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JFK & the Cold War

JFK & the Cold War. Kennedy ’ s Tactics. “ Flexible response ” Buildup of conventional troops & weaponry Guerrilla warfare Alliance for Progress Latin America Create a free & prosperous Latin America Peace Corps Fight poverty Build schools Space Race Recommended to Congress in 1961

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JFK & the Cold War

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  1. JFK & the Cold War

  2. Kennedy’s Tactics • “Flexible response” • Buildup of conventional troops & weaponry • Guerrilla warfare • Alliance for Progress • Latin America • Create a free & prosperous Latin America • Peace Corps • Fight poverty • Build schools • Space Race • Recommended to Congress in 1961 • Neal Armstrong set foot on the moon in July, 1969

  3. Crisis • Bay of Pigs (April 17, 1961) • Cuban leader Fidel Castro • Eisenhower sent CIA agents to train La Brigada (1,400) • Disaster • 2 days most were captured or killed • U.S looked weak & disorganized

  4. Crisis • Berlin Wall (June, 1961) • Khrushchev & Kennedy met in Vienna • Wanted East Germany recognized • Wanted Allied Powers out of East Berlin • Wanted to stop Germans from leaving East Berlin

  5. Crisis • Cuban Missile Crisis • Intelligence agencies learned of equipment • October 22, 1962 • Naval Blockade • Demanded they dismantle • Warned Soviets • Settled • U.S. would not invade Cuba • Dismantle nuclear weapons in Turkey • Impact • Closer to nuclear war since WWII • Wanted to change • Ban on testing nuclear weapons • Undermined Nikita Khrushchev • Produced Soviet arms buildup, leading to a U.S. buildup

  6. Assassination • November 22, 1963 • Dallas, Texas • Lee Harvey Oswald accused • Warren Commission concluded that Oswald had acted alone • World wide mourning • Served little more than 1, 000 days

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