September Flashcards
1
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John F. Kennedy
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1961-1963 Democrat - New Frontier reforms - Bay of Pigs - Cuban Missile Crisis - Assassinated 1963
2
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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1963- 1969 Democrat - Great Society reforms - Civil rights acts - Escalated Vietnam War
3
Q
Richard Nixon
A
1969- 1974 Republican - Ended Vietnam War - recognized China - Watergate scandal - First President to resign
4
Q
Gerald Ford
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1974- 1977
Republican
- Took over when Nixon resigned
- Pardoned Nixon for his crimes
5
Q
Jimmy Carter
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1977- 1981
Democrat
- Camp David Accords
- Iran Hostage Crisis
6
Q
Ronald Reagan
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1981- 1989 Republican - Supply- side economics - Military buildup - Soviet Union's Cold War decline began