2. John F. Kennedy Democrat elected President in 1960, defeating Richard Nixon. Youngest man – 43 – ever elected President With his wife, brought youthful, elegant style to White House Video : JFK becomes#35JFK becomes#35

3. Flexible response

4. Kennedy wanted to have a number of options in case of an international crisis This would allow him to weigh the options and decide which one was best

5. Fidel Castro

6. Rebel leader who led an uprising in Cuba against the dictator Fulgencio Batista Established a communist dictatorship after gaining power

7. Bay of Pigs

8. An attempt by Cuban exiles to invade Cuba. Planned by Eisenhower, Kennedy allowed the invasion, but did not support it with air power. Exiles defeated by Castro’s forces – deeply embarrassing the U.S. Bay of Pigs Video – DE Stream

9. Berlin Wall

10. Video DE Stream Link Initially a barbed wire wall to prevent people from the Soviet sector from crossing into the Allied sector Replaced by a concrete wall Became the representation of the Cold War

11. Cuban Missile Crisis

13. Video DE Stream (login) The Soviets placed medium range nuclear missiles in Cuba The United States could not allow the missiles to become active The U.S. placed a naval blockade on all ships going to Cuba

14. Cuban Missile Crisis The U.S. was within hours of launching an attack on the missiles in Cuba The Soviets agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba This became a historic turning point in U.S. - Soviet relations

15. Hot line

16. A teletype line that enabled the leaders of the U.S. and Soviet Union to directly communicate during a crisis

17. French Indochina

18. The countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia were under French colonial control after World War II

19. Ho Chi Minh

20. Video DE Streaming Real name was Nguyn That Thanh Committed to Vietnamese independence Organized a resistance movement after Japan invaded in World War II Approached the U.S. after WWII for assistance, then turned to the Soviet Union

21. “Therefore I most earnestly appeal to you personally and to the American people to interfere urgently in support of our independence”

22. Vietcong

23. The name of the rebel group against Diem’s government Made up mostly of the Vietminh that had remained in the south after the French were defeated and the country divided

24. Domino Theory

25. Based on stacking dominos, where when you knock the first one down, the rest would follow This theory was the United States policy on Southeast Asia If one country fell to communism, the rest would follow suit

26. Space Race

27. After Sputnik, Soviets put first man into orbit in 1961 Kennedy challenges U.S. to put a man on the moon within a decade. 1962 – John Glenn becomes first man to orbit the earth DE Streaming

28. “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” German phrase spoken in speech by Kennedy near Berlin Wall in 1963 Assured Germans of U.S. commitment to their safety and freedom Video

29. John F Kennedy Assassinated

33. Assassinated at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President on the plane on their way back to Washington, D. C. DE Stream – 9 min

34. Lee Harvey Oswald

35. Accused of assassinating JFK in Dallas Was killed by Jack Ruby two days later while being transferred from one jail to another

36. Lee Harvey Oswald

37. Warren Commission

38. A group of people led by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren Concluded that Oswald and Ruby acted alone

39. Kennedy’s domestic legacy

40. New Frontier President Kennedy’s plan to use powers of federal government to solve national problems Focus on education, eradicating poverty, and use of the space program. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”

41. Peace Corps

42. Video Sent Americans to work in developing countries They would teach the people better ways of doing things, as well as help build infrastructure such as schools and hospitals