The Liberal Era, 1960

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Chapter 28

• The Liberal Era, 1960 1975

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Core Standards

• E 1 g Analyze the origins of the Cold War,
  foreign policy developments, and major events of
  the administrations of Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon
• E 1 h Describe and evaluate the political
  and social impact of the Vietnam War
• E 2 a Analyze major domestic issues and
  responses of the administrations of Kennedy,
  Johnson and Nixon
• E 2 b Evaluate the impact of innovations in
  technology and communication on American society
• E 2 c Identify the events and influential
  individuals of the Civil Rights, human rights and
  the counterculture movements and assess their
  impact.

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Readings for Chapter 28

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will do their readings.
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Introduction
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A New Beginning

• Nixons Fumble

• Kennedy Controversy

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Map 28.1 The Election of 1960
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Kennedys Domestic Record

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Cold War Activism

• La Brigada
• April 1961

• Southeast Asia
• Nikita Khrushchev

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To the Brink of Nuclear War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

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1000 Day Presidency
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Assassination of JFK

• Nov. 22, 1963
• Dallas, TX
• Dealey Plaza
• Lee Harvey Oswald
• Jack Ruby
• Lyndon Baines Johnson
• John Connally
• Motorcade
• Bubble Top

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The Continuing Struggle for Black Equality,
1961-1968
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The African-American Revolution

• Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow!
  Segregation forever!

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The March on Washington, 1963
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Civil Rights at High Tide

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Act

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Map 28.2 Voter Registration of African Americans
in the South, 19641968
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Fire in the Streets
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Black Power

• Malcolm X

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The Struggle Goes On
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The Expanding Movement for Equality
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Native-American Activism

• American Indian Movement (AIM)
• Indian Self-Determination Act of 1974

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Hispanic-Americans Organize

• Immigration Act of 1965
• Cesar Estrada Chavez
• La Causa
• Chicano and Chicano
• Immigration and Control Act of 1986

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Asian-American Activism

• Asian-American Political Alliance

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Liberalism Ascendant, 1963-1968

• Lyndon Baines Johnson
• Lady Bird
• Be kind to Lyndon.

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Johnson Takes Over

• War on Poverty
• Great Society

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1964 Election

• Barry Goldwater

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The Great Society

• Medicare
• Medicaid

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The Liberalism of the Warren Court
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The Vietnam Crusade, 1961-1967

• My Lai Massacre
• Hanoi Hilton
• Hao Lo Prison
• Bouncing Betty
• Land mine

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Map 28.3 The Vietnam War, to 1968
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Origins and Causes

• Domino Theory
• National Liberation Front

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Kennedy and Vietnam
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Lyndon Johnsons Endless War

• Hawks
• Doves
• Hell No, We Wont Go

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The TET Offensive and Shaken President

• Eugene McCarthy
• Robert Kennedy

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Map 29.1 The Tet Offensive, January-February
1968
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Figure 28.1B U.S. Combat in Vietnam
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Nixons War
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Figure 28.1A U.S. Combat in Vietnam
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Americas Longest War Ends
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Conclusion