1. Unit 11 Review

2. Unit 11 Review President Kennedy –
Youngest elected, Peace Corps, space race
Bay of Pigs –
Try to remove a Communist dictator (Castro)
Cuban Missile Crisis –
Soviets eventually remove missiles
President Johnson –
Head Start;

3. Unit 11 Review Gulf of Tonkin Resolution –
Gives Johnson power to escalate Vietnam
Great Society –
War on Poverty
Medicare –
Health care for the elderly (over 65)
Medicaid –
Health care for the poor

4. Unit 11 Review President Nixon – Forms DEA War Powers Act –
Limits President’s wartime powers
Watergate –
Public trust in govt. declines; President is not above the law
Détente –
Easing of tensions between US, Communists; China, SALT

5. Unit 11 Review Vietnam – Secret bombings in Cambodia; Vietnamization
President Ford –
Only person to serve as VP & Prez, not elected to either one; pardons Nixon
Camp David Accords –
Peace between Egypt & Israel; highlight of presidency
Hostages –
Iran

6. Unit 11 Review Energy crisis – Look for alternative fuel sources
Rachel Carson –
Silent Spring; protect environment
Ralph Nader –
Consumer protection
Both comparable to muckrakers; expose problems in society