2. I. Elections of 1960
A. (D) John F. Kennedy (JFK)defeats (R)
Richard Nixon- Reasons why:
1. People feel like we are the losing the Cold
War
3. 2. TV debates- Kennedy looks cool, Nixon is
sweating
3. JFK helps MLK get out of jail, A-A vote for him
4. II. Bay of Pigs invasion
A. US trains ex-Cubans to overthrow Fidel
Castro (Cuban dictator)
B. Invasion fails, Kennedy looks foolish, Castro
looks heroic
5. III. Berlin Wall
A. Soviets build the wall to separate East and
West Berlin (Germany)
B. It stops people from leaving the East for West
6. IV. Cuban Missile Crisis
A. Spy planes reveal the Soviets have nuclear
missiles in Cuba
B. Closest the world ever came to nuclear war
7. C. US blockades Cuba
D. USSR backs down and agrees to removes
missiles in Cuba if US removes theirs from Turkey
E. Krushchev looked weak, Kennedy looked
strong
8. F. Phone connection created between US and
USSR
Leaders could communicate directly in case of
another crisis
G. Limited Test Ban Treaty- Both sides agreed to
not test nuclear weapons in the atmosphere
