1. Kennedy Administration
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2. Attempt to overthrow Castro in Cuba
1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Attempt to overthrow Castro in Cuba
Fails miserably and embarrasses Kennedy and the United States
Trade Embargo placed on Cuba
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4. Kennedy encourages Americans to join the Peace Corps
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Alliance for Progress- attempted to build up Third World Countries so they could manage their own affairs
Kennedy encourages Americans to join the Peace Corps
Tensions in Vietnam continue to rise

5. Berlin Wall constructed
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)- mostly Arab nations who joined together to protect themselves
Berlin Wall constructed
Kennedy builds up supplies and aid to West Berlin in response Kruschev’s demand to remove NATO troops

6. Kennedy’s Berlin Speech

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8. US forms a naval blockade and demands missiles to be removed
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1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
Fearing another invasion Castro agrees to base USSR nuclear missiles pointed at the US
US forms a naval blockade and demands missiles to be removed
USSR removes missiles from Cuba; US removes missiles from Turkey

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10. Ends gerrymandering which manipulated voting districts Engel v. Vitale
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Baker v. Carr
Ends gerrymandering which manipulated voting districts
Engel v. Vitale
Prayer in public schools were banned on violation of the first amendment

11. John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas
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1963
John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson assumes presidency

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