3/29/16 1 Kennedy and the Cold War Chap. 28 Sc. 1 Kennedy Defeats Nixon • 1960 election • Kennedy- Democrat • Nixon- Republican • Kennedy wins • Strong support from African Americans Kennedy Cold War Policy • First goal was to build up nations armed forces • Flexible response- • Prepared to fight any type of conflict • Eisenhower had massive retaliation
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Kennedy and the Cold War
Chap. 28 Sc. 1
Kennedy Defeats Nixon
• 1960 election • Kennedy-
Democrat
• Nixon- Republican
• Kennedy wins
• Strong support from African Americans
Kennedy Cold War Policy
• First goal was to build up nations armed forces
• Flexible response- • Prepared to fight any type of conflict
• Eisenhower had massive retaliation
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Kennedy and Third World
Kennedy and Third World
• Third world- • Developing nations
• Not aligned with U.S. or Soviet Union
• Soviet Union used propaganda saying Western world (1st world) to blame for 3rd world
Kennedy and Third World
• Creates programs to strengthen 3rd world
• Peace Corps- volunteers, “missions of freedom”, provide technical, educational, and health services
• Alliance for Progress- Good neighbor policy, provide economic assistance to Latin America
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U.S. and Cuba
• Fulgencio Batista leader of Cuba
• Overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959
• U.S. and Cuba can no longer continue their relationship • Castro nationalizes
U.S. and Cuba
• Many middle class Cuban’s flee • End up in Miami
• Exiles
Cuba
• Cuba allies with the Soviet Union
• Nikita Khrushchev is leader of the Soviet Union
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Bay of Pigs
• President Eisenhower sees Cuba as a threat • Works with CIA to overthrow Cuba
• Eisenhower’s term comes to an end
• Plan comes to a halt
Bay of Pigs
• Kennedy is elected- Comes into office in ‘61
• Kennedy is informed about the plan to overthrow Castro
• CIA pressures Kennedy to continue with the plan
Bay of Pigs
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Bay of Pigs
• Plan to have trained exiles attack Cuba
• April 15th- Exiles try to take out air field • Castro has already moved planes
• April 17th- Day of invasion
Bay of Pigs
• Failed invasion • Played out on Cuban radio
• Ship gets stuck on coral reef
• Back up paratroopers dropped in wrong location
Bay of Pigs
• Failed invasion • Castro pins troops on beach
• 114 people were killed, 1,100 were taken prisoner
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Bay of Pigs
• Kennedy takes the blame for the failed invasion • Cuban’s in America turn against Kennedy
• Castro is stronger in Cuba • Take out a strong force