chapter 20: the new frontier & great society

JFK AND THE COLD WAR (7)

• WE ARE GOING TO DO NOTES ON CH. 20 sect. 1

• 35th President of the United States

• 1961-1963• Great debator• Democrat• Television and civil

rights helped Kennedy win

• Senator from Massachusetts

• JFK becomes JFK becomes extremely popularextremely popular

• Helps Civil Rights Helps Civil Rights ((Marian Anderson – Marian Anderson – Opera SingerOpera Singer))

• JFK had charm and JFK had charm and witwit

• ““best and the best and the brightest”brightest”

• Brother – Robert Brother – Robert Kennedy is Kennedy is Attorney GeneralAttorney General

• NONNuclear StrategyNONNuclear Strategy

• JFK modernizes our JFK modernizes our military’s ability to fight military’s ability to fight aa nonnuclear war nonnuclear war

• JFK increases defense JFK increases defense spending (troops, ships, spending (troops, ships, artillery)artillery)

• CreatesCreates Green BeretsGreen Berets

• Revolutionary Revolutionary leader of Cubaleader of Cuba

• Communist and Communist and received aid from received aid from the Sovietsthe Soviets

• March 1960March 1960

• CIA – train Cuban CIA – train Cuban exiles for invasion exiles for invasion of Cubaof Cuba

• Disaster for Disaster for Kennedy and Kennedy and AmericaAmerica

• Nikita Krushchev (USSR)Nikita Krushchev (USSR)

• Give weapons to Cuba Give weapons to Cuba (nuclear weapons)(nuclear weapons)

• Missiles ready to launchMissiles ready to launch

• SIX DAYSSIX DAYS

• USSR remove MissilesUSSR remove Missiles

• USA remove missiles USA remove missiles from Turkeyfrom Turkey

HOMEWORK (pg. 8)

• Answer Section Review Q’s 1-4 on page 678.

• STAMPED TOMORROW