Unit 8 Vocab Flashcards
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New Frontier
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JFK’s promise of a “New Frontier” of opportunity and challenge: a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war.
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Bay of Pigs
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JFK’s attempted invasion of the Castro-controlled Cuba on April 17th 1961 which ended in failure after 3 days. Pushed Castro closer to the Soviet Union.
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Berlin Wall
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Khrushchev’s Response to JFK’s increased draft calls and military focus: a constructed wall separating East and West Berlin.
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