Kennedy and Johnson

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Dividing wall built by East Germany in 1961 to isolate West Berlin from Communist-controlled East Berlin

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Berlin Wall

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Ran for President against Kennedy in 1960, he lost a close election

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Richard M. Nixon

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He lead the communist take over of Cuba and made an alliance with the USSR

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Fidel Castro

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He was the president who was known for fighting communism and expanding social programs in the US

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John F. Kennedy

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Who was the Communist leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin Crisis?

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Nikita Khrushchev

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1961 failed invasion of Cuba by a CIA-led force of Cuban exiles

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Bay of Pigs invasion

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1962 conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union resulting from the Soviet installation of nuclear missiles in Cuba

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Defense policy allowing for the appropriate action in any size or type of conflict

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Flexible Response

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A direct telephone line between the White House and the Kremlin set up after the Cuban Missile crisis

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Hot line

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American government organization that sends volunteers to provide technical, educational, and medical services in developing countries

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Peace Corps