President John F. Kennedy Research Article from Complete American Presidents Sourcebook

This Study Guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of President John F. Kennedy.

President John F. Kennedy Research Article from Complete American Presidents Sourcebook

This Study Guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of President John F. Kennedy.
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Bay of Pigs invasion: Failed U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs by fifteen hundred Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro, on April 17, 1961.

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): A U.S. government agency charged with accumulating information on foreign countries.

Cold War: A period of tension between nations from 1945 through 1989, with the United States and its allies on one side and a group of nations led by the Soviet Union on the other.

Cuban missile crisis: A showdown in October 1962 that brought the Soviet Union and the United States close to war over the existence of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Electoral College: A body officially responsible for electing the president of the United States. In presidential elections, the candidate who receives the most popular votes in a particular state wins all of that state's electoral votes. Votes are distributed among...

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