John F. Kennedy Flashcards
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John F. Kennedy
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Who: 35th President of the US What: Youngest Elected President When: 1961-1963 Where: Washington D.C. Why: Led the US in the space race , Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missle Crisis
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Who: Most trusted and valuable politician
What: Chosen to keep FBI director Hoover advisor in check
When: 1961-1965
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Youngest attorney general
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NASA
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Who: US Airspace Agency
What: Response for America’s space accomplishments
When: Established in 1958
Where: Houston
Why: Allowed the US to keep up with the USSR’s Space Race
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
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Who: CIA and Cuban Exiles What: Failed Mission When: 1961 Where: Bay of Pigs, Cuba Why: It showed US's weakness in the world stage
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Berlin Wall
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Who: Soviet Union What: Wall Isolation West Berlin When: 1961 Where: Berlin Germany Why:
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Cuban Missle Crisis
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The Feminine Mystique
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Who: Betty Friedan What: When: 1963 Where: Washington D.C. Why:
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NOW
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Who: Betty What: When: Where: Why:
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Who: Representative Howard Smith What: When: 1964 Where: Washington D.C. Why:
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Greensboro Sit-In
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Who: SNNC What: When: Feb. 1960 Where: Woolworth's, Greensboro, AL Why:
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Freedom Riders
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Who: What: Attempt to force integration of interstate Bus Stations in South When: 1961 Where: Gadsden, AL Why:
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Letter from Birmingham Jail
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Who: What: MLK When: 1963 Where: Birmingham, AL Why:
