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Lecture 4

JFK. Lecture 4. Standard 11.10. Essential Question: How did Kennedy respond to the continuing challenges of the Cold War?. Kennedy V. Nixon. John F. Kennedy young senator from Massachusetts WWII Navy veteran Richard Nixon young senator from California WWII Navy veteran

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Lecture 4

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  1. JFK Lecture 4

  2. Standard 11.10. Essential Question: How did Kennedy respond to the continuing challenges of the Cold War?

  3. Kennedy V. Nixon • John F. Kennedy • young senator from Massachusetts • WWII Navy veteran • Richard Nixon • young senator from California • WWII Navy veteran • former vice president

  4. The New Frontier • The New Frontier, 1961 • Kennedy’s domestic program • medical care for seniors • more educational opportunities • government help to stop recession • 1st Peace Time Deficit • integration and equality • Equal Pay Act 1963 “Ask not what your country can do for you…”

  5. The New Frontier • Space Race • at first, the USSR was ahead • JFK promised to put a man on the moon by 1970 • Project Mercury, 1959 – 1963 • manned spaceflight • Project Gemini, 1965 – 1966 • rendezvous and docking • Project Apollo, 1961 – 1975 • moonlanding • in 1975, the US and USSR began to work together

  6. Peace Corps • The Peace Corps, 1961 • Americans lived in over 70 countries underdeveloped to share their knowledge • education • medicine and hygiene • agriculture • changed America’s image to the world

  7. Fidel Castro • Alliance for Progress • US gave aid to S. America • Feared Communism • Fidel Castro • led communist revolution in Cuba in 1959 • ruler from 1959 - 2008 • denounced US as evil capitalist empire • took US assets in Cuba • ally to Khrushchev (USSR) • Trade Embargo on Cuba

  8. Bay of Pigs • Bay of Pigs, 1961 • 1,500 anti-Castro fugitives armed and trained by the CIA to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro • US did not give direct aid in order to avoid war • Further poisoned US-Cuban relations • three of JFK’s advisors resigned • Castro’s influence was even greater

  9. The Cuban Missile Crisis • Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 • Castro tried to install soviet ABMs in Cuba • Kennedy ordered a naval blockade and demanded removal of weapons after satellite photos showed activity • Khrushchev sent ships to break through the blockade • Stalemate = 2 Weeks • Swapped Cuba for Turkey

  10. "We are eyeball to eyeball, and the other fellow just blinked.“ —Sec. of State Dean Rusk

  11. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty • Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 1963 • USSR and US ended atmospheric nuclear testing • “peaceful co-existence”

  12. Berlin Wall • The Berlin Wall, 1961 • built by communists to stop flow of skilled workers from East Berlin • it stood until 1990 • Khrushchev demanded the USSR be given all of Berlin • JFK increased American troops in Berlin “Ich bin ein berliner.”

  13. Kennedy’s Assassination • Dallas, Texas • November 1963 • LBJ sworn in on Air Force One • Lee Harvey Oswald • Shot JFK • Shot by Jack Ruby 2 days after being arrested • Died in prison a year later • Earl Warren led Investigation • Concluded he acted alone

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