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Kennedy to Nixon 1960 s

Kennedy to Nixon 1960 s. KENNEDY – JOHNSON – NIXON Overview. 60-63 Kennedy. 63-69 Johnson. 69-74 Nixon. FOREIGN Cuba Soviet Union Vietnam Space Race Arms Race DOMESTIC New Frontier Civil Rights Assassination. FOREIGN Vietnam Cold War Space Race Arms Race DOMESTIC

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Kennedy to Nixon 1960 s

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  1. Kennedy to Nixon 1960s

  2. KENNEDY – JOHNSON – NIXON Overview 60-63 Kennedy 63-69 Johnson 69-74 Nixon FOREIGN Cuba Soviet Union Vietnam Space Race Arms Race DOMESTIC New Frontier Civil Rights Assassination FOREIGN Vietnam Cold War Space Race Arms Race DOMESTIC Great Society Civil Rights FOREIGN Vietnam DOMESTIC New Frontier Civil Rights Assassination

  3. 50s spills into the 60s • US financial support of Southern Vietnamese democracy • Civil Rights • Cold War spills into western hemisphere. • Space Race • Arms Race

  4. Leading in to the 60s Civil Rights Movement • Boycotts & protests to desegregate public facilities leads in the south leads to an all out equality movement throughout the nation. Domino Theory • The U.S. sends money & advisors and weapons to Vietnam to help support the southern democratic government.

  5. Leading in to the 60s • Cuban Revolution • Fidel Castro begins a revolt in 1953 to overthrow Fulgencio Batista. • Jan 1 1959 Batista ousted and Communism & Castro take control in Cuba.

  6. Space & Arms Race • Soviet union the first launch • Intercontinental Ballistic Missile 1957 • Launch a satellite • Sputnik 1958 • Human in space • Yuri Gagarin 1961 • Resulted in NASA & American schools pushing Math & Science courses.

  7. Election of 1960Kennedy v Nixon • 1st Televised Presidential debate • Winner? • TV= Kennedy • Radio = Nixon • Kennedy looked • Younger • Cool • Relaxed • Smiled

  8. Kennedy Wins Kennedy 1st catholic ever elected…. Youngest at 43 years old

  9. Kennedy’s New Frontier Increased • Education • Especially science & math • Equal Pay for women • Dept. of Urban Affairs

  10. Bay of Pigs • La Brigada- anti-communist Cuban exiles & CIA attempt to overthrow & kill Castro. • Invasion was a disaster • Made Kennedy & the US look weak & unorganized.

  11. Berlin Wall • Khrushchevwanted East Germans from escaping to the West. • Khrushchevalso wanted all democratic nations out of Germany • Was a visible symbol of Cold War division

  12. Cuban Missile Crisis • 13 day Nuclear faceoff between US & Soviet Union • U2 Spy planes discovers Soviet missiles in Cuba…

  13. Soviet tells U.S. that Cuba is a defensive position only Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy meets with advisors to discuss options US-Soviet nuclear war closest its ever been. Kennedy orders US destroyers to blockade Cuba from Soviet Ships U2 planes spot Russian Migs & Bombers in Cuba Soviet ship ignores blockade U2 plane spots soviet missiles

  14. Cuban Missile Crisis Ok, then how about you promise to not invade Cuba & I will remove all my nukes Then get your nukes out of Turkey Because you have Nukes in Turkey…Its self defense Don’t you realize how close we are to going to nuclear war? Why are you putting your nukes in my backyard? That’s not gonna happen Agreed!

  15. November 22, 1963 • Kennedy was loved by the majority of Americans • Refused to send troops to Vietnam • Family investigated the mafia • Kennedy proposed new bills that upset congress • Challenged the Federal Reserve • His assassination and the assassination of his “killer” sparked conspiracy theories. • Death shocked Americans when Americans were starting to trust government again. • LBJ & Nixon’s office full of lies & corruption

  16. LBJ & the Great Society • LBJ swears in aboard Air Force One shortly after JFK is killed. • Great Society promised to expand on Kennedy’s New Frontier • Health • Education • Poverty • Social

  17. Great Society

  18. LBJ’s Legacy • Good Domestic Policy • Southerners referred to him as “Judas” because of his civil rights legislation • Lies & corruption surrounding Vietnam killed his credibility • In March of 1968 Johnson announced he would not run again.

  19. 1968Worst year in American History ? • Riots • Rebellion • Assassinations • Political Distrust • Economic Downturn • MLK assassinated • Robert Kennedy assassinated • Riot at the Democratic National Convention • Tet Offensive • Nixon becomes President

  20. Richard Nixon Democrats • R. Kennedy’s assassination left DEMs leaderless. • Democratic national Convention riots left DEMs looking weak Republicans • Nixon uses Southern Strategy • Promise to overturn civil rights legislation • Vietnamization-US policy of transferring fighting and directing the war to the government and forces of South Vietnam

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