Kennedy’s Cold War Kennedy’s Cold War PoliciesPolicies

Learning Target: Explain how the Learning Target: Explain how the Cold War and related conflicts Cold War and related conflicts

influenced United States foreign influenced United States foreign policy after 1945 with emphasis policy after 1945 with emphasis

on: communist containment, on: communist containment, including the Cuban Missile Crisis.including the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Kennedy and the Cold WarKennedy and the Cold War

Election of 1960: Election of 1960: Televised DebateTelevised Debate

““Ask not what your Ask not what your country can do for country can do for you…”you…”

Concerns about Concerns about Fidel Castro in Fidel Castro in CubaCuba

Wanted a strong Wanted a strong defense policydefense policy Green BeretsGreen Berets

Goodwill Among NationsGoodwill Among Nations

Wanted to strengthen Wanted to strengthen the “third world” in the “third world” in order to prevent the order to prevent the spread of communismspread of communism Peace corpsPeace corps

Volunteers Volunteers provided aid to provided aid to foreign countries in foreign countries in needneed

Alliance for ProgressAlliance for Progress Created a “good Created a “good

neighbor” policy neighbor” policy with Latin Americawith Latin America

Was not successfulWas not successful

Communism in Cuba…Communism in Cuba…

Bay of PigsBay of Pigs A failed attempt to overthrow CastroA failed attempt to overthrow Castro

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis Almost resulted in warAlmost resulted in war U.S. and U.S.S.R. agreed to disband U.S. and U.S.S.R. agreed to disband

nuclear missilesnuclear missiles A “hot line” was created between A “hot line” was created between

Moscow and Washington D.C.Moscow and Washington D.C. Above ground nuclear tests are banned Above ground nuclear tests are banned

after this incidentafter this incident

Crisis in BerlinCrisis in Berlin

Khrushchev wanted all Khrushchev wanted all of Berlin to belong to of Berlin to belong to East GermanyEast Germany JFK refusedJFK refused Created more tension Created more tension

between the nationsbetween the nations The Berlin Wall was The Berlin Wall was

built as a resultbuilt as a result Keep skilled workers Keep skilled workers

from leaving East from leaving East GermanyGermany

Remained a symbol Remained a symbol of the Cold War until of the Cold War until its collapse in 1989.its collapse in 1989.

The Space RaceThe Space Race

The launching of The launching of Sputnik I by the Sputnik I by the Soviets intimidated Soviets intimidated AmericaAmerica Concerned we Concerned we

were “falling were “falling behind”behind”

Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin became the first became the first human in spacehuman in space

A “Space Race” A “Space Race” had begun!had begun!

Space RaceSpace Race

The National Aeronautics and Space The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had been Administration (NASA) had been created in 1958.created in 1958.

Competition between the Soviet Competition between the Soviet Union and U.S. to develop Union and U.S. to develop technology to successfully land on technology to successfully land on the moon.the moon. John Glenn= first man to orbit earthJohn Glenn= first man to orbit earth July 1969=Neil Armstrong became first July 1969=Neil Armstrong became first

man on the moonman on the moon Increased focus on science and Increased focus on science and

math in American schools.math in American schools.

AssassinationAssassination

JFK was killed in JFK was killed in 1963 in Dallas, TX1963 in Dallas, TX

Warren Warren Commission stated Commission stated that Lee Harvey that Lee Harvey Oswald was the Oswald was the only person only person involvedinvolved

Conspiracy Conspiracy theories exist to theories exist to this daythis day