1. Bell Ringer QUESTION #140 QUESTION #141 QUESTION #142 QUESTION #143
Answer the following questions in the EOC Practice Packet in the back of your INB:
QUESTION #140
QUESTION #141
QUESTION #142
QUESTION #143
QUESTION #144

2. Question 140
In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about— a. Japanese Americans confined in interment camps b. organizers of the Civil Rights movement c. accomplices in the Watergate scandal d. members of the Communist Party in government positions
The reason … is not because our only powerful potential enemy has sent men to invade our shores … but rather because of the traitorous actions of those who have been treated so well by this Nation…. This is glaringly true in the State Department. There the bright young men who are born with silver spoons in their mouths are the ones who have been most traitorous…. --Joseph McCarthy, speech at Wheeling, West Virginia, February 9, 1950

3. Question 141
The term “McCarthyism” is sometimes used to describe— a. removing members of Congress for abuses of power b. investigating civil service employees for corruption c. using illegal means to obtain evidence in criminal trials d. accusing people of subversive activities without sufficient evidence

4. Question 142
What was confirmed by the Venona Papers? a. Thousands of American citizens who believed in communism were jailed or deported. b. The reputations of many people were ruined by false accusations of disloyalty. c. Some Americans in government and industry had in fact been helping the Soviet Union. d. Organized groups of Communists had been responsible for violent terrorism.

5. Selected Aspects of the U.S. Economy, 1950-1960
Question 143
The changes described in this list contributed most directly to— a. a decline in home ownership rates b. a rise in the number of business failures c. a decrease in federal employment opportunities d. an increase in consumer spending
Selected Aspects of the U.S. Economy,
Civilian employment grew from 59.7 million to 66.4 million
The gross domestic product (GDP) increased 39 percent
The average family income increase 57.9 percent

6. Question 144
Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un- American Activities Committee in the 1950s? a. to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations b. to prevent the integration of different racial groups in American society c. to investigate those accused of disloyalty to the United States d. to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the United States

7. Essential Question: How did the Cold war continue during the 1960s?
JFK
Essential Question: How did the Cold war continue during the 1960s?

8. TEKS and Objectives
We will…
I will…
(8A) describe John F. Kennedy’s role in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Complete a graphic organizer about the life and presidency of John F. Kennedy

9. The Kennedy Presidency (1961-1963)
John F. Kennedy (D)
Youngest president elected
Catholic (issue for some)
VP – Lyndon B. Johnson
“ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country”

10. The Kennedy Presidency (1961-1963)
Election of 1960
Defeated VP Richard Nixon (R)
1st televised debate (better speaker)
Civil Rights Advocate (African American votes)

11. JFK’s Domestic Policy New Frontier Economic Policy
Slogan used by JFK to describe his goals and policies
Ex. Achieving equal opportunities for all
Economic Policy
Proposed tax cut to stimulate the economy

12. JFK’s Domestic Policy Social Programs Peace Corps
Supported Medicare, civil rights legislation, and aid to education
Peace Corps
Created by JFK
American volunteers went to developing countries to share their skills

13. JFK’s Foreign Policy Cuba
Fidel Castro led a revolution to overthrow brutal dictator Batista in 1959
Nationalized American businesses in Cuba
Private ownership limited
Opponents thrown in jail
Became pro-Soviet Communist nation

14. JFK’s Foreign Policy Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)
Plan to overthrow Castro approved by Eisenhower
U.S. secretly trained Cuban exiles for invasion
Exiles caught by Cuban military
Embarrassment for Kennedy

15. JFK’s Foreign Policy Reaction from Cuba Castro wanted to protect Cuba
Khrushchev wanted missile sites closer to U.S.
U.S. spy planes discovered secret preparation for missile launch sites in Cuba for nuclear warheads

16. Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
How Should the U.S. Respond?
Kennedy met with top officials to consider different plans of action
Some urged immediate strike on Cuba
President wanted to avoid nuclear war

17. Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Naval Blockade
To prevent arrival of additional weapons from Soviets
Threatened to invade Cuba if missiles not removed

18. Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
13-Day Negotiations
U.S. quietly removed missiles from Turkey
U.S. promised never to invade Cuba
USSR removed Cuban missiles
Special hotline set up between U.S/USSR
Closest world came to nuclear war

19. JFK Assassination November 22, 1963
JFK visits Dallas, TX to campaign for re-election
JFK takes motorcade to the airport through downtown Dallas
JFK is shot to death by Lee Harvey Oswald
LBJ is sworn in as President hours later