PPT-Kennedy and Khrushchev The United States and the Cold War

Question What factors allowed JFK to win the Election of 1960 What three things were held against JFK while running for President Who did JFK run against in the Election of 1960 What events happened during the Eisenhower Administration that heightened the Cold War. IN THE 1960s, THE 1970s, . AND THE 1980s. Essential Questions. :. What were the important . Cold War events . of the 1960s and 1970s?. . How did the . Cold War end . in the 1980s?. Joseph Stalin . led the Soviet Union from 1927 to 1953. The Effects and Results. Cierra K. Martin. IB 20. th. Cent. History. Due 4/9/2012. The Cold War approximately ranged from 1945-1991.. A period of East-West competition, tension and conflict short of full-scale war, characterized by mutual perceptions of hostility between military-political alliances or blocs.. Unit Schedule:. 10/8- 28.1- Kennedy and the Cold War. 10/10-Cuban Missile Crisis Project/Paper Begins. 10/16- 28.2- The New Frontier. “Ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country.” . L/O – To identify the causes, key features and consequences of the Berlin Crisis. The Refugee Problem. The Berlin Blockade (1948-49) was a failure for the USSR and by the end of 1949, Germany had been . 1953: July -- Korean War ends. 1954: March –KGB established. 1954 -- CIA helps overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala . 1954: July -- Vietnam split at 17th parallel. 1955: May -- Warsaw Pact formed. Spring 2012. Bay of Pigs. Kennedy was presented with a plan when he became President of the United States. Goal was to stop communism in Cuba. CIA guaranteed it would be an “easy” win. The Bay of Pigs. Dulles diplomacy. Covert . Ops . Iran . Guatemala . Geneva . Conference of 1954. Suez Crisis . Eisenhower Doctrine. OPEC and Oil . Military Industrial Complex . The National Security Act and NSC 68. Marked a decisive turning point in the US approach to CW as many historians see the report as having “militarized” the US’s approach to the Cold War. . Presentation by:Matt Stover, Zack Jones, & Ahmed Anik. Kennedy versus Nixon. The 1960 Election was the first election to hold televised presidential candidate debate. Democrat John F. Kennedy’s success in televised debates against Republican Richard Nixon was crucial to JFK’s election. JFK and the cold war. Kennedy confronts global challenges. Kennedy attempted to reduce the threat of nuclear war and to stop the spread of communism with a range of programs.. . -A More Flexible Response. The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. “What Happened at the Bay of Pigs?”. 1. According to the reading, the idealism of the Peace Corps covered up what?. 2. What was the goal of La . Brigada. /The Brigade?. T.S. – Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions. Objective- to . understand how . The Cold War . shaped foreign. policy throughout . the 1950s. Cold War under Eisenhower. Brinkmanship. : taking the country to the brink of war to avoid war (Sect. of State Dulles). & Johnson’s Great Society. "New Frontier" 1960 . What:.   The New Frontier was the legislative program . Pres. John . F. Kennedy announced when he ran for president in 1960. It called for economic reforms to "get the country moving again." . If your cold emails do not match these standards then yes, you’ve got to go back and revise them. Yes, that’s a pain, but at least you’ll know what to do the next time around. The 1960s:  Kennedy’s New Frontier & Johnson’s Great Society "New Frontier" 1960 What:   The New Frontier was the legislative program Pres. John F. Kennedy announced when he ran for president in 1960. It called for economic reforms to "get the country moving again."