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
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Cuban Missle Crisis

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The Feminine Mystique

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Who: Betty Friedan
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When: 1963
Where: Washington D.C.
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NOW

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Who: Betty
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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Who: Representative Howard Smith
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When: 1964
Where: Washington D.C.
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Greensboro Sit-In

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Who: SNNC
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When: Feb. 1960
Where: Woolworth's, Greensboro, AL
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Freedom Riders

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What: Attempt to force integration of interstate Bus Stations in South
When: 1961
Where: Gadsden, AL
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Letter from Birmingham Jail

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Who: 
What: MLK
When: 1963
Where: Birmingham, AL
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