USH 17-2 JFK and the Cold War “Flexible Response” – Thought Eisenhower’s “Brinksmanship” too harsh – Built up troops and conventional weapons – Expanded Special Forces

Aid to Other Countries Wanted better relations with Latin America “Alliance for Progress” – Provide aid to Latin American countries Schools Housing Health care Land distribution – Mixed results

Peace Corps – Americans sent to poverty-stricken countries to provide aid – Still very active today Aid to Other Countries

Cold War in Space Soviets first to send man in space (1961) – Yuri Gagarin – Kennedy worried world will see communism as superior – Kennedy sets huge goal: Put a man on the moon by end of the decade (60s)

Cold War in Space John Glenn first American in space (1962) Three men sent into space in “Apollo” (1965) July 20, 1969 – Neil Armstrong – Buzz Aldrin – Michael Collins Humans land on the moon Armstrong first human to walk on moon U.S. ‘wins’ the space race

Crises in the Cold War The Bay of Pigs – Cuba becomes communist – C.I.A. secretly trains ex-Cubans for uprising – Invasion a disaster – U.S. looks disorganized

Crises in the Cold War The Berlin Wall – Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet leader – Flood of East Germans going in to West Germany – Soviets build a massive wall to keep people form leaving Became the visible symbol of the Cold War

Crises in the Cold War Cuban Missile Crisis – U.S. uses satellite photos to show Cuba is home to Russian missiles – U.S. sends naval blockade to Cuba – Russia agrees to leave Cuba U.S. takes missiles out of Turkey – Closest world has come yet to nuclear war

Death of the President Dallas, Texas November 22, 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald shoots Kennedy twice Jack Ruby kills Oswald days later Warren Commission – Investigated the assassination

Death of the President