1. The Cold War: Kennedy & Johnson

2. Election of 1960 John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon First televised debate Kennedy won election primarily because he was more presentable on television

3. John F. Kennedy Flexible Response: preparing a variety of military responses to international crisis rather than focusing on nuclear weapons

4. Fidel Castro Revolutionary who established a communist government in Cuba

5. Castro & Che Guevara

6. Bay of Pigs Kennedy and the U.S. government back an overthrow attempt on Castro Cuban exiles fail to overthrow Castro and increases tensions between U.S. and Cuba

7. Cuban Missile Crisis

8. October, 1962, the U.S., Cuba, and the Soviet Union were at the brink of nuclear war over the installment of nuclear missiles in Cuba The Soviet Union backed down and removed the missiles

9. Berlin Wall 1961, the East German government built a wall separating East Berlin and West Berlin “The Wall” was meant to keep East German citizens from fleeing to the West It became the symbol of Cold War tension

11. The New Frontier Kennedy’s legislative program for domestic help Provide medical care for elderly Rebuild urban areas Aid in education Bolster national defense Increase international aid Expand the space program

12. International Aid Peace Corps: Provide volunteer assistance to developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America Alliance for Progress: Foreign aid program designed to keep communism out of Latin American countries

13. Kennedy Assassination November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald

16. Warren Commission Investigation led by Chief Justice Earl Warren on the Kennedy assassination Concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone

17. Lyndon Baines Johnson

18. Great Society Johnson’s domestic program to reduce poverty, racial injustice, and promote a better quality of life in the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

19. Healthcare Medicaid: Provides health insurance for people on welfare Medicare: Provides hospital insurance and low cost medical insurance for Americans 65 and older