FOREIGN Vietnamization Pentagon Papers DOMESTIC Southern Strategy FOREIGN Vietnam War Powers Act Tet Offensive Cold War Space Race Arms Race DOMESTIC Great Society Civil Rights Credibility Gap FOREIGN Cuban Missile Crisis Bay of Pigs Vietnam Space Race Arms Race DOMESTIC New Frontier Civil Rights Assassination Kennedy Johnson Nixon KENNEDY – JOHNSON – NIXON

50s spills into the 60s US financial support of Southern Vietnamese democracy Civil Rights Cold War spills into western hemisphere. Space Race Arms Race

Leading in to the 60s Civil Rights Movement Boycotts & protests to desegregate public facilities leads in the south leads to an all out equality movement throughout the nation. Domino Theory The U.S. sends money & advisors and weapons to Vietnam to help support the southern democratic government.

Leading in to the 60s Cuban Revolution – Fidel Castro begins a revolt in 1953 to overthrow Fulgencio Batista. – Jan Batista ousted and Communism & Castro take control in Cuba.

Space & Arms Race Soviet union the first launch – Intercontinental Ballistic Missile 1957 – Launch a satellite Sputnik 1958 – Human in space Yuri Gagarin 1961 Resulted in NASA & American schools pushing Math & Science courses.

Election of 1960 Kennedy v Nixon 1 st Televised Presidential debate Winner? – TV= Kennedy – Radio = Nixon Kennedy looked – Younger – Cool – Relaxed – Smiled

Kennedy Wins Kennedy 1 st catholic ever elected…. Youngest at 43 years old Kennedy 1 st catholic ever elected…. Youngest at 43 years old

Kennedy’s New Frontier Increased – Education Especially science & math – Equal Pay for women – Dept. of Urban Affairs

Bay of Pigs La Brigada- anti- communist Cuban exiles & CIA attempt to overthrow & kill Castro. Invasion was a disaster Made Kennedy & the US look weak & unorganized.

Berlin Wall Khrushchev wanted to stop East Germans from escaping to the West. Khrushchev also wanted all democratic nations out of Germany Was a visible symbol of Cold War division

Cuban Missile Crisis 13 day Nuclear faceoff between US & Soviet Union U2 Spy planes discovers Soviet missiles in Cuba…

Cuban Missile Crisis U2 plane spots soviet missiles Kennedy meets with advisors to discuss options U2 planes spot Russian Migs & Bombers in Cuba Soviet tells U.S. that Cuba is a defensive position only Kennedy orders US destroyers to blockade Cuba from Soviet Ships Soviet ship ignores blockade US-Soviet nuclear war closest its ever been.

Cuban Missile Crisis Why are you putting your nukes in my backyard? Because you have Nukes in Turkey…Its self defense Don’t you realize how close we are to going to nuclear war? Then get your nukes out of Turkey That’s not gonna happen Ok, then how about you promise to not invade Cuba & I will remove all my nukes Agreed!

Kennedy was loved by the majority of Americans Refused to send troops to Vietnam Family investigated the mafia Kennedy proposed new bills that upset congress Challenged the Federal Reserve His assassination and the assassination of his “killer” sparked conspiracy theories. Death shocked Americans when Americans were starting to trust government again. LBJ & Nixon’s office full of lies & corruption

LBJ & the Great Society LBJ swears in aboard Air Force One shortly after JFK is killed. Great Society promised to expand on Kennedy’s New Frontier – Health – Education – Poverty – Social

Great Society Health & Welfare EducationWar on PovertyConsumer & Environmental Protection Medicare- Health insurance for the elderly Medicaid-health care for low income families Head Start – Preschool for disadvantaged & low income families Housing & Urban Living Office of Economic Opportunity Highway Safety Act Water Quality Fair Packaging & Labeling

LBJ’s Legacy Good Domestic Policy Southerners referred to him as “Judas” because of his civil rights legislation Lies & corruption surrounding Vietnam killed his credibility In March of 1968 Johnson announced he would not run again.

1968 Worst year in American History ? Riots Rebellion Assassinations Political Distrust Economic Downturn MLK assassinated Robert Kennedy assassinated Riot at the Democratic National Convention Tet Offensive Nixon becomes President

Richard Nixon Democrats R. Kennedy’s assassination left DEMs leaderless. Democratic national Convention riots left DEMs looking weak Republicans Nixon uses his Southern Strategy – Promise to overturn civil rights legislation Vietnamization- U.S. policy of transferring fighting and directing the war to the government and forces of South Vietnam