The document summarizes several key events in early Cold War history: 1) The U2 Incident of 1960, where the US had a spy plane shot down over Russia, embarrassing the US and straining relations. 2) Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba in 1959 and alignment with the USSR, alarming the US. 3) The failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, where Cuban exiles tried and failed to overthrow Castro, worsening US-Cuba relations. 4) The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, bringing the US and USSR to the brink of nuclear war over Soviet missiles placed in Cuba.

2. U2 IncidentAmerica is secretly flying operative missions over RussiaU2 servalliance plan is shot downUS military denies at first…and then they have to admit it happenedMakes US look bad in two ways:Russia’s military got took out a secret planeWe lie about it and THEN tell the truth

3. U-2 Incident

4. Kruschev looking at wreckage of U2

5. Castro Comes to PowerIn 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.Castro was a communist and made alliance with USSR.The CIA began to monitor Cuba for fear of a Soviet attack.Castro took over all US businesses in Cuba…US stopped buying their sugarWe become enemiesNow we have Communist enemy in Cuba only 90 miles south of Florida.

7. Bay of Pigs Crisisa group of Cuban exiles named La Brigada, invaded Cuba and tried to overthrow Castro.La Brigada was armed by the US militaryWithin two days most of the 1,400 men were killed or captured.This was a bad mission with a bad plan…JFK’s biggest failure…Now Castro hates us…This sucks…

10. Cuban Missile CrisisDue to the Bay of Pigs, the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba was terrible.Castro had a very good relationship with the USSR.During the summer of 1962, a spy plane took pictures of nuclear missiles on Cuba.These missiles were put there by the USSR.JFK orders a complete military blockage

12. Cuban Missile Crisis part 2Slide 4 of 7For about 13 days tensions were very high and nuclear war was near.An agreement was worked out between the U.S. and USSR:The U.S. was not to invade Cuba and remove nuclear missiles from Turkey. The USSR agreed to remove all nuclear missiles from Cuba.This Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest our country has ever been to nuclear war.

14. Missiles were capable of reaching basically any part of the US

16. The Death of JFKOn November 22 1963, JFK was in Dallas Texas working on his re-election.He was riding in a convertible with his wife and the governor of Texas.Lee Harvey Oswald supposedly shot JFK from the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository Building.A few days later, a Chicago night club owner named Jack Ruby shot Oswald.

23. Lyndon JohnsonOn board Air Force One, Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) took the oath of office.He was 55 years old when he became President.His wife was Claudia Taylor. Her nickname was Lady Bird.The election of 1964 was LBJ (D) vs. Barry Goldwater (R).LBJ would win the election and quickly went to work on his plans for America.

24. The Great SocietyThis plan by LBJ made many improvements in America:Two main goals: 1) Put an end to poverty2) Put an end to racismPrograms Created 1. Civil Rights Act of 1964- Barred discrimination in many ways (no segregation of public facilities, no job based discrimination, etc) 2. Medicare and Medicaid- Helped the elderly with health care cost. 3. Head Start- Helped preschoolers who did not know how to color, etc. 4. Robert Weaver- First black cabinet member.