PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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came from similar family backgrounds
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both entered national politics during the Great Depression
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both entered Congress in 1946 after serving in World War II
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had diametric positions on the Cold War
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democratic United States Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent vice president Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee.
Detailed explanation-2: -The biography for President Kennedy and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office.
Detailed explanation-3: -What two factors helped Kennedy win the 1960 presidential election? Two factors that helped Kennedy win the 1960 presidential election were: his strong, forceful personality and his response to the arrest of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Name the two Cuban crises that the Kennedy administration faced.
Detailed explanation-4: -With 61.1% of the popular vote, Lyndon B. Johnson won the largest share of the popular vote of any candidate since the largely uncontested 1820 election, in which no candidate of either party has been able to match or surpass. Presidential election results map.