JFK + LBJ Flashcards
Who was JFK?
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President after Eisenhower. He was a Democrat
What was JFK’s attitude about how people should treat government?
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
What was the Bay of Pigs?
It was an operation to assassinate Fidel Castro since he was a communist
Who planned Bay of Pigs?
The plan was developed during Eisenhower’s Presidency, and JFK inherited the plan. So when JFK became President, he could have thrown away the Bay of Pigs plan and not do it.
What did JFK do about Eisenhower’s Bay of Pigs Plan?
He reduced the number of military people that were participating, and went along with the plan.
Was JFK’s Bay of Pigs plan successful?
No, it failed miserably and it embarrassed the United States and JFK.
What did a U2 spy plane of the USA find after the Bay of Pigs?
Cuban plans to bring in nuclear weapons from Russia so they could point them at the USA.
What is a naval blockade?
When a country gets their ships and surrounds an area or an island to block them from getting shipments
How did JFK respond to Russias plan for nukes on Cuba?
He issued a naval blockade of Cuba, so that Cuba couldnt get any Russian nukes.
What is the Cuban Missle Crisis?
Its when Russia was going to send nukes to Cuba, but JFK blocked Cuba from getting them.
How did the Cuba Missle Crisis end?
JFK promised Russia he wasnt going to invade Cuba, and so Russia didnt send the nukes into Cuba.
What is that a picture of?
The Berlin Wall
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall and other walls that seperated Communist countries from Democratic Countries?
To stop the people that were living in Communist countries from running away to countries that had Democracy and Capitalism.
Who was Cesar Chavez?
A Mexican-American civil rights leader who fought for farm workers rights and better pay.
Why does Cesar Chavez matter to American History?
Because he was the first major Latino to get involved in politics on a national level.
What did Cesar Chavez do?
He organized hunger strikes and boycotts to protest farm workers bad working conditions and very low pay.
What happened in the summer of 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr. and about 250,000 other people attended the March on Washington.
This is where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I have a dream speech”.
What happened to Martin Luther King Jr. after he made his I have a dream speech?
He and a bunch of other Civil Rights leaders met with JFK and JFK’s Vice President, LBJ, to talk about new laws for Civil Rights.
What situation did JFK inherit from Eisenhower?
The Vietnam situation
What was the Vietnam situation about?
Ok, so 1000 years ago, the country known as Vietnam today, broke away from Chinese rule and got its freedom.
Then 200 years ago the French conqured Vietnam, so that they could be an imperialist and steal Vietnam’s raw materials
Did Vietnam ever get their freedom back after the French took it from them?
Well, after World War 1, this young dude in his late 20’s from Vietnam named Ho Chi Minh went and asked the USA and Europe for their freedom and the USA said nah bro we chillin, France is still going to steal your raw materials.
So did France ever give Vietnam their freedom?
Well during World war 2, France had Vietnam taken from them by the Japanese.
But the Vietnamese hated Japan more, so they fought Japan during World War 2, just like the USA.
Did Vietnam get its freedom after World War 2, since it was attacking Japan and technically helping the USA?
After France told Vietnam they werent having their freedom, Ho Chi Minh led a rebellion that gave him control over North Vietnam.
The South Vietnamese would continue to be controlled by the French, who put a fascist dictator in charge. The Fascist dictator would be friendly to France and the USA.
Which country was willing to help North Vietnam in its moment of need against the French?
Russia. Russia helped Ho Chi Minh and the North Vietnamese army by giving them lots of guns and other weapons to fight the French.
