Ch. 17 “The New Frontier and Great Society” 1961-1969

Ch. 17.1 Notes “Kennedy and the Cold War” Ch. 17.1 Warm-up Describe three of the most important major events during the beginning of the Cold War.

A. Kennedy Becomes President 1960 - Kennedy v. Nixon debates Kennedy calls Mrs. King Kennedy’s “New Frontier” Kennedy’s “best and brightest” Robert Kennedy – Attorney General Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara

B. The Bay of Pigs Invasion CIA trains Cuban rebels Fidel Castro – Cuba’s dictator Castro signs Soviet agreement Kennedy orders Bay of Pigs Invasion Poor planning leads to failure Soviet/Cuban relations grow

C. The Berlin Crisis 1961 – Vienna Conference East Berliners flee Kennedy builds up troops in West Khruschev closes borders and builds the Berlin Wall VP Lyndon B. Johnson visit “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” speech

D. The Cuban Missile Crisis US missile sites in Turkey SAM sites built in Cuba U-2 flights ordered over Cuba Soviets deny offensive missiles Ex-Comm created – Kennedy orders naval blockade Kennedy televises speech to nation Soviet ships turn back at last minute Missile deal reached Hotline setup and treaty signed

E. Kennedy’s Foreign Policy Peace Corps education, health care, agriculture Alliance for Progress Schools, hospitals, roads, housing, power plants in Latin America Flexible response strategy

Ch. 17.2 Notes “Kennedy's Thousand Days” Ch. 17.2 Warm-up Describe three critical events JFK dealt with during the first years of his presidency.

A. Kennedy's New Frontier JFK projected images of youth and vitality – reality different Jacqueline Kennedy brings culture New Frontier reforms Education Workers Unemployment and poverty Lack of a mandate 1961 – Yuri Gagarin orbits Earth 1962 – John Glenn orbits JFK’s man on the moon goal

B. The Warren Court Chief Justice Earl Warren Rulings extended rights/freedoms 1954 – Brown v. Board of Ed. Banned segregation in schools Decisions included: Voting rights reform Rights of the accused Search warrants Right to free lawyers for poor Lawyers during police questioning Police read rights during arrest No religion in schools

C. The Kennedy Assassination Kennedy campaign trip to Texas Shot while riding through Dallas Johnson sworn in on Air Force One Lee Harvey Oswald arrested Jack Ruby kills Oswald Warren Commission investigates Claims Oswald/Ruby acted alone The Kennedy funeral and national mourning Johnson begins his presidency

Ch. 17.3 Notes “The Great Society” Ch. 17.3 Warm-up Describe at least 3 issues dealing with individual rights that were addressed by the Warren Court

A. Johnson Becomes President Johnson - the man from Texas Director of NYA during New Deal Congressman and Senator Influential majority leader The “Johnson treatment” Unhappy as VP – missed power Deeply saddened by JFK’s death

B. Enacting Kennedy's Agenda Johnson promises no great changes Continues the New Frontier 1962 – Harrington’s “The Other America” Johnson’s “War on Poverty” Economic Opportunity Act Job Corps VISTA – Peace Corps for the US Tax Reduction Act – boosted economy Civil Rights Act of 1964 Landmark law

C. The Great Society Johnson the “New Dealer” Election of 1964 Barry Goldwater Johnson wins by landslide Great Society Programs Elementary/Secondary Education Act Higher Education Act Head Start Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Medicaid/Medicare Highway Beautification Act PBS (TV) - NPR (Radio)

D. Johnson's Foreign Policy Involvement in Vietnam “guns and butter” The Johnson Doctrine Stop communism in Latin America Easing Soviet tensions The Pueblo Incident US ship captured by N. Koreans