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Beginning Activities. Title today’s lesson: Kennedy Intensifies the Cold War/The New Frontier at Home Notes Activity : The Supreme Court and Reform Mission Statement: To prepare you for a life of responsible citizenship Daily Expectations: No one leaves once class has begun.
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Beginning Activities • Title today’s lesson: Kennedy Intensifies the Cold War/The New Frontier at Home • NotesActivity: The Supreme Court and Reform • Mission Statement: To prepare you for a life of responsible citizenship • Daily Expectations: • No one leaves once class has begun. • Come in quietly and get to work immediately • Pay attention and be respectful • No phones • No food or drinks other than water • Do your work • Give AP quality effort • 5 bonus points for supplies
Extra Credit • 5 points each 6 weeks for bringing supplies: • Paper clips • Pens • Paper • Staples • Tape
Kennedy Intensifies the Cold War/The New Frontier at Home Chapter 30 The Turbulent Sixties, 1960-69
Notes Activity: The Supreme Court and Reform • Using your iPad or page 883 in your book, describe the importance of the following Supreme Court cases: • Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) • Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) • Miranda v. Arizona (1966) • Baker v. Carr (1962) • Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Kennedy’s Military Goals • Close the alleged “missile gap” by building up the nation’s military • Increase the number of military units and created the Green Beret special forces • Strategy of flexible response against Soviet advances, not just threaten massive retaliation
Containment in Germany and Southeast Asia • Crisis Over Berlin • The Soviets wanted to push America out of West Berlin. • Kennedy wouldn’t back down. • The Soviets constructed the Berlin Wall to prevent East Berliners from fleeing to the West. • Containment in Southeast Asia • Diem, the leader of South Vietnam, wanted American support. • Kennedy sent in military advisors and supplies. • Diem lost the support of his people and was overthrown. • Americans would not leave South Vietnam for fear that it would fall to the Communist North.
Bay of Pigs Invasion • America feared communist Cuba. • The CIA trained Cuban exiles to start a rebellion. • Kennedy backed the idea when he got elected. • The invasion occurred on April 17, 1961. • The U.S. didn’t provide air support, and Castro’s men quickly put down the rebellion. • President Kennedy took full responsibility. • The U.S. put an embargo on Cuba that still exists today.
Cuban Missile Crisis • In 1962, the Soviets started giving the Cubans missiles for protection against America. • JFK ordered the Navy to block further ships carrying missiles to Cuba from Russia. • Khrushchev removed the missiles if America promised not to invade Cuba. • This diplomatic victory gave America the upper hand in the Cold War and restored America’s confidence in Kennedy. • A hot line connected Moscow to Washington to speed up future negotiations and prevent war.
Congressional Obstacle & Economic Advance • Northern Republicans and Southern Democrats blocked social reform bills. • Increased spending on defense and space programs boosted the economy. • Kennedy pushed for lower taxes that led to a rising economy.
Kennedy & Civil Rights • Kennedy had an indirect approach to Civil Rights. • AG Robert Kennedy worked with SNCC to increase African American voter participation. • JFK appointed African Americans to government positions. • Freedom Riders forced RFK to convince the Interstate Commerce Commission to ban segregation on interstate travel. • The Kennedy Bros. forced southern universities to admit African American students. • Ex. James Meredith to Ole Miss
Ending Activity • Research Activity: Civil Rights • Make sure the floor is clean • Connect to our objectives: How does this prepare you for life and the future?
