1. Chapter 20 Kennedy and the Cold War
Section 1

2. The Election of 1960 John F. Kennedy
The Televised Debate Affects Votes
Nixon – Kennedy Debates
Kennedy & Civil Rights
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

3. The Camelot Years The Kennedy Mystique
As much a celebrity as a politician
Criticisms

4. A New Military Policy Defining a Military Strategy Flexible Response
Shift from Brinkmanship
Increased defense spending
Increased ground forces

5. Crisis Over Cuba Fidel Castro The Cuban Dilemma
1959 – Castro takes power
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Botched CIA operative
Public embarrassment
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy and Khrushchev Take the Heat

6. Crisis Over Berlin Berlin Wall The Berlin Crisis Wall built in 1961
Searching for Ways to Ease Tensions
Hot-Line
Limited Test Ban Treaty

7. Chapter 20 The New Frontier
Section 2

8. The Promise of Progress
-New Frontier
-Mandate
Stimulating the Economy
Addressing Poverty Abroad
-Peace Corps
-Alliance for Progress
Race to the Moon
Addressing Domestic Problems

9. Tragedy in Dallas Four Days in November Unanswered Questions
-Warren Commission

10. Chapter 20 The Great Society
Section 3

11. LBJ’s Path to Power -Lyndon Baines Johnson
From the Texas Hills to Capitol Hill
A Master Politician

12. Johnson’s Domestic Agenda
The War on Poverty
-Economic Opportunity Act (EOA)
The 1964 Election

13. Building the Great Society
Education
Healthcare
-Medicare
-Medicaid
Housing
Immigration
-Immigration Act of 1965
The Environment
Consumer Protection

14. Reforms of the Warren Court
Congressional Reapportionment
-Reapportionment
Rights of the Accused

15. Impact of the Great Society