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JFK

During the Kennedy Administration, the Soviet Union led to crises over Cuba and West Berlin. Communism stayed ahead of the Soviet Union in Technology. Kennedy developed new programs to combat the spread of communism. He also attempted to stop the spread of communism with a range of programs. It included a ConventionalConventional weaponry programs to give the nation's military more flexibility. The program provided economic aid to Latin America. The creation of the Peace Corps helped developed nations worldwide. John F. Kennedy took office at a time of growing global instability and he felt that Eisenhower had relied too heavily on nuclear weapons. Kennedy faced foreign policy crises in Cuba and Berlin. They elected a 26 year old pastor named Martin Luther King Jr. to lead them. King beleived that the only moral way to end segregation and racism was through nonviolent passive resistence. Martin Luther King Jr. was the nations Civil rightsCivil Rights leader.