1. PERIOD 3 & 7
We will examine the events that shaped John F. Kennedy’s Presidency.
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2. Chapter 39 Kennedy’s New Frontier
Peace Corps, an army of idealistic and mostly youthful volunteers to bring American skills to underdeveloped countries.
Kennedy chose to stimulate the economy by cutting taxes and putting more money into private hands.

4. Kennedy also proposed a multibillion-dollar plan to land an American on the moon.

5. Dealing With Communism
In August 1961, the Soviets began to construct the Berlin Wall, which was designed to stop the large population drain from East Germany to West Germany
Kennedy increased the number of "military advisors" in South Vietnam in order to help protect from communist N. Vietnam.

7. October 1962, it was discovered that the Soviets were secretly installing nuclear missiles in Cuba

8. Instead, on October 22, 1962, he ordered a naval "quarantine" of Cuba and demanded immediate removal of the weapons
Khrushchev agreed to a compromise in which he would pull the missiles out

10. Civil Rights in 1960s
In 1960, groups of Freedom Riders spread out across the South to end segregation in facilities serving interstate bus passengers
Martin Luther King, Jr. launched a campaign against discrimination in Birmingham, Alabama, the most segregated big city in America. 

12. August 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr
August 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. led 200,000 black and white demonstrators on a peaceful "March on Washington“

13. November 22, 1963, President Kennedy was shot and killed as he was riding in an open limousine in Dallas, Texas

14. Key Writings in US History
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)
Declaration of Independence (1776)
The Influence of Sea Power upon History (1890)
Common Sense (1776)
The Jungle (1906)
The Significance of the Frontier in American History (1893)
The Feminine Mystique (1963)
The Liberator (1831)
The Federalist Papers (1787)
The Gospel of Wealth (1889)
The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
The Atlanta Compromise (1895)
Twenty Years at Hull House (1910)
Silent Spring (1961)
Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)
How the Other Half Lives (1890)