Bell Ringer QUESTION #140 QUESTION #141 QUESTION #142 QUESTION #143 Answer the following questions in the EOC Practice Packet in the back of your INB: QUESTION #140 QUESTION #141 QUESTION #142 QUESTION #143 QUESTION #144

Question 140 In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about— a. Japanese Americans confined in interment camps b. organizers of the Civil Rights movement c. accomplices in the Watergate scandal d. members of the Communist Party in government positions The reason … is not because our only powerful potential enemy has sent men to invade our shores … but rather because of the traitorous actions of those who have been treated so well by this Nation…. This is glaringly true in the State Department. There the bright young men who are born with silver spoons in their mouths are the ones who have been most traitorous…. --Joseph McCarthy, speech at Wheeling, West Virginia, February 9, 1950

Question 141 The term “McCarthyism” is sometimes used to describe— a. removing members of Congress for abuses of power b. investigating civil service employees for corruption c. using illegal means to obtain evidence in criminal trials d. accusing people of subversive activities without sufficient evidence

Question 142 What was confirmed by the Venona Papers? a. Thousands of American citizens who believed in communism were jailed or deported. b. The reputations of many people were ruined by false accusations of disloyalty. c. Some Americans in government and industry had in fact been helping the Soviet Union. d. Organized groups of Communists had been responsible for violent terrorism.

Selected Aspects of the U.S. Economy, 1950-1960 Question 143 The changes described in this list contributed most directly to— a. a decline in home ownership rates b. a rise in the number of business failures c. a decrease in federal employment opportunities d. an increase in consumer spending Selected Aspects of the U.S. Economy, 1950-1960   Civilian employment grew from 59.7 million to 66.4 million The gross domestic product (GDP) increased 39 percent The average family income increase 57.9 percent

Question 144 Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un- American Activities Committee in the 1950s? a. to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations b. to prevent the integration of different racial groups in American society c. to investigate those accused of disloyalty to the United States d. to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the United States

Essential Question: How did the Cold war continue during the 1960s? JFK Essential Question: How did the Cold war continue during the 1960s?

TEKS and Objectives We will… I will… (8A) describe John F. Kennedy’s role in the Cuban Missile Crisis Complete a graphic organizer about the life and presidency of John F. Kennedy

The Kennedy Presidency (1961-1963) John F. Kennedy (D) Youngest president elected Catholic (issue for some) VP – Lyndon B. Johnson “ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country”

The Kennedy Presidency (1961-1963) Election of 1960 Defeated VP Richard Nixon (R) 1st televised debate (better speaker) Civil Rights Advocate (African American votes)

JFK’s Domestic Policy New Frontier Economic Policy Slogan used by JFK to describe his goals and policies Ex. Achieving equal opportunities for all Economic Policy Proposed tax cut to stimulate the economy

JFK’s Domestic Policy Social Programs Peace Corps Supported Medicare, civil rights legislation, and aid to education Peace Corps Created by JFK American volunteers went to developing countries to share their skills

JFK’s Foreign Policy Cuba Fidel Castro led a revolution to overthrow brutal dictator Batista in 1959 Nationalized American businesses in Cuba Private ownership limited Opponents thrown in jail Became pro-Soviet Communist nation

JFK’s Foreign Policy Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) Plan to overthrow Castro approved by Eisenhower U.S. secretly trained Cuban exiles for invasion Exiles caught by Cuban military Embarrassment for Kennedy

JFK’s Foreign Policy Reaction from Cuba Castro wanted to protect Cuba Khrushchev wanted missile sites closer to U.S. U.S. spy planes discovered secret preparation for missile launch sites in Cuba for nuclear warheads

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) How Should the U.S. Respond? Kennedy met with top officials to consider different plans of action Some urged immediate strike on Cuba President wanted to avoid nuclear war

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) Naval Blockade To prevent arrival of additional weapons from Soviets Threatened to invade Cuba if missiles not removed

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) 13-Day Negotiations U.S. quietly removed missiles from Turkey U.S. promised never to invade Cuba USSR removed Cuban missiles Special hotline set up between U.S/USSR Closest world came to nuclear war

JFK Assassination November 22, 1963 JFK visits Dallas, TX to campaign for re-election JFK takes motorcade to the airport through downtown Dallas JFK is shot to death by Lee Harvey Oswald LBJ is sworn in as President hours later