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JFK

1960-1963 1 st Catholic Young Assassinated 1963 Legacy. JFK. Kennedy was Catholic Televised debate helps Kennedy TV allows candidates to address public TV has big impact We still have normal electoral process. Election of 1960 JFK vs. Richard Nixon.

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JFK

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  1. 1960-1963 1st Catholic Young Assassinated 1963 Legacy JFK

  2. Kennedy was Catholic Televised debate helps Kennedy TV allows candidates to address public TV has big impact We still have normal electoral process Election of 1960JFK vs. Richard Nixon

  3. Education, health care, urban development, migrant workers, defense, space race, women’s rights (Equal Pay Act). Deficit spending worried congress New Frontier

  4. Bay of Pigs Invasion • JFK (1961) sends in Cuban exiles with special forces to get rid of Castro in Cuba. • The communists were ready and captured the invasion force • JFK and US look bad

  5. JFK’s program to help developing countries through education and build up of their infrastructure Set up to fight communism Still active today Peace Corps

  6. Kennedy Assassination: Took place November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas in Dealey Plaza. The ten-month investigation of the Warren Commission concluded that the President was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, who was murdered by Jack Ruby before he could stand trial.

  7. Investigated murder of JFK lead by Earl Warren. Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. He was killed by Jack Ruby a night club owner from Dallas (mafia) Speculation on possible cover up The Warren Commission

  8. Flexible Response • JFK builds up conventional army instead of just nukes (Ike) • This means more spending but no “brinkmanship.”

  9. Greatest change was that troops could be deployed without declaring war. Example: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Should they be allowed to do that? Presidential Power During Cold War

  10. Closest we came to war against soviet troops. They took missiles out of Cuba and we took them out of Turkey We promised not to invade Cuba again USSR looks weak Cuban Missile Crisis

  11. Known as Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Authorized President (LBJ) to send troops to battle in Vietnam even though no formal war declaration. Example of presidential power increase during crisis 1964 Joint Resolution of Congress

  12. Big Idea #3 Civil Rights • Major changes • Government passes laws • Churches play major role in South • Desegregation/ Voting Rights

  13. The Supreme Court rules “separate but equal” facilitates for the races in 1896. This lasts until the 1950’s. Plessy vs. Ferguson

  14. It ended segregation in public schools Southern congress members signed Southern Manifesto (opposed integration) Southern states diverted public funds to create “private schools” Brown Versus the Board of Education (1954)

  15. Study the photograph of Central High School student. How would you describe Elizabeth Eckford’s demeanor compared to those around her? What might this tell you about her character? How do you think Elizabeth Eckford felt on the day this picture was taken?

  16. Eisenhower sends in federal troops to escort African Americans at Central High in Arkansas. He sets precedent for enforcement of Brown case. Little Rock 9

  17. He supported non-violent protests to end discrimination and segregation Leader of the Civil rights Movement “Soul Force” Gandhi MLK Jr

  18. the need to protest against unfair treatment. MLK’s letter from Jail

  19. Southern Christian Leadership Conference: is an American civil rights organization. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The SCLC had a large role in the American Civil Rights Movement.

  20. Farmer co-founded Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) which sought to bring an end to racial segregation in America through active nonviolence. James Farmer

  21. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's major contribution was in organizing voter registration drives all over the South. SNCC

  22. Young people who went south to protest against segregation and discrimination. They used non-violent tactics Many were hurt or thrown in jail They were often shown on T.V. which helped the movement Freedom Riders

  23. This authorized the federal government to send federal officials to supervise local officials when registering voters. Freedom Summer was a massive voting registration campaign Voting Rights Act of 1965

  24. Black Power Movement: the movement emphasized racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural institutions to nurture and promote black collective interests, advance black values.

  25. Black Panthers: was an African-American revolutionary left-wing organization working for the self-defense for black people. It was active in the United States from the mid-1960s into the 1970s.

  26. Malcolm X:was an African-American Muslim minister, & public speaker.To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans his detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, anti-Semitism, and violence.

  27. Segregation illegal in most public places Private companies must stop discrimination EEOC and enforces segregation in public places. Civil Rights act of 1964

  28. Effect of African American Civil Rights Movement on others • It brought about anti-discrimination legislation that applied to other groups. • Women, Asians, Hispanics etc…

  29. 1954-1967 activist role Segregation, rights of the accused, reapportionment, prayer in school search and seizure laws, and voting rights. The Warren Court

  30. Great Society: President Johnson’s plan to end poverty and continue President Kennedy’s work. Medicare: Helped senior citizens afford health care Medicaid: Helped low-income citizens afford health care Head Start: Provided preschool for needy families Elementary and secondary school Act 1965 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Created to help low-income families get better housing.

  31. He wants to put an end to racial injustice and poverty low cost housing, education, voting rights, job training, Medical insurance (Medicare/Medicaid) Vietnam takes money away LBJ’s Great Society

  32. Policies have greatly increased ethnic diversity in American society. Quota system has been replaced by Hemispheric caps More flexibility for family members More Catholics from Latin America Immigration since 1960

  33. The elimination of an immigration policy based on national origin quotas More ethnic diversity Immigration Act of 1965

  34. This new technology greatly expanded the audience for professional sports in the years immediately following World War II. Television and Sports

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