1 / 28

Chapter 20

Chapter 20. Section 1 Kennedy and the Cold War. Jack. John F. Kennedy President 1961-1963 Former Democrat Senator from Massachusetts Presidential Terms known as Camelot Presidency known for 3 crises. Bay of Pigs Invasion Berlin Wall Crisis Cuban Missile Crisis.

heaton
Download Presentation

Chapter 20

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Chapter 20 Section 1 Kennedy and the Cold War

  2. Jack • John F. Kennedy • President 1961-1963 • Former Democrat Senator from Massachusetts • Presidential Terms known as Camelot • Presidency known for 3 crises. • Bay of Pigs Invasion • Berlin Wall Crisis • Cuban Missile Crisis

  3. Presidential Election of 1960

  4. 1960 Election Notes

  5. John F. Kennedy

  6. contrast of cold war presidents Truman Kennedy Eisenhower

  7. Make a Table in your notes…

  8. Bay of Pigs – April 1961 • The Bay of Pigs is a small, southern inlet on the island of Cuba. (Bay of Triggerfish) • It was a failed invasion in attempt to overthrow the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. • Eisenhower’s Idea • Headed by the CIA (approved by JFK) • Main force was Cuban exiles trained by the CIA.

  9. Bay of Pigs • Immediate Outcome: • Totally unsuccessful. • 115 Killed/1,189 Captured • Embarrassment for the U.S. • Long Term Effects: • More Soviet weapons for Cuba. • Increased hostility between the 2 nations. • Helped pave the way for the Cuban Missile Crisis. • The U. S. “looked like fools to our friends, rascals to our enemies, and incompetents to the rest.”

  10. Cuban Missile Crisis – October 1962 • Cuba & the Caribbean Sea • The U.S. confronted Cuba and the Soviet Union about nuclear weapons that had been placed 90 miles from the U.S. • Kennedy issued a “quarantine” to restrict more ships with weapons from going to Cuba.

  11. Cuban Missile Crisis Result: • Both Kennedy and Khrushchev feared the start of a nuclear war. • They successfully negotiated an agreement to end the stand-off. • Soviet Union had to remove missiles from Cuba • U.S. had to remove missiles from Turkey (secretly). Outcome: • The world was saved. • Khrushchev loses power.

  12. Cuban Missile Crisis Long Term Effects: • Hot-Line Created: a direct line between the White House and the Kremlin for communication between the two. • Limited Test Ban Treaty: barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere.

  13. Berlin Wall Crisis – 1961-1989 • Conflict: Too many East Germans are defecting to West Berlin for freedom. • Khrushchev’s Demand: America must withdraw its forces from Berlin. • Kennedy’s Response : ! • Khrushchev’s Response: around West Berlin • Many tense moments: • Checkpoint Charlie • 133 People killed trying to cross the wall.

  14. The Berlin Wall

  15. Berlin Wall Crisis Outcome: • Demonstrated the divide between Communism and Democracy. • Example of the powerful will’s by both superpowers. • Tearing down of the wall in 1989 signaled the coming end of Communism in Europe. • Gave David Hasselhoff a chance to show his guitar skills to a national audience.

More Related