HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Peace Corps, Berlin Wall, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
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Civil rights, the cold war, and the kennedy and johnson years: 1960-1968. Lbj and jfk use their positio(cid:374); (cid:272)alled (cid:862)the bully pulpit(cid:863) (preside(cid:374)t (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)ully the(cid:373)selves i(cid:374) way) Fidel out; a lot of folks flee regime and go to cuba; complete disaster; cuban exiles land in the bay killed by cuban troops. Berlin wall 1962: east and west berli(cid:374); russia(cid:374)"s (cid:271)uild the (cid:449)all ; west = de(cid:373)o(cid:272)rati(cid:272) ; east = Communist (1989 wall turned down); caused deterioration between us and. Ussr; seems like ussr is gaining power and influence. Russia; kruschev backs down; greatest risk during the cold war. Election of 1964: johnson (d) vs barry goldwater (r) Wa(cid:374)ted to (cid:272)arry o(cid:374) jfk"s lega(cid:272)y; less likeable; use pres power aggressively; ends up pushing through extensive reform program (cid:862)the great o(cid:272)iety(cid:863) addresses ra(cid:272)e, s(cid:272)hool, so(cid:272)iety, Wanted to promote improvements and social change: cold war hysteria, war on poverty: (cid:449)a(cid:374)ted to address poor people"s situation, wins of goldwater.
