Ch.11+The+Kennedy+Years

PROMPT #1: Rise of Fidel Castro
Use the following Links as a resource to write a summary of how Castro rose to Power. Include U.S. roles if any.

Military Report - [|Fidel Castro's Rise to Power] [|Castro Letter to FDR (age 12)] [|Castro Timeline] [|Castro Biography]

PROMPT #2: KENNEDY-NIXON: Compare their World War II experiences and early political careers.
Use various net sources and cite them.

**Chapter 11 – The New Frontier**

 * I. PA History Standards**:


 * 5.3.12.G** Government’s impact on individual rights
 * 5.3.12.J** Role of media in political life
 * 5.4.12.C** Changes in foreign policy and their impact
 * 7.3.12.E(3)** U.S. since 1890: contributions of political leaders
 * 8.3.12.A** U.S. since 1890: contributions of political leaders
 * 8.3.12.C(6)** U.S. since 1890: Social Organization
 * 8.3.12.A(1)** U.S. since 1890: contributions of political leaders
 * 8.3.12.D(5)** U.S. since 1890: military conflicts

Text book pages 371-387
 * Chapter 11, Part 1**: Election and Foreign Policy

• Identify John F. Kennedy and describe his popular image • Explain the election of 1960 and it’s impact on America. • Describe U.S. involvement in the Bay of Pigs • Identify key events of the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. • Identify the Alliance for Progress.
 * I. Objectives**:

Richard Nixon Bay of Pigs Cuban Missile Crisis John F. Kennedy Berlin Wall Nuclear Test Ban Treaty TV Debates Alliance for Progress Operation Mongoose
 * II. Vocabulary**:

Chapter 11, Part 1 Study Guide Chapter 11 PowerPoint DVD: Missiles of October / Video Guide / Quiz
 * III. Materials**:

Text book pages 387-403
 * Chapter 11, Part 2:** The New Frontier

• Identify Kennedy’s goals for Vietnam and the reasons for escalation • Identify the Peace Corps and describe its purpose • Describe JFK’s proposed domestic program, including a tax cut, and direct aid to the poor. • Explain why JFK’s domestic program policy suffered defeat in Congress. • Identify NASA and the goals and accomplishments set for the space program. • Identify the struggle for Civil Rights in the early 1960s.
 * I. Objectives**:

Alliance for Progress......Ngo Diem ...........Birmingham ...........James Meredith ...........Alan Sheppard Yuri Gagarin ..................Martin L. King .....Freedom Rides.......John Glenn ..................New Frontier Robert Kennedy ............Peace Corps.......NASA
 * II. Vocabulary**:

Chapter 11 Section 2 Study Guide
 * III. Materials**:

Tex pages 387, 398-400
 * Chapter 11, Part 3:** Thaw and Assassination

• Describe relations between the United States and the Soviet Union after the Cuban Missile Crisis • Identify the purpose of Kennedy’s visit to Texas in November 1963. • Identify the events in Dallas on November 22, 1963 • Describe the official version of the Kennedy Assassination • Identify the reasons for Conspiracy theories. • Identify Jacqueline Kennedy’s and the author’s summation of the Kennedy Presidency.
 * I. Objectives:**

Jack Ruby.................... Camelot .........................Hot Line Lee Harvey Oswald.......Warren Commission .....Test Ban Treaty
 * II. Vocabulary**:

Chapter 11, Part 3 Study Guide
 * III. Materials**:

__ CHAPTER 11 FILES AND LINKS __

__**MOON SHOT**__ - MAY 25, 1961 [|ADDRESS TO CONGRESS](3:46) "He said what?" - SEPT 12, 1962[| "WE CHOOSE TO GO TO THE MOON..."] Rice Univesity (2:02) - U.S. Rocket Program:[| EARLY FAILURES]

__**NASA SUCCESSES**__ - MAY 5, 1961 [|ALAN SHEPARD's COMPLETE FLIGHT] (15:00) In flight cam of the Astronaut - MAY 5, 1961 [|ALAN SHEPARD - FREEDOM 7] (From mini-series "From Earth to Moon") - FEBRUARY 20, 1962 [|JOHN GLENN's ORBIT] (From Movie "The Right Stuff")

__**PEACE CORPS**__ JFK Executive Order: [|PEACE CORPS](1:20) JFK Public Service Message: [|PEACE CORPS](1:30) PEACE CORPS:[| A 50-year Legacy at home and Abroad](6.00)

The Century: America's Time - Poisoned Dreams (1960-1964) media type="youtube" key="93iBar-VrqA" width="420" height="315"

The Missiles of October - What the World Didn't Know media type="youtube" key="dMYumVM1rZM" width="420" height="315"