3.31 JFK and the Cold War

Agenda:

Go over Exit Cards from last time.

To what extent ( = yes/no, BUT...) were the 1950s "Happy Days?"

JFK's Campaign

Kennedy v. Nixon: First Televised Debate

How the 1960 Debate Changed the World

Style vs. Substance: How do televised debates impact elections today?

What other technological changes have changed elections and election results?

JFK Inaugural Speech Quotes

- What THEMES in AP US History does Kennedy touch on?

JFK & Cuba

Video Timeline: Bay of Pigs & Cuban Missile Crisis (25 min total)

If the bay of pigs invasion had succeeded, was it justified?

How did U.S. foreign policy almost lead to a nuclear war?

Homework: Chapter 28 Notes, MC, and SA