2. Kennedy’s Election 1960
People felt that Kennedy represented the future
Claimed the nation’s prosperity was not reaching the poor
“New Frontier”
Rallied the African American vote

3. Kennedy takes Office
Focused on change
Strong anti-Communist tone

4. Kennedy Takes Office
JFK surrounded himself with the best and the brightest
Robert “Bobby” Kennedy
Robert McNamara

5. Bay of Pigs Invasion Background:
1959 Fidel Castro overthrows Cuba’s dictator and establishes a Communist government

6. Bay of Pigs Invasion
CIA secretly trained a force of Cubans to overthrow Castro
Quickly defeated

7. The Berlin Crisis
USSR demanded that the US recognize East Germany as an independent Communist nation
East Germans flee to West Germany

8. The Berlin Wall
August 13, 1961, Khrushchev closed the crossing points between East and West Berlin

9. The Cuban Missile Crisis
US U-2 spy plane detected Soviet surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) in Cuba

10. Range of missles

11. Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy assembled ExComm- a group of advisors
Made up of doves (pro blockades and negotiations) and hawks (pro military attack)

13. Cuban Missile Crisis Soviets remove missiles in Cuba
Effects:
Soviets remove missiles in Cuba
US removed missiles in Turkey and promise not to invade Cuba
Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

14. Kennedy’s Foreign Policy
The Peace Corps
Trained and sent volunteers to Africa, Asia, and Latin America to serve for two years
Increased good will toward the United States

15. Kennedy’s New Frontier
1961 Kennedy vowed that the US would land a man on the moon
The space race became a part of the Cold War

16. The Supreme Court in the ‘60s
Chief justice earl warren
Court rulings extended individual rights and freedoms
Voting rights
The rights of the accused
Religious freedom

17. Kennedy’s Assassination
Nov 22, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald

19. The Warren Commission Investigated the assassination
Found no evidence of conspiracy

20. Kennedy Legacy Relations with the Soviet Union improved Peace Corp
Acknowledged the nation's problems

21. Foldable Instructions
Each outer flap will be labeled with a major event from the Kennedy administration.
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
Peace Corps
When you open the flap, on the right side you will record key information about the event.
When you open the flap, on the left side you will create an image that represents the major event.