The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

1. Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s?

2. Three questions tonight and throughout the course:What is history?What do we know about it, especially modern American history? ?How do we know?

3. We will pursue our understanding of American history through essential questions.Essential questions- are open-ended, no single definitive answer- tie the past to the present- require analytical thinking (SHEG) and techniques- examine primary and secondary sources- must be supported by American history content

4. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson 8 Questions What did JFK do the day before ordering the trade embargo on Communist Cuba?

5. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

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7. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson election

8. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

9. New Frontier Proposals • Federal aid to public schools • Medicare • Civil rights bill The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline:1000 Days

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12. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson 8 Questions What did JFK do the day before ordering the trade embargo on Communist Cuba?

13. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson 8 Questions What did JFK do the day before ordering the trade embargo on Communist Cuba?

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15. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline:1000 Days

16. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

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18. Great Society Proposals • Federal aid to public schools • Medicare • Civil rights bill All passed under Johnson The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

19. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

20. Jericho, USA The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

21. Kindly move over a little, gentlemen. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

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24. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

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27. US Troop Levels - Vietnam, 1960 To 1973

29. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

30. The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”