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The Kennedy Era

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John F. Kennedy
Also known as JFK; thirty-fifth president of the U.S. 1961–63
Fidel Castro
Cuban military and political leader
CIA
U.S. federal agency that coordinates governmental intelligence activities outside the United States
Bay of Pigs
Bay of the Caribbean Sea in SW Cuba: site of attempted invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro forces April 1961
Cuban Missile Crisis
Confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba
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Nikita Khrushchev
Russian political leader; placed Soviet military missiles in Cuba
nuclear war
Military conflict or political strategy in which nuclear weaponry is detonated on an opponent
National Security Council
Council determines means by which domestic, foreign, and military policy can protect national security
United Nations
international organization formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation
Berlin Wall
Guarded concrete wall with minefields and controlled checkpoints erected across Berlin by East Germany in 1961 and dismantled in 1989
Space Race
Mid-to-late 20th century competition between the Soviet Union and the US for supremacy in space exploration
Vietnam War
Conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by others) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam.
Cold War
Intense economic, political, military, and ideological rivalry between nations, short of military conflict

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