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February 25, 2014. Unit VII Introduction Notes: 28.1 (part 1) Video Clip: Election of 1960 28.1 Vocabulary. Unit 7. Presidents of the 1960’s Chapter 28, Sections 1-3. The Election of 1960. Democratic Ticket John F. Kennedy for president Lyndon Johnson for vice president.
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February 25, 2014 • Unit VII Introduction • Notes: 28.1 (part 1) • Video Clip: Election of 1960 • 28.1 Vocabulary
Unit 7 Presidents of the 1960’sChapter 28, Sections 1-3
Democratic Ticket John F. Kennedy for presidentLyndon Johnson for vice president
Republican Ticket Richard Nixon for presidentHenry Cabot Lodge for vice president
Election of 1960 • Grew up poor in CA • Navy in WWII • Elected to House of Representatives in 1946 • House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) • Became Senator in 1950 (CA) • V.P. for Eisenhower from 1952-1960 • Grew up Wealthy • Harvard • Catholic • Navy in WWII • Elected to House of Representatives in 1946 (MA) • Became Senator in 1952 (MA)
How did JFK win? 1.) TV = “Great Debates” 1stever televised debate: Largest Audience ever, 70 million watched “Bronzed Warrior”
The New Frontier • JFK’s Domestic and Foreign programs. • Kennedy wanted to: • Eradicate poverty • Work towards civil rights • Explore space • Defeat Communism • Many Republicans and Southern Democrats in Congress denied JFK’s social reform attempts. • Focused most of his Presidency on Foreign Affairs.
“Flexible Response” • Peace Corps • What? Where? Why? • JFK was a strong anticommunist: • Truman: $ • Ike: Massive Retaliation • JFK: Containment trough variety of political and military means and options: Flexible Response • Robert McNamara (Sec. of Defense)
Monday, March 4, 2013 • Finish 28.1 Questions and Supreme Court Cases` • 28.2 JFK and the Cold War • Return Unit VI Exams • Current Event ***Unit VII Exam (Ch.28, 1-3): Monday, March 11***
“Flexible Response” • Peace Corps • Counter poverty in Third World nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America through volunteer aid. • Humanitarian aid. • Why? • JFK was a strong anticommunist. • How did past two presidents deal with Cold War? • Truman: $ and military • Ike: Massive Retaliation • JFK: Containment trough variety of political and military means and options: Flexible Response • Robert McNamara (Sec. of Defense)
Bay of Pigs Invasion • Fulgencio Batista • 1953-1959 • Fidel Castro • Plot began under Ike (March, 1960) • CIA • Cuban exiles (1,400) • April, 1961 • Result? • Embarrassment for US & Kennedy. • Cuban-American relations?
Cuban Missile Crisis • October, 1962 • Khrushchev sent nuclear missiles to Cuba. • 13 Days: • Oct.14, 1962: Surveillance photos show Soviets construction missile sites in Cuba. • Oct. 22: JFK announces blockade of Cuba (U.S. forces would fire on any ship that attempted to pass the blockade) • Oct. 24: Soviet ships approach blockade • Oct. 28: Agreement made.
JFK Assassination • Nov. 22, 1963: Dallas, TX. • Dealy Plaza • Lee Harvey Oswald • Jack Ruby • Warren Commission • Conspiracies?