1. JFK’s New Frontier US History Objectives: **Explain how the Cold War
influenced foreign aid and the
space program
SOL – VUS. 13
Timeline –

2. The Cold War Heats Up Nikita Khrushchev
Post-Stalin USSR leader
less hostile to USA
Seeks a peaceful co-existence ( )

3. The U-2
BUT….the USA is using a spy plane to spy on Russia

4. The U-2 incident (May 1960)
AND…USSR shoots down a U-2 plane + questions pilot
USA caught spying but IKE refused to apologizes
ends US/USSR goodwill

5. The Election of 1960 John F. Kennedy
Young (43)
Energetic
Catholic
WWII War Hero

6. Kennedy (D) vs. Richard Nixon (r)
First televised debates
Nixon came off as old, nervous and sweaty
Kennedy looks cool, calm, collected

7. “Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You…”
JFK wins close election
Famous inauguration speech –
“…ask what you can do for your country”

8. Kennedy’s Pledge
Pledges to support democracy/freedom against the advances of communism around the world.
The United States would “pay any price, bear any
burden, meet any hardship, support any friend,
oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and
the success of liberty.”

9. Flexible Response Kennedy’s defense strategy
Opposed to Massive Retaliation
Military response will equal the threat
Ex. Bullets v. Bullets Nukes to Nukes

10. The Peace Corps (established March 1961)
Set up for young people to go to 3rd world countries and help for a 2-3 years

11. Fidel Castro (1926-????) OH NO…OUR WORST NIGHTMARE HAS COME TRUE
Communist takeover in Cuba
Many Cubans flee to Florida USA

12. The Bay of Pigs (April 17-19, 1961)
CIA plan to -
Arm Cuban exiles
send them to Cuba and led people’s uprising against Cuba
Kennedy halted support
Invasion crushed by Castro’s army
Side
# fought
# of casualties
Cuban Exiles
1,500
1,300
Castro’s Army
225,000
176

13. Kennedy’s Response
“I am the responsible officer of the government” – JFK
USA looked weak and ill prepared to the rest of the world

14. The Cuban Missile Crisis Day 1 – 7 Oct 14, 1962
USA finds out USSR is building missile sites in Cuba to aim at America

15. Cuban Missile Crisis Day 8-12 – October 22, 1962
USSR sending more ships with nukes to Cuba
Kennedy orders a naval blockade around Cuba
World on edge waiting for World War 3!!!

16. Cuban Missile Crisis Day 13 - October 27, 1962
USSR “blinks” and turns ships around
**USSR removes missiles from Cuba
**USA promises to leave Cuba alone
** US / USSR create Hotline between countries

17. The Space Race Star Trek To Boldy Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
JFK promised to put a Man on the Moon by end of 1960s
Star Trek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

18. John Glenn (February 20, 1962) First American to orbit the Earth
(Circled Earth 3 times for 5 hours)

19. First Moon Landing (July 20, 1969)
Neil Armstrong (Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins)
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

20. Tragedy in Dallas Lee Harvey Oswald
Ex-Marine + devout communist
**shoots JFK during parade
Oswald arrested by FBI

21. Jack Ruby Shoots and kills Oswald 2 days after JFK was killed Reasons
**Protect the reputation of the city of Dallas
**felt bad for Jackie Kennedy
**or was it a conspiracy

22. The Conspiracy Theories?????
Grassy knoll 2nd shooter or the magic bullet
Communists??? (Castro, the Russians)
CIA (hated JFK for the Bay of Pigs, and thought he would be anti-Vietnam)
Mafia

23. The Warren Commission (1963-1964)
Stated that Oswald acted alone (888 page report)
2017 – entire report will be released to the public