1. Truman, JFK, Lyndon B. Johnson

2. Harry Truman Dropped the atomic bomb G.I. Bill Desegregated the military in 1947 Fair Deal = Truman’s economic and civil rights domestic plan

3. John F. Kennedy JFK vs. Richard Nixon = First televised Presidential debates JFK won in part because of his television presence

4. John F. Kennedy JFK faced off against communism and the Soviet Union – Berlin Wall – Bay of Pigs – Cuban Missile Crisis

5. John F. Kennedy New Frontier = JFK’s Plan to provide medical care, aid education, promote civil rights, and explore outer space. – It was JFK’s version of the New Deal

6. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country?”

7. John F. Kennedy Kennedy’s Programs – 1. Peace Corps = A program where young volunteers went to help developing nations – 2. Alliance for Progress = U.S. program of economic and technical assistance to Latin America Goal of each? CONTAINMENT

8. John F. Kennedy The Space Race – U.S.S.R. sent the first man to outer space What should the U.S. do?

9. John F. Kennedy JFK promised to put a man on the moon – U.S. won the race with Neal Armstrong’s first step

10. John F. Kennedy

14. Who did it? – Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested to killing the president – However, two days later he was killed on live television

15. Lyndon B. Johnson LBJ is the new President – His plan for the U.S. was called the Great Society – It sought to END POVERITY IN AMERICA!

16. The “Great Society” 1). VISTA = Volunteers in service to America, provided job training for the poor 2). Head Start = early education for underprivileged Americans

17. The “Great Society” 3). Housing and Urban Development Department (HUDD) = Helped underprivileged to find housing 4). Medicare/Medicaid = Medical care for elderly and needy

18. Lyndon B. Johnson LBJ and education – He created the National Foundation for the Arts = funding for PBS

19. LBJ’s Great Society = The Welfare state at its greatest level What killed the “Great Society”? The Vietnam War