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1 1960s: JFK and LBJ Years 1960s: Most crucial decade in post-WWII: Cuban missile crisis; civil rights; Vietnam; women’s movement; moon-landing; immigration reform JFK: Cold War Liberal LBJ: Great Society vs. Vietnam War

2 JFK Election of 1960: Nixon vs. Kennedy; style, TV; closest until 2000; 1 st Catholic Cold War liberal: anti- communist, Cuban missile crisis brought world close to nuclear war, but also took step to ease tension Increased Vietnam buildup Hesitant support for civil rights

3 LBJ One of the greatest or worst presidents Best record on civil rights; Great Society, War on Poverty; Immigration Reform of 1965 Worst on foreign policy in Vietnam

4 Civil Rights Martin Luther King as leader March on Washington Sit-ins; SNCC; CORE; Freedom summers Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 Rise of Black Power; Malcom X; Northern young African Americans

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