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- 2. This tense standoff between the US and Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
- 5. Kennedy's wife's name
- 6. Frontier JFK's domestic agenda that aimed to increase economic growth, improve education, and expand civil rights.
- 7. JFK was a strong advocate for this cause and introduced several bills to Congress to improve the status of African Americans.
- 8. JFK gave a famous speech in front of this structure, which had been erected by the Soviet Union to divide East and West Berlin.
- 10. This failed invasion of Cuba is often seen as one of JFK's biggest foreign policy missteps.
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- 1. JFK was tragically killed by a sniper while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.
- 3. This term was used by Kennedy's wife to describe the Kennedy Administration as a place of idealism and promise.
- 4. JFK established this organization to promote peace and understanding between nations by sending volunteers to developing countries.
- 9. JFK's famous speech in which he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."