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Chapter 28 Liberalism, Civil rights and War in Vietnam 1960-1975

Chapter 28 Liberalism, Civil rights and War in Vietnam 1960-1975. By Cooper Roark, Luke Garret, Clark Scott, and Kevin Sawyer. Fortunate Son. What is this song about? Why is that important?. Vietnam Politics. The Goal US and USSR relationship Ho Chi Minh’s Appeal

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Chapter 28 Liberalism, Civil rights and War in Vietnam 1960-1975

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  1. Chapter 28Liberalism, Civil rights and War in Vietnam1960-1975 By Cooper Roark, Luke Garret, Clark Scott, and Kevin Sawyer

  2. Fortunate Son • What is this song about? • Why is that important?

  3. Vietnam Politics • The Goal • US and USSR relationship • Ho Chi Minh’s Appeal • The eagerness of the Hawks to fight the communists

  4. American Populace reaction • Mass riots • Shocked by the horrors of war • Lost confidence in Government

  5. John F. Kennedy • Irish Catholic family • Harvard Educated • Commander of Navy during WWII in the south Pacific • War Hero • Won Pulitzer Prize for his Book Profiles in Courage (1956) • 1946 elected to House of Representatives with help of Fathers Connections and his charm. • Elected to congress in 1952 and 1958

  6. Election of 1960Nixon vs. Kennedy • Richard nixon = Republican • John F. Kennedy = Democrat • Nixon promised stability and security of Eisenhower’s “middle way”. He was also seen to Americans as more experienced than Kennedy and he was a Protestant. • Kennedy was the self-confident liberal wo believed that an activist state could imporve life at h ome and confront the communist challenege abroad

  7. Election of 1960 continued • Kennedy was forty-three years old and filled with energy as he sounded the theme of a “New Frontier,” as well as encouraging Americans to “get this country moving again” • Nixon fumbled his upper hand during a televised deate where more than 70 million Americans watched. Nixon was sweaty, appearing haggard and insecure. Kennedy look tanned and confident on the screen. • The debate and currenct economic recession at the time lead Kennedy to victory with 56.5% of the Electoral vote.

  8. Kennedy’s Presidency • Celebrity? • New Frontier • Boosted Defense budget by 20% • Green Berets • Race to the Moon • Corporate Taxes

  9. Cold War Activism • Inaugural Address • Military Buildup • Peace Corps • Laos Crisis • Bay of Pigs • Castro • Berlin Wall • Cuban Missile Crisis • Thousand Day Presidency • Assassination

  10. WaterGate Scandal • The break in • Connected cash between burglars and Nixon • Tape-recording system • Implicatedd the president • U.S Supreme Court decision • Facing Impeachment • Resignation • Pardon

  11. Civil RIghtsAfrican Americans and Jews • Martin Luther King(March on Washington) • Black Power i. Malcolm X ii. Black Panther Party for Self Defense iii. Jesse Jackson c. Bill Cosby d. Rabbi Joshua Heschel

  12. Civil Rights Native Americans • Declaration of Purposes • National Council on Indian Opportunity • Red Power • American Indian Movement • Indian Self-Determination Act of 1974

  13. Civil RightsHispanic-Americans • Immigration Act of 1965 • Cesar Chavez • Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

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