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1960 Election and the TV
impacted presidential campaigning forever
JFK criticism
lacked experience and was too young
Cuban Missile Crisis
US conceded nuclear missile sites in Turkey
Kennedy’s attempt to defeat communism
Peace corps, build up of nuclear arsenal, increased navy
38th Parallel
division between North and South Korea
Kennedy’s economic plan
tax cuts, military spending
Peace Corps
provides agricultural assistance to third world countries
JFK assassination conspiracies
Jack Ruby owning a nightclub was NOT one of them
Great Society
aimed to bring equality and wealth to the US
Social Security
not part of the Great Society programs
medicare
insurance for people over 65
assassination of MLK Jr
overshadowed by Vietnam War
Black Panthers
wanted to take control over inner-city schools and police forces
Little Rock 9
Governor of Arkansas closed public schools in the Little Rock the following year
LBJ and Civil Rights Movement
was a southerner but had sympathy for the problems of poor African Americans
Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Act was passed under LBJ administration
Domino Theory
cited for involvement in Vietnam War
credibility gap
increased as Vietnam war went on
draft
unfairly targeted poor and minority groups
Vietnamization
gradual removal of troops
legacy of Vietnam war
increased cynicism about the government
war powers act
congress must be consulted before committing troops during conflict
native Americans
were given more control over their affairs by state bases
aging baby boom generation
increase in social security spending
Watergate scandal
showed that laws are superior to the president’s power
Persian gulf war
assure flow of oil from Middle East to the US
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