March 3, 2015

1. Begin Unit VII: 28.1 Notes2. Video Clip: 1960 Election and the Role of TV3. 28.1 Vocabulary4. Unit 6 Exam Results

Presidents of the 1960’s: JFK & LBJ

1960-1968Chapter 28, Sections 1-3

Unit 7

The Election of 1960

Democratic Ticket John F. Kennedy for

presidentLyndon Johnson for vice

president

Republican Ticket Richard Nixon for presidentHenry Cabot Lodge for vice

president

Election of 1960

Grew up poor in CA Protestant Navy in WWII Elected to House of

Representatives in 1946 Member of House on

Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

Became Senator in 1950 (CA)

V.P. for Eisenhower from 1952-1960

Grew up WealthyHarvard GraduateCatholicNavy in WWIIElected to House of

Representatives in 1946 (MA)

Became Senator in 1952 (MA)

Why did JFK win?

1.) TV = “Great Debates”1st ever televised debate:

Largest Audience ever, 70 million watched

Close Popular Vote!

March 4, 2015

1. 28.2 Notes2. Work on 28.1/28.2 Vocabulary

28.2JFK and the Cold War

The New Frontier: JFK’s Domestic and Foreign programs.

Kennedy wanted to:1.Eradicate poverty2.Work towards Civil Rights for

African Americans3.Explore space4.Defeat CommunismMany Republicans and

Southern Democrats in Congress denied JFK’s domestic social reform attempts.

He focused most of his Presidency on Foreign Affairs.

“Flexible Response”

Peace Corps: Created to promote democracy and world peace around the world through volunteerism.

Alliance for Progress: Cooperative projects with Latin American nations.

JFK was a strong anticommunist.

Containment trough variety of political and military means and options: Flexible Response

Robert McNamara (Sec. of Defense)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Fulgencio Batista: President of Cuba

Supported by US. Cuban Revolution: 1953-

1959 led by Fidel Castro Plot to overthrow Castro

began under Eisenhower and continued for next 2 years.

CIA led operation = full scale Cuban invasion.

Cuban exiles (over 1,400) April, 1961. 114 killed, rest taken

prisoner. Embarrassment for US &

Kennedy.

Cuban Missile Crisis October, 1962 Khrushchev sent

nuclear missiles to Cuba.

13 Day Ordeal:1. Oct.14, 1962:

Surveillance photos show Soviets construction missile sites in Cuba.

2. Oct. 22: JFK announces blockade of Cuba (U.S. forces would fire on any ship that attempted to pass the blockade)

3. Oct. 24: Soviet ships approach blockade

4. Oct. 28: Agreement made.

JFK Assassination

Nov. 22, 1963:Dallas, TX.

Dealy PlazaLee Harvey

OswaldJack Ruby