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Kennedy and The Cold War

Kennedy and The Cold War. Chapter 20 Section 1. The Election of 1960. John F. Kennedy v Richard Nixon Good looking v Experienced? Televised debate affects votes September 26, 1960. The Election of 1960. Kennedy and Civil Rights Martin Luther King, Jr arrested Ike refused to intervene

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Kennedy and The Cold War

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  1. Kennedy and The Cold War • Chapter 20 Section 1

  2. The Election of 1960 • John F. Kennedy v Richard Nixon • Good looking v Experienced? • Televised debate affects votes • September 26, 1960

  3. The Election of 1960 • Kennedy and Civil Rights • Martin Luther King, Jr arrested • Ike refused to intervene • Nixon had no public opinion

  4. The Camelot Years • The Kennedy Mystique • Public was fascinated • The Best and the Brightest • Team of advisors • included his brother, Robert F, Kennedy as Attorney General

  5. A New Military Policy • Defining a military strategy • Flexible Response - moved away from reliance on nuclear weapons • increased defense spending to boost conventional forces

  6. Crises over Cuba • The Cuban Dilemma • Fidel Castro came to power 1959 • welcomed aid from the Soviet Union • Ike cut off diplomatic ties

  7. Crises Over Cuba • The Bay of Pigs 1961 • CIA trained army of revolutionaries • Cubans backed by Soviets • Kennedy looked foolish

  8. Crises Over Cuba • The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 • Soviets began sending missiles to Cuba • Kennedy responded with warning • Began navy blockade • Soviets backed off

  9. Crises Over Cuba • Kennedy and Khrushchev Take the Heat • Soviet prestige went down • JFK prestige went up • Some thought he lost Cuba

  10. Crisis Over Berlin • The Berlin Crisis • Huge flow of people from East to West Berlin • Berlin Wall constructed 1961

  11. Crisis over Berlin • Searching for ways to ease tensions • hot line established • Limited Test Ban Treaty

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