Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower John F. Kennedy

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1 Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Years in office Political Party Decisions or Decisions, Acts, or Identify 2 significant social aspects of this era

2 Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter

3 Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Years in office Political Party Democrat Republican Democrat Decisions or Decisions, Acts, or Containment Potsdam Conference 1 st atomic bomb Creation on Containment: Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan NATO Berlin Blockade./Airlift Loss of China Korean War begins NSC-68 Brinksmanship/ Massive Retaliation Ended Korean War New look: nuclear missiles Sputnik & space race Eisenhower Doctrine in the Middle East CIA-sponsored coups in Iran & Guatemala Proposed nuclear disarmament Supported France in Vietnam independence Flexible Response Hoped to gain firststrike capability; expansion of nuclear weapons Peace Corps Space race to the moon Berlin Wall Bay of Pigs Invasion Cuban Missile Crisis Assassination of Diem Fair Deal Modern Republicanism New Frontier Reorganization of Gov t in 1947: o CIA o Dept of Defense (Air Force) o National Security Council (NSC) End of racial segregation in the military Failed attempt to made the New Deal more equitable FHA, Depts of Health, Education, & Welfare Federal Highway System Ended McCarthyism Creation of NASA National Defense in Education Act Warned of Military- Industrial Complex Central High in Little Rock Tax cut in 1963 Bolstered Civil Rights Committee, Dept. of Justice Laid foundation for Civil Rights Act of 1964 Expansion of NASA Identify 2 significant social aspects of this era Baby Boom Suburbs & consumerism Rock n roll, youth culture, juvenile delinquency Beginning of Civil Rights Movement (Brown v BOE) Red Scare (McCarthyism) Victory of nonviolent protest in achieving Civil Rights for African-Americans Counter-culture, Free Speech movement

4 Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Democrat Republican Republican Democrat JFK-Style Flexible Response Détente Détente Morality & Human Rights Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Commitment of troops to Vietnam Tet Offensive CIA-sponsored coups in Latin America Vietnamization & peace with honor in Vietnam in 1973 Knockout blow in Vietnam: Laos & Cambodia Recognition of China SALT with USSR End to Yom Kippur War in Middle East Helsinki Accords to improve relations with communist countries Continued actions in Vietnam Release of American POW in Vietnam Iranian hostage crisis Boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow SALT II Talks Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Camp David Accords Great Society Reducing the size of the national gov t Whip Inflation Now National Energy Policy War on Poverty: Job Corps, Office of Econ Opportunity Medicare & Medicaid Improved funding for schools Environmental protection 24 th Amendment Civil Rights Act & Voting Rights Act Shifted responsibility for social programs from to state gov ts Named 4 conservative S.C. justices EPA & OCHA Ended gold standard 90-day freeze on wages & prices (Great Nixon Turn-around) Watergate scandal Inflation Pardoning of Richard Nixon Slowing economy and recession Supported the Equal Rights Amendment Energy Crisis Stagflation Unemployment Deregulation of major industries Student protest of Vietnam; Kent State & Jackson State Pink power, black power, brown power, rainbow power, yellow power movements Rise of the Sunbelt region of the USA Public distrust of the gov t after Watergate; Rise of the media Affirmative action Rise of the Sun Belt and loss in the the Rust Belt

5 Name Directions: After completing the chart, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be sure to reference specific events and policies in each answer. 1. Which president do you feel had the most successful domestic agenda and why? 2. How did domestic policies change over time? 3. Which president do you feel had the most successful foreign policy agenda and why? 4. How did foreign policies change over time? 5. Rank the 7 presidents of the 40 s- 70 s based on their foreign and domestic accomplishments from 1 st (most successful) to 7 th (least successful) and provide a brief reasoning for each. Rank President Reasoning 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7th

Name Answer Key / Teacher s Guide Directions: After completing the chart, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be sure to reference specific events and policies in each answer. 1.

How did domestic policies change over time? Open to several possible student responses but they might note the advancements in civil rights for minorities and women and how they grew over time. 3.

6 Name Answer Key / Teacher s Guide Directions: After completing the chart, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be sure to reference specific events and policies in each answer. 1. Which president do you feel had the most successful domestic agenda and why? Open to several possible student responses as long as they demonstrate understanding of domestic events of this era. 2. How did domestic policies change over time? Open to several possible student responses but they might note the advancements in civil rights for minorities and women and how they grew over time. 3. Which president do you feel had the most successful foreign policy agenda and why? Open to several possible student responses as long as they demonstrate understanding of foreign events of this era. 4. How did foreign policies change over time? Open to several possible student responses but they might note how the Cold War went from very tense and with open conflict to thawing and more talks and cooperation as the decades progressed. 5. Rank the 7 presidents of the 40 s- 70 s based on their foreign and domestic accomplishments from 1 st (most successful) to 7 th (least successful) and provide a brief reasoning for each. Rank President Reasoning 1 st 2 nd 3 rd Students should demonstrate understanding of each president s major successes and failures and be able to rank them objectively based on these. 4 th 5 th 6 th 7th Students of History -

Why was 1968 an important year in American history?

Why was 1968 an important year in American history? Essential Question: In what ways did President Nixon represent a change towards conservative politics & how did his foreign policy alter the U.S. relationship with USSR & China? Warm-Up Question: Why was