The Stormy Sixties APUSH Chapter 39
Kennedy-Nixon Debates
Election of 1960 Kennedy wins, 303-219-15
Kennedy’s Outlook “Whiz Kids” “New Frontier” Peace Corps Space Race “Ask not what your country can do for you: ask what you can do for your country”
International Crises Berlin Wall Vietnam Bay of Pigs Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Civil Rights Kennedy reluctantly became a supporter of civil rights Figured he might lose the next election Would become a fateful decision… and burnish Kennedy’s reputation in history
“I Have a Dream”
The Sixties through Music And now… you have an assignment Using the instructions on the sheet, identify, listen to, and explain the meaning behind six different songs of the 1960s. Each of the songs on the list has been chosen because it accurately reflects one of the conflicts that occurred during the 1960s in the United States You will have the rest of the hour to work on the assignment.