kennedy try to solve some of the nation’s economic problems?

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  • price controls
  • tax reduction
  • campaigned against steel companies
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New Frontier

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JFK’s domestic agenda

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What were the two economic problems during JFKs presidency?

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high unemployment and inflation

20
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Area Redevelopment Act (ARA)

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a bill to provide financial assistance to economically distressed regions

21
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When was Kennedy assassinated?

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November 22, 1963

22
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Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald?

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Jack Ruby

23
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Warren Commission

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spent 10 months reviewing evidence of JFK’s assassination

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Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

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a domestic version of the Peace Corps

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How did President Johnson plan to change the role of the federal government to create his Great Society?

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improving the lives of poor Americans and minorities

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Medicare

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a national health insurance program for people over 65; Johnson persuaded Congress to establish it in 1965

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Medicaid

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a government program that provides free healthcare to the needy

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How did President Johnson win the support of the American people during his first year in office?

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fulfilled JFK’s domestic agenda

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What were the effects of the Warren Court, and how did Americans’ reactions to them vary?

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many Americans approved individual liberties and freedoms

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Who won the election of 1964?

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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How did JFK’s Cold War foreign policy resemble that of his predecessors?

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  • continued to build nuclear weapons
  • opposed communism
  • economic aid
30
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Why did Presidents Kennedy and Johnson both develop programs to help poor Americans?

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didn’t want another Great Depression

31
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How did the Kennedy administration try to help poor Americans?

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Area Redevelopment Act

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