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1960s: JFK and LBJ Years

1960s: JFK and LBJ Years. 1960s: Most crucial decade in post-WWII: Cuban missile crisis; civil rights; Vietnam; women’s movement; moon-landing; immigration reform JFK: Cold War Liberal LBJ: Great Society vs. Vietnam War. JFK.

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1960s: JFK and LBJ Years

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  1. 1960s: JFK and LBJ Years • 1960s: Most crucial decade in post-WWII: Cuban missile crisis; civil rights; Vietnam; women’s movement; moon-landing; immigration reform • JFK: Cold War Liberal • LBJ: Great Society vs. Vietnam War

  2. JFK • Election of 1960: Nixon vs. Kennedy; style, TV; closest until 2000; 1st Catholic • Cold War liberal: anti-communist, Cuban missile crisis brought world close to nuclear war, but also took step to ease tension • Increased Vietnam buildup • Hesitant support for civil rights

  3. LBJ • One of the greatest or worst presidents • Best record on civil rights; Great Society, War on Poverty; Immigration Reform of 1965 • Worst on foreign policy in Vietnam

  4. Civil Rights • Martin Luther King as leader • March on Washington • Sit-ins; SNCC; CORE; Freedom summers • Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Rise of Black Power; Malcom X; Northern young African Americans

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