Chapter+28+-+The+New+Frontier+and+the+Great+Society

=Chapter 28 Learning Objectives= ==

Chapter Objective

 * To understand the achievements and challenges of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.


 * SECTION 28-1** "Kennedy and the Cold War"
 * 1) Identify the factors that contributed to Kennedy's election in 1960.
 * 2) Describe the new military policy of the Kennedy administration.
 * 3) Summarize the crises that developed over Cuba.
 * 4) Explain the Cold War symbolism of Berlin in the early 1960s.


 * SECTION 28- 2** "The New Frontier"
 * 1) Summarize the New Frontier domestic and foreign agendas.
 * 2) Describe the tragic chain of events surrounding Kennedy's assassination.


 * SECTION 28-3** "The Great Society"
 * 1) Describe the political path that led Johnson to the White House.
 * 2) Explain Johnson's efforts to enact a domestic agenda.[[image:1962_cuban_missile.gif width="449" height="301" align="right" caption="Political Cartoon Depicting Cuban Missile Crisis"]]
 * 3) Summarize the goals of Johnson's Great Society.
 * 4) Identify the reforms of the Warren Court.
 * 5) Evaluate the impact of Great Society programs.

=Chapter 28 Power Point Presentations= = = = = = =
 * [[file:Chapter 28 Sections 1-3 Presentation.ppt]]

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 * ==="JFK: Catholic for President:===

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 * ==="Assassination of JFK"===

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 * ==="Lyndon Johnson's Management Style"===

=Chapter 28 Assignments=

//Readings are due the next school day unless otherwise noted// ||= **HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS** //Assignments are due the next day unless otherwise noted// ||
 * = **DATE** ||= **IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS** ||= **READINGS**
 * = **Monday**
 * 5.17.15** || * Discuss the presidential election of 1960 and analyze the factors that helped John F. Kennedy win.
 * __Group Assignment__:
 * Read Section 28-1
 * Explain the causes of each event listed below and explain how JFK responded to each:
 * Bay of Pigs
 * Berlin Crisis
 * Cuban Missile Crisis
 * Next, read Section 28-2
 * Define the New Frontier
 * Identify which New Frontier programs or laws were put in place to address the following issues:
 * Economic Recession
 * Poverty Abroad
 * Soviet Successes in Space
 * Discuss JFK's assassination || * Read Sections 28-1 and 28-2 during class
 * Read Section 28-3 for homework || * Read Section 28-3 and explain what each of the following Great Society programs were intended to do:
 * Civil Rights Act of 1964
 * Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
 * Medicare
 * Medicaid
 * Explain the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the following cases:
 * //Brown v. Board of Education//
 * //Mapp v. Ohio//
 * //Gideon v. Wainwright//
 * //Miranda v. Arizona// ||
 * = **Tuesday**
 * 5.18.15** || * Discuss Lyndon Johnson's Great Society
 * Review for Chapter 28 Quiz || * Read Section 29-1 || * Prepare for Chapter 28 Quiz ||

=Chapter 28 Study Terms:=
 * John F. Kennedy
 * Camelot
 * Robert F. Kennedy
 * Berlin Wall
 * Bay of Pigs
 * Cuban Missile Crisis
 * Flexible Response
 * New Frontier
 * Mandate
 * Peace Corps
 * Alliance for Progress
 * Warren Commission
 * Lyndon Johnson
 * Great Society / War on Poverty
 * Economic Opportunity Act
 * Earl Warren
 * // Miranda v. Arizona //
 * // Gideon v. Wainwright //