Election of 1960

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Election of 1960
-John F. KennedyDem. -Richard Nixon
Rep. -religious issue -impact of
television -Kennedy wins very close
election takes a hard line on communism
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Election of 1960
-John F. KennedyDem. -Richard Nixon
Rep. -religious issue -impact of
television -Kennedy wins very close
election takes a hard line on communism
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Election of 1960
-John F. KennedyDem. -Richard Nixon
Rep. -religious issue -impact of
television -Kennedy wins very close
election takes a hard line on communism
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Election of 1960
-John F. KennedyDem. -Richard Nixon
Rep. -religious issue -impact of
television -Kennedy wins very close
election takes a hard line on communism
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Cuban Revolution
-1959 Fidel Castro leads revolution -turns to
communist system -confiscated lands of large
corporations -trade barriers set -seen as threat
to the U.S. -many Cubans go into exile
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Bay of Pigs
-Cuban exiles to try to overthrow Castro -U.S.
gives exiles military aid -Attack at the Bay of
Pigs is a great failure -embarrassment to the
U.S. and Kennedy -Cuba turns to USSR for more aid
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Berlin Wall
-millions of East Germans moved West -Soviets
want East Germany recognized as new nation -wall
built to separate East and West -seem as symbol
of communism
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Cuban Missile Crisis
-Soviets place missiles in Cuba -Oct. 1962 -U.S.
spy planes get intelligence -Kennedy demanded
removal -U.S. blockades Cuba -brink of
war USSR backs down
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Easing Tensions
-Hotline established between leaders -signed
treaty banning nuclear testing above ground