Part IIPart II

Nikita Nikita KhrushchevKhrushchev

The “Players”

John F John F KennedyKennedy

Fidel Fidel CastroCastro

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile CrisisPlanes spot missile sites being erected in CubaJFK contacts Kruschev – must not bring in missiles and must dismantle the sitesJFK places a blockade around Cuba Threatens to board and inspect any ships coming into Cuba

TENSE !!!!

At the last moment – Soviet ships turn around

WHEW!!

VietnamVietnam History – French colonyHistory – French colony Occupied by Japan during WWIIOccupied by Japan during WWII Ho Chi Minh wants independence Ho Chi Minh wants independence

(nationalist - pro communist)(nationalist - pro communist) USA backs France – France loses at USA backs France – France loses at

Dien Bien PhuDien Bien Phu Divided at Geneva Convention – Divided at Geneva Convention –

North and South at 17North and South at 17thth parallel parallel

Ho Chi MinhHo Chi Minh (1890 - 1969)(1890 - 1969)

•Political leader of the Viet Minh •Leader of North Vietnam after the Geneva Accords (1954). •Nationalist - determined to reunify Vietnam. •Very popular - called “Uncle Ho.” •When U.S. turned their backs on him he cultivated the support of the two major communist powers Russia & China.

Ngo Dinh DiemNgo Dinh Diem(1901 - 1963)(1901 - 1963)

•President of Vietnam from 1954-1963.

•Catholic, anti-Buddhist - Corrupt – nepotism

•Killed in a coup d’etat. (CIA and Kennedy approved)

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Buddhist Buddhist monks in monks in Vietnam Vietnam

demonstrate demonstrate for peace by for peace by

setting setting themselves themselves

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John F. John F. KennedyKennedy

•Advocated counter insurgency – developed special warfare capabilities

•Vietnam policy - contain communism - the Domino Theory

•Assassinated soon after the overthrow of Diem in 1963 •Increased the funding •Increased the number of US advisors

U.S. Army U.S. Army Special Special ForcesForces

“Green Berets”“Green Berets”JFK increased funding

for Special Forces

Photo taken 2 minutesPhoto taken 2 minutesbefore the assassinationbefore the assassination

Lee Lee HarveyHarveyOswaldOswald

withwithdeputydeputy

Jack Jack RubyRuby

Oswald’sOswald’sAssassinAssassin

KennedyKennedyfamilyfamilysayssays

GoodbyeGoodbye

Lyndon Lyndon JohnsonJohnson

Great SocietyGreat Society LBJ’s Domestic Policy PlanLBJ’s Domestic Policy Plan

Strengthen the economyStrengthen the economy Expand social welfare Expand social welfare

programsprograms

MedicareMedicare

MedicaidMedicaid

War on PovertyWar on PovertyJohnson’s plan to Johnson’s plan to improve education, improve education, employment, employment, housing, and health-housing, and health-care programs.care programs.

Gulf of Tonkin Gulf of Tonkin ResolutionResolution

President’s powers to wagewar are drastically increased

Athletes Athletes givegive

Black Black PowerPowersalutesaluteat theat the

OlympicsOlympics

Richard Richard NixonNixon

Sec. of StateHenry

Kissinger

Kent State UniversityKent State University

Pentagon PapersPentagon Papers

Government dishonesty about Vietnam War is revealed to the public.

Pol

Pot

War Powers ActWar Powers Act

President’s ability to wage war greatly

diminished

SALTSALTStrategic Arms Strategic Arms

Limitations TreatyLimitations Treaty

Jimmy Jimmy CarterCarter

Sadat Carter Begin

Carter Wins

Nobel Peace Prize

2002

Ronald Ronald ReaganReagan

Strategic Strategic Defense Defense InitiativeInitiative

““Star Star Wars”Wars”

Scrapped after Cold War

ended

Beirut BombingBeirut Bombing241 Marines killed by terrorists in 1983241 Marines killed by terrorists in 1983

Mikhail Mikhail GorbachevGorbachev

glasnost

perestroika

Berlin Berlin WallWall

Comes Comes DownDown

Nov. 9,Nov. 9, 19891989

Who is tearing down the wall?

Souvenir bits of

Berlin Wall

sold for $1.00 each

Tiananmen SquareTiananmen Square

September 11, 2001September 11, 2001

Ongoing War in Iraq Ongoing War in Iraq

Before After

So long, Saddam

Still Still Hunting Hunting

for for Osama Osama

Bin Bin LadenLaden

Where will we be tomorrow?Where will we be tomorrow?