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What was the key turning pt of Kennedy’s campaign?

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The tv debate

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Who was the presidential election between?

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Nixon and Kennedy

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Kennedy’s religion was not a….

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Factor

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What did the US withdrew which took control of the Caribean Islands?

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Diplomatic recognition of Castros gov

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A secret program to sabotage and plan convert activities in Cuba

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Operation Mongoose

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Several plots to kill Castro were lead by who?

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The CIA

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What did the US institute to Cuba?

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An Embargo

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23rd Amendment

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Allowed DC residents to vote

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Alan Shepard

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First American Astronaut

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What other Asian country was a problem for Kennedy?

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Laos

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John Glenn

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Orbited the earth

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What did Kennedy call for to do with taxes?

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Tax decrease

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Movement that brought attention to integration

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Birmingham

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President Diem of SV was killed by?

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A group of vietman officials

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A treaty prohibiting all test detentions of nuclear weapons except underground

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Limited Test Bar

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Who investigated Kennedy’s death?

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The Warren Commision

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25th Amendment

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Prohibits poll taxes

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What were the Great Society’s two goals?

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Elimination of poverty and Racial Justice

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Who did Johnson defeat?

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Barry Goldwater

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A massive bombing of North Vietnam which greatly expanded the war.

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Operation Rolling Thunder

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What was Bloody Sunday?

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Civil rights march turned wrong

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What did Pres Johnson sign into law?

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The Medicare Act

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The Voting Rights Act was what?

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A landmark

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Who was Kennedy shot and killed by?

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Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian national

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25th Amendment

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Says who is the President in case of anything

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What trail says you can’t ride the buses?

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Boynton v Virginia

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Kennedy was from where?

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Massachusetts

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Gotta get a lawyer

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Gideon v Wainright

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Rebels against the Gov

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Insurgents

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Flexible response

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Be able to go any where and work

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Missal gop

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Cold War term to define number of missals

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Pray in school

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Angle v Vital

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What was the Afgan called?

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Mujadeen

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