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Taking Lecture Notes

Taking Lecture Notes. Name: _____________________ Date: ________. Introduction to the 1960s. “Our problems are man made, therefore they may be solved by man. No matter of human destiny is beyond human beings.”.

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Taking Lecture Notes

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  1. Taking Lecture Notes Name: _____________________ Date: ________

  2. Introduction to the 1960s “Our problems are man made, therefore they may be solved by man. No matter of human destiny is beyond human beings.”

  3. The Election of 1960 • Senator John F. Kennedy (D) • JFK sought to “get the country moving again” in the rivalry with the USSR • JFK’s Roman Catholicism was an issue • Vice President Richard M. Nixon (R) • Nixon promised to continue Eisenhower’s peace and prosperity • The Big Debate • Nixon was an experienced debater, but he looked scruffy and sweaty • Kennedy looked and sounded “presidential” • TV viewers thought that JFK won, but radio listeners said the opposite

  4. JFK Takes Office • JFK won the popular vote by about 118,000 • Kennedy promised a “New Frontier” • Asked Americans to work to make the country great • Idealism inspired many to help out in the U.S. and abroad

  5. Unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro in Cuba Failed due to poor planning and lack of support of Cuban people Foreign policy defeat for the Kennedy Administration Bay of Pigs Invasion

  6. Let’s Check our NotesYou should be able to answer each question with info in your notes • Who did JFK run against in the 1960 election? • Why did radio listeners think Nixon had won the first presidential debate and TV viewers thought John F. Kennedy won? • What did Nixon promise the America people? • What was Kennedy’s focus? • What did Kennedy’s idealism inspire Americans to do? • In what area of Cuba was an unsuccessful attempt made to overthrow Castro? • Why did the invasion of Cuba fail? • What did Kennedy vow to NEVER do again after the failed overthrow attempt?

  7. Soviet missiles were discovered in Cuba by U.S. reconnaissance flights Deemed an unacceptable threat to U.S. security JFK convened EXCOMM to develop plan for dealing with the missiles The Cuban Missile Crisis Arrows indicate suspected Soviet missile installations

  8. Bay of Pigs invasion Attempts by U.S. to remove Castro Placement of U.S. missiles in Turkey USSR lagged behind U.S. in number of missiles Why Missiles in Cuba? Map shows the range of Soviet missiles in Cuba

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