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election
JFK elected for democratic party. beat Nixon by a close margin -
military armament
JFK ordered 1000 ICBMs , 32 Submarines, and 656 Missiles -
Summit meeting
Krushchev met with JFK in Vienna to discuss Berlin and the need for peace -
containing Vietnam
JFK declined Diems proposal of US involvment in South Vietnam but did agree to an increase in finalcial and military aide to the nation -
Cuban attack
1400 cuban exiles, trained by the CIA, attacked the shores of Cuba. they were forced to surrender by Castro -
defense of berlin
JFk delivered an address odrering a series of arms increases including $3 billion more in defense spending -
Berlin Wall
Krushchev began building the wall to split Berlin perminantly from East and West. in order to keep intelegence and talent from going to the west half -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Cuba began a massive arms increase in order to defend Castro. the US was in fear of a possible attack from Cuba -
University of Missippi
James Meridith sought admission at U of Mississippi. the governor refused the boys admission but presidential intervention made him accept. -
Baker v. Carr
supreme court ruled that Tennessee had to redistribute its legeslative seats to give citizens in Memphis equal representation -
segregation stopped
ICC banned segregation in all interstate terminals and buses -
U-2
an american U-2 flew over Cuba and brought back pictures of the missle sights almost completed -
JFK speach
the president informed the american citizens of the situation in cuba as well as the plan to stop it -
Diems' overthrow
kennedy approved a coup that led to the overthrow of Diem. causing an increased need of US intervention -
peace making
JFK met with the soviet ambassedor as a last chance to avoid nuclear war -
Limited test ban treaty
outlawed test in the atmosphere while still permitting them underground -
Birmingham protest
led by MLK, police violence toward the peaceful protesters caused JFK to intervene. he ordered the police violence to stop and granted the protesters most of their demands -
march on washington
more than 200,000 marchers gathered for a day long rally in front of the lincoln memorial where they listened to hymns, speeches, and prayers for racial justice. -
JFK assassonation
on a motorcade in downtown Dallas, JFK was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald -
Civil rights act
made it illegal to segregate blacks in any public facility, established an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to lesson racial discrimination in employment, and protected the voting rights of African Americans
