Baltimore Polytechnic Institute April 19, 2012 A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green

1. This Republican lost to John F. Kennedy in the 1960 Presidential Election. 2. This Presidential action failed in April 1961 and resulted in JFK appearing weak and indecisive. 3. This leader of the Soviet Union in the early 1960s was able to manipulate JFK and 2 separate occasions. 4. This was built in August 1961 to prevent a loss of population and also demonstrated the iron curtain that Churchill spoke about after WWII. 5. Kennedy was able to avert nuclear disaster in October 1962 during this event.

Objectives: Indicate how America reacted to Pearl Harbor and prepared to wage war against both Germany and Japan. Describe the mobilization of the American economy for war and the mobilization of manpower and womanpower for both the military and wartime production. Describe the war’s effects on American society, including regional migration, race relations, and women’s roles. Explain the early Japanese successes in East Asia and the Pacific, and the American strategy for countering them. AP Focus Early in the war, Germany, Japan, and Italy have considerable military success. The Allies, except for France, which had surrendered in 1940, are fortunate not to be overwhelmed completely. Fearing that they will be disloyal, President Roosevelt orders the detention of Japanese Americans, a serious violation of basic American civil rights.

CHAPTER THEMES Unified by Pearl Harbor, America effectively carried out a war mobilization effort that produced vast social and economic changes within American society. Following its “get Hitler first” strategy, the United States and its Allies invaded and liberated conquered Europe from Fascist rule. The slower strategy of island-hopping against Japan also proceeded successfully until the atomic bomb brought a sudden end to World War II.

Early in his life, he was a New Deal Democrat Stated, “I didn’t leave the Democratic party, the Democratic Party left me”. SAG President in early 1950s Spokesman for GE in 1954 CA governor from Late 70’s and early 80’s witnessed double digit inflation Reagan won 489 to 49 and 7% went to John Anderson Republicans won the Senate for the 1 st time in 26 years

Iranian hostages released on Inauguration Day Dismantle welfare state “Government is not the solution to our problem, Government is the problem” Teamed up with Margaret Thatcher of the UK Federal spending went form 18% of GNP to nearly 23% of GNP Federal budget had been shifting from defense to entitlement programs HEW’s budget was bigger than the DOD in 1973 Wooed a group of southern conservative Democrats Failed assassination attempt in March 1981

Supple side-economics Cut taxes and cut the budget will cause more money to come into the treasury Unemployment his 11% in 1982, businesses folded Income gaps widened YUPPIES emerged, only 1.5 million or so 2 trillion went to the DOD in the 1980s Budget deficits every year, kept high interest rates

Negotiate only from a position of strength with the Soviets Strategic Defense Initiative or Star Wars 3 Russian dictators died between 1982 and 1985 Russia shot down a Korean passenger plane and killed Americans in September 1983 USSR and satellites boycotted the 84 Olympics in Los Angeles

Lebanon 1983 Marine barracks bombed Nicaragua Sandinistas-accused of being Communist contras-fought the Sandinistas El Salvador Grenada Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was ousted

American hostages seized by Muslim extremist groups in Lebanon The continuing grip on power of the left-wing Sandinista government in Nicaragua Congress refused to authorize support for the contras of Nicaragua Secret sale of arms to Iran in 1985-one hostage released Money Iran paid for arms went to contras in Nicaragua Would never negotiate with terrorists (really?) U.S. supported Saddam, even though weapons were sold to Iran Reagan was unaware of the actions of his NSA

Added nearly $2 trillion to national debt in 8 years

Moral Majority Jerry Falwell preached against sexual permissiveness, abortion, feminism, and the spread of gay rights A response from the 1960s left-wing protests

Crushed Walter Mondale 525 to 13 Dealt with Gorbachev Glasnot-openness-free speech in USSR Perestroika-restructuring to free market practices

Classwork Identify the outcomes of the following cases Ward’s Cove Packing v. Antonia Martin v. Wilks Webster v. Reproductive Health Services Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Read Chapter 40 Prepare for 5 question reading check on Friday Focus Questions due for chapters 36/37