chapter 20: the new frontier & great society
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Chapter 20: The New Frontier & Great Society. Section 1: Kennedy and the Cold War. Pages 670-678. JFK AND THE COLD WAR (7). WE ARE GOING TO DO NOTES ON CH. 20 sect. 1. JOHN F. KENNEDY. 35 th President of the United States 1961-1963 Great debator Democrat - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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