The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s?

Three questions tonight and throughout the course: What is history Three questions tonight and throughout the course: What is history? What do we know about it, especially modern American history? ? How do we know?

We will pursue our understanding of American history through essential questions. Essential questions - are open-ended, no single definitive answer - tie the past to the present - require analytical thinking (SHEG) and techniques - examine primary and secondary sources - must be supported by American history content

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson 8 Questions What did JFK do the day before ordering the trade embargo on Communist Cuba?

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson election

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline: 1000 Days New Frontier Proposals Federal aid to public schools Medicare Civil rights bill

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson 8 Questions What did JFK do the day before ordering the trade embargo on Communist Cuba?

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson 8 Questions What did JFK do the day before ordering the trade embargo on Communist Cuba?

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline: 1000 Days

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Great Society Proposals Federal aid to public schools Medicare Civil rights bill All passed under Johnson

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Jericho, USA

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Kindly move over a little, gentlemen.

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson 6. Summary 6. Summary

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

US Troop Levels - Vietnam, 1960 To 1973 Year US forces 1959 760 1960 900 1961 3205 1962 11300 1963 16300 1964 23300 1965 184300 1966 385300 1967 485600 1968 536100

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson

The Liberal State: Kennedy and Johnson Outline JFK and Election of 1960 1000 Days Enter LBJ Great Society Dreams “Necessary to Destroy It”: Vietnam 6. Summary Critical question #3: To what extent did foreign events affect US domestic life, 1940’s – 1960’s? Question #3: “To what extent did radical change characterize the United States internationally, socially, technologically, economically and politically (ISTEP) from 1945 to the 1970s?”