John F' Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy

• Challenges, changes, and Dallas

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The man, the myth, the legend

• Roman Catholic
• Civil rights activist
• (US losing?) Focused on Cold War effort
• Charismatic and popular
• 1960 1st TV debate (TV age of politics, image)

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NEW FRONTIER

• Stimulate economy increased govt spending, cut
  taxes, raised min. wage,
• Domestic policy/ discrimination
• Civil Rights Bill, poverty, tax Peace Corps-
  third world help
• Space Race Sputnik man in space man on moon
• 7/20/69 Neil Armstrong

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JFK and Cuba

• Castro- 1959 declared communism/Soviet Union
• 61 Eisenhower cuts relations
• Cuban exile to Miami
• Bay of Pigs planned, JFK oks
• April 17, 1961 1,300-1,500 exiles and US military
  FAIL
• Embarrassment to US

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Cuban Missile Crisis

• Khrushchev /Castro powerful allies
• Defend Cuba/Soviet arms
• Threat to US pg 675
• More ships to Cuba US to stop
• Nuclear War!?!?!?
• Remove/dont invade Cuba,Turkey

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Berlin Crisis

• Berlin separated 1961
• 3 Million flee to West
• Berlin- blame communism economy
• Stopped, save East economy
• Symbol of communist opposition
• Hot line est.- White House and Kremlin
• Limited Test Ban Treaty- atmosphere testing

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Dallas November 22, 1963
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Kennedy is Assassinated!!!

• Losing support due to Civil Rights stance
• Open-motorcade, the grassy knoll, and a single
  bullet
• Homework
• Explain the JFK assassination/conspiracy using
  your own words. It should be neatly hand written
  in a short essay. Major points must be included
  in essay (Mon)