USH Ch.20 JFK New Frontier and LBJ Great Society

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What did Kennedy mean when he said, “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”?

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he wanted to help countries become democratic in order to stop communism

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The Cuban Missile Crisis began when

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the U.S. photographed the Soviets building nuclear missile launchers in Cuba

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To end the Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy secretly promised to

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remove U.S. nuclear weapons from Turkey

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Why was the Berlin Wall built?

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to keep people from leaving Communist area as makes Communism look bad

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Which President created this organization that allowed Americans to volunteer in developing countries around the world on missions of goodwill?

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Kennedy

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Which President wanted to have more conventional weapons, special forces, money given to build up military, aid to foreign countries, humanitarian efforts = ‘flexible response’?

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Kennedy

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What is Kennedy's legislative agenda called?

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New Frontier

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What was Johnson's legislative agenda called?

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Great Society

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When it came to the space race, what did Kennedy want the US to be the first to do?

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Put a man on the moon.

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Which program is government funded health insurance for the elderly?

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Medicare