1. Kennedy and The Cold War
Chapter 20 Section 1

2. The Election of 1960 John F. Kennedy v Richard Nixon
Good looking v Experienced?
Televised debate affects votes
September 26, 1960

3. The Election of 1960 Kennedy and Civil Rights
Martin Luther King, Jr arrested
Ike refused to intervene
Nixon had no public opinion

4. The Camelot Years The Kennedy Mystique Public was fascinated
The Best and the Brightest
Team of advisors
included his brother, Robert F, Kennedy as Attorney General

5. A New Military Policy Defining a military strategy
Flexible Response - moved away from reliance on nuclear weapons
increased defense spending to boost conventional forces

6. Crises over Cuba The Cuban Dilemma Fidel Castro came to power 1959
welcomed aid from the Soviet Union
Ike cut off diplomatic ties

7. Crises Over Cuba The Bay of Pigs 1961
CIA trained army of revolutionaries
Cubans backed by Soviets
Kennedy looked foolish

8. Crises Over Cuba The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
Soviets began sending missiles to Cuba
Kennedy responded with warning
Began navy blockade
Soviets backed off

9. Crises Over Cuba Kennedy and Khrushchev Take the Heat
Soviet prestige went down
JFK prestige went up
Some thought he lost Cuba

10. Crisis Over Berlin The Berlin Crisis
Huge flow of people from East to West Berlin
Berlin Wall constructed 1961

11. Crisis over Berlin Searching for ways to ease tensions
hot line established
Limited Test Ban Treaty