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2. leader of Cuba who came to power by promising democracy to the people

3. Fidel Castro

4. Invasion in Cuba by Cuban exiles trained by the U. S
Invasion in Cuba by Cuban exiles trained by the U.S., a complete failure

5. Bay of Pigs

6. A border along east and west Berlin to stop those who crossed west

7. Berlin Wall

8. Cuban Missile Crisis

9. Soviets helped the Cubans and promised to defend them in exchange Soviet brought many missiles to Cuba

10. Kennedy’s response to the Soviet sending missiles to Cuba

11. Sent the navy to block Soviet ships. They turned around and went back
Sent the navy to block Soviet ships. They turned around and went back. This was a huge success for Kennedy.

12. Kennedy won the election due to this

13. His televised debate

14. Kennedy was assassinated as he was campaigning for reelection in this city.

15. Dallas

16. A volunteer program created by Kennedy to assist in Latin America, Asia and Africa. It was a huge success and people of all backgrounds signed up.

17. Peace Corp

18. This policy meant the United States would increase its defense spending to boost non-nuclear forces This meant the United States would be ready to fight anywhere in the world

19. Flexible Spending Response

20. Kennedy’s domestic (home) plan for American progress.
Provide healthcare for elderly
Increase education funding
Rebuilt inner cities
Increase spending overall on projects

21. New Frontier

22. How did Johnson become president?

23. Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson was sworn in as president.

24. Congress passed this which prevented discrimination under Johnson’s presidency

25. Civil Rights Act of 1965

26. Johnson’s legislative program that would end poverty and racial injustice, and create a higher standard of living and equal opportunity.

27. Great Society

28. This helped to let in many non European immigrants, by ending quotas (restrictions) based on nationality

29. Immigration Act of 1965

30. Dealt with high profile court cases, including Brown vs
Dealt with high profile court cases, including Brown vs. Board of Education

31. Warren Court

32. Called for non-violent resistance to the unjust treatment of colored and minorities

33. Martin Luther King Jr.

34. African American students volunteered to be the first African Americans to integrate a high school.

35. Little Rock Nine

36. African American and other students refused to leave facilities that discriminated

37. Sit-ins

38. landmark US Supreme Court case that made the “separate but equal” law
constitutional, and it did not violate the 14th Amendment

39. Plessy vs. Ferguson

40. Brown vs. Board of Education

41. Landmark case where the supreme court unanimously ruled that separate is not equal and desegregation in schools has to be implemented immediately.

42. Was arrested for refusing to get off her seat on a bus for a white man.

43. Rosa Parks

44. Members of a group that took 2 buses that drove through the South to see where the desegregation laws were being enforced.

45. Freedom Riders

46. Voting Rights Act of 1965,

47. eliminated the literacy tests that had disqualified many voters

48. Malcolm X called for this

49. Black Power Movement- whites were the cause of black
conditions and should separate.

50. A policy that seeks to correct the effects of past discrimination by favoring the groups who were previously disadvantaged.

51. Affirmative Action