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John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960 over Richard Nixon because people felt the US was losing the Cold War and Kennedy appeared cooler in televised debates. The Bay of Pigs invasion, in which the US backed Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro, failed and made Kennedy look weak. In 1961, the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin. The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, when the US discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, brought the world the closest it had been to nuclear war but was resolved through negotiations.
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- 1. Unit 5- The Cold War
- 2. I. Elections of 1960 A. (D) John F. Kennedy (JFK)defeats (R) Richard Nixon- Reasons why: 1. People feel like we are the losing the Cold War
- 3. 2. TV debates- Kennedy looks cool, Nixon is sweating 3. JFK helps MLK get out of jail, A-A vote for him
- 4. II. Bay of Pigs invasion A. US trains ex-Cubans to overthrow Fidel Castro (Cuban dictator) B. Invasion fails, Kennedy looks foolish, Castro looks heroic
- 5. III. Berlin Wall A. Soviets build the wall to separate East and West Berlin (Germany) B. It stops people from leaving the East for West
- 6. IV. Cuban Missile Crisis A. Spy planes reveal the Soviets have nuclear missiles in Cuba B. Closest the world ever came to nuclear war
- 7. C. US blockades Cuba D. USSR backs down and agrees to removes missiles in Cuba if US removes theirs from Turkey E. Krushchev looked weak, Kennedy looked strong
- 8. F. Phone connection created between US and USSR Leaders could communicate directly in case of another crisis G. Limited Test Ban Treaty- Both sides agreed to not test nuclear weapons in the atmosphere