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» Kennedy’s “New Frontier” Spirit ˃Describe Kennedy’s advisors. ˃How did Kennedy bring a warm heart to the Cold War? ˃How would people describe Kennedy when he was president? » The New Frontier at Home ˃What was one of Kennedy’s first victories? ˃Describe the situation with the Steel Companies in the early 1960s. ˃How did Kennedy stimulate the economy? ˃Why did Kennedy promote a project to land an American on the moon?

» Rumblings in Europe ˃What did Khrushchev threaten in June of 1961? ˃What did the Soviets build in Berlin in 1961? ˃What was the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and how did it impact American/European trade? ˃Who was Charles De Gaulle and why didn’t he like the United States? » Foreign Flare-ups and “Flexible Response” ˃How did decolonization affect the US during the Cold War? ˃How did Kennedy end up dealing with the situation in Laos and why? ˃Describe the concept of “flexible response” and why Kennedy adopted it over the doctrine of “massive retaliation”.

» Stepping into the Vietnam Quagmire ˃What was the lethal logic behind the doctrine of “flexible response”? ˃Why did Kennedy order a sharp increase in “military advisors” to South Vietnam in 1961? ˃Why did America enter Vietnam and how did this change over the course of the war? ˃Describe the “modernization theory”. » Cuban Confrontations ˃Describe the Alliance for Progress and its outcome. ˃What happened at the Bay of Pigs? ˃What did the Bay of Pigs cause Castro to do? ˃What did American spy planes discover in Cuba in 1962? ˃Describe the game of “nuclear chicken” between the US and the Soviet Union in ˃Why didn’t the US seize or sink a Soviet vessel during this time period? ˃What was discovered by the US in 1991? ˃What did Khruschev and the American government agree to in 1962? ˃What happened to Khruschev after the Cuban Missle Crisis? ˃How did the Cuban Missle Crisis impact the American government? ˃Kennedy tried to lay the foundations of _________________ in relation to the Soviet Union.

» The Struggle for Civil Rights ˃How long did it take for Kennedy to redeem his pledge to eliminate discrimination in housing? ˃Why did Kennedy wait so long to move on civil rights legislation? ˃What happened to make Kennedy move faster in regard to civil rights? ˃Describe Kennedy’s relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ˃How did the process of integration of colleges look in the South? ˃What happened in the spring of 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama? ˃What did Kennedy’s June 11, 1963 speech address and how did MLK, Jr. respond? ˃What violence continued after Kennedy’s speech? » The Killing of Kennedy ˃What happened to Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963? ˃What happened when Johnson took over the presidency? ˃After Kennedy’s death, what was he remembered for? ˃What later president met Kennedy when he was a boy?

» The LBJ Brand on the Presidency ˃Why did LBJ trim his liberal beliefs in 1948? ˃Describe LBJ’s personality when he was in the Senate. ˃What provisions did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 include? ˃How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 affect women? ˃Describe the “War on Poverty”. ˃What was LBJ’s new domestic program called? » Johnson Battles Goldwater in 1964 ˃Who did the dems and the repubs nominate for the 1964 election and what were their platforms? ˃What did Goldwater attack during his campaign? ˃Describe the Gulf of Tonkin episode. ˃How did LBJ respond to the Gulf of Tonkin episode? ˃What is the main idea behind the Gulf of Tonkin resolution? ˃Who won the election of 1964?

» The Great Society Congress ˃How was congress able to pour out new legislation in 1964? ˃How did Congress escalate the War on Poverty? ˃Name the Big Four legislative achievements of the Great Society program. ˃How did LBJ avoid the issue of separation of church and state? ˃What did the Medicare and Medicaid programs do and who did they help? ˃How was immigration reformed and how did this impact immigration patterns? ˃How did LBJ’s Great Society programs impact the poverty rate? Why? » Battling for Black Rights ˃In the south what issues surrounded voting? ˃What did the 24 th amendment do? ˃What happened in Mississippi in the summer of 1964? ˃How did white people respond to King’s voter registration campaign in Selma? ˃How did LBJ respond to the violence in Selma? ˃How did the Voting Rights Act change the South?

» Black Power ˃What happened in Watts after LBJ signed the Voting Rights Act? Why? ˃Describe Malcolm X and his beliefs about black leadership. ˃Describe Stokely Carmichael and his beliefs about black leadership. ˃Where were riots happening during this time period? ˃What did the Northern Black Power movement focus on in comparison to the South? ˃How did the murder of MLK, Jr. affect the American people? ˃How did thousands of blacks help make history in the late 60s and early 70s? » Combating Communism in Two Hemispheres ˃What happened in the Dominican Republic and how did Johnson respond? ˃Describe “Operation Rolling Thunder”. ˃What was the US plan for success in Vietnam and why didn’t it work? ˃Why did Johnson continue to raise the stakes in Vietnam?

» Vietnam Vexations ˃How did the world respond to US actions in Vietnam? ˃Describe the Six-Day War. ˃What kind of protest techniques did antiwar protestors use? ˃What were Senator Fulbright’s views on the war and how did he influence public opinion? ˃What happened to Secretary McNamara and what were critics saying about the war? ˃What did LBJ do that some might consider unconstitutional? ˃Why did Johnson stay in the war and what did many Americans grow to believe? » Vietnam Topples Johnson ˃Describe the Tet Offensive and President Johnson’s feelings after it. ˃How did American military leaders respond to the Tet Offensive? ˃Who were Gene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy and how did they impact Johnson? ˃What did LBJ announce March 31, 1968? ˃How did LBJ’s announcement affect military action and negotiations in Vietnam?

» The Presidential Sweepstakes of 1968 ˃Who was in the running for the Democratic presidential nomination? ˃Describe the situation at the Democratic Convention in Chicago. ˃Who won the nomination and what was their platform? ˃Why was Nixon chosen as the Republican candidate? ˃Who was Wallace and what was his platform? ˃What did both presidential candidates want in relation to Vietnam? ˃Who won the election and what was significant about his election? ˃What did Wallace’s success represent? » The Obituary of Lyndon Johnson ˃Describe LBJ’s leadership. ˃How did Vietnam affect the Great Society programs? ˃Why was LBJ “damned if he did and damned if he didn’t”?

» The Cultural Upheaval of the 1960s ˃How did Americans’ negative attitude towards authority affect previously powerful institutions? ˃What happened in relation to questioning authority in the 1950s? ˃What did the Free Speech Movement lead to? ˃Describe the sexual revolution. ˃What happened to many cultural revolutions of the 1960s? ˃Name the “three P’s” of the 1960s. ˃What happened to many of the flower children in the 1970s?