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Kennedy’s Cold WarKennedy’s Cold War1961-1963)1961-1963)

Cold War FrustrationsCold War Frustrations– Bay of Pigs invasion (1961)Bay of Pigs invasion (1961)– Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)– Kennedy and VietnamKennedy and Vietnam– Diem falls (Nov, 1963)Diem falls (Nov, 1963)

Confronting KhrushchevConfronting Khrushchev– The Berlin Wall (1961-1989)The Berlin Wall (1961-1989)– A flexible nuclear responseA flexible nuclear response

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The Missiles of OctoberThe Missiles of October– A naval blockadeA naval blockade– Nuclear test ban treatyNuclear test ban treaty– Kennedy: “We all inhabit this planet. We all breathe Kennedy: “We all inhabit this planet. We all breathe

the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.”we are all mortal.”

– Note: Watch “Missiles of October,” or “13 Days”Note: Watch “Missiles of October,” or “13 Days”

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“The nuclear anxieties of the 1950s, so much a part of the suburban era, yielded to different concerns in the 1960s.

In large part, that change came about because the supposed consensus of the 1950s marked a profound lack of consensus concerning the state of equality in America. … The 1950s sparked a movement pursued by ordinary Americans who acted, despite the reluctance of their leaders, to bring about a civil rights revolution.”