Beginning Activities
• Title today’s lesson: Kennedy Intensifies the Cold War/The New
Frontier at Home
• Notes Activity: The Supreme Court and Reform
• Mission Statement: To prepare you for a life of responsible
citizenship
• Daily Expectations:
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No one leaves once class has begun.
Come in quietly and get to work immediately
Pay attention and be respectful
No phones
No food or drinks other than water
Do your work
Give AP quality effort
• 5 bonus points for supplies
Extra Credit
• 5 points each 6 weeks for bringing supplies:
– Paper clips
– Pens
– Paper
– Staples
– Tape
Kennedy Intensifies the Cold
War/The New Frontier at Home
Chapter 30
The Turbulent Sixties, 1960-69
Notes Activity: The Supreme Court and
Reform
• Using your iPad or page 883 in your book,
describe the importance of the following
Supreme Court cases:
– Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
– Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
– Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
– Baker v. Carr (1962)
– Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Kennedy’s Military Goals
• Close the alleged “missile gap” by building up
the nation’s military
• Increase the number of military units and
created the Green Beret special forces
• Strategy of flexible response against Soviet
advances, not just threaten massive retaliation
Containment in Germany and
Southeast Asia
• Crisis Over Berlin
– The Soviets wanted to push America out of West Berlin.
– Kennedy wouldn’t back down.
– The Soviets constructed the Berlin Wall to prevent East
Berliners from fleeing to the West.
• Containment in Southeast Asia
– Diem, the leader of South Vietnam, wanted American
support.
– Kennedy sent in military advisors and supplies.
– Diem lost the support of his people and was overthrown.
– Americans would not leave South Vietnam for fear that it
would fall to the Communist North.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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America feared communist Cuba.
The CIA trained Cuban exiles to start a rebellion.
Kennedy backed the idea when he got elected.
The invasion occurred on April 17, 1961.
The U.S. didn’t provide air support, and Castro’s
men quickly put down the rebellion.
• President Kennedy took full responsibility.
• The U.S. put an embargo on Cuba that still exists
today.
Cuban Missile Crisis
• In 1962, the Soviets started giving the Cubans
missiles for protection against America.
• JFK ordered the Navy to block further ships
carrying missiles to Cuba from Russia.
• Khrushchev removed the missiles if America
promised not to invade Cuba.
• This diplomatic victory gave America the upper
hand in the Cold War and restored America’s
confidence in Kennedy.
• A hot line connected Moscow to Washington to
speed up future negotiations and prevent war.
Congressional Obstacle & Economic
Advance
• Northern Republicans and Southern
Democrats blocked social reform bills.
• Increased spending on defense and space
programs boosted the economy.
• Kennedy pushed for lower taxes that led to a
rising economy.
Kennedy & Civil Rights
• Kennedy had an indirect approach to Civil Rights.
• AG Robert Kennedy worked with SNCC to
increase African American voter participation.
• JFK appointed African Americans to government
positions.
• Freedom Riders forced RFK to convince the
Interstate Commerce Commission to ban
segregation on interstate travel.
• The Kennedy Bros. forced southern universities to
admit African American students.
– Ex. James Meredith to Ole Miss
Ending Activity
• Research Activity: Civil Rights
• Make sure the floor is clean
• Connect to our objectives: How does this
prepare you for life and the future?