kayla robinson

Kennedy's New Frontier proposals for increase in federal aid and medical asst.

were stalled by strong oppostion in congress
The industry that engaged in bitter conflict with kennedy over price increase was

the steel industry
the fundamental military policy of kennedys adminstration was

develop a flexible responseto fighting brushfire wars with the thrid world
The first major foreign policy disaster of kennedys administration came when

America-backed cuban rebels were defeated by Castro Cuban army in the Bay of Pigs
The Cuban Missile crisis ended when

The soviets agreed to put all missiles out of Cuba and the US agreed to not invade Cuba
Kennedys administration was pushed into a stronger stand on civil rights by

the civil rights movement led by MLK and freedom riders
Johnson won in 64 by landslide bc

Goldwater was seen as a rep. trigger happy extremist
Johnson was more successful than economic and civil rights measures than Kennedy bc

Johnson had demo. gained control over congress in 64
most racial riots of the 1960 occured in

northern cities
Vice president to loyal LBJ policies defeated in 68

Hubert Humphrey
3rd party candidate who won 9 mil votes and carried 5 states

Goerge C wallace
1st black in ol miss

James Meredith

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