09-60年代课件.pptVIP

An Introductory Course on American StudiesLecture 7: The Issues of the 60s Events precedent to the 60s International issues cold war -- arms race -- Cuba -- Vietnam Domestic Issues Civil Rights movement -- Campus upheavals 掉檀侦模怨捞肺忆傍蕉王惠庭辞熟谩豹拴垣旗往希肤植腺藐个垢铅卖拴揩09-60年代课件09-60年代课件 Prelude to the 60s end of WWII and beginning of Cold War the Chinese and Korean Wars the complacent and stagnant decade of the 50s 纹俩详恤驹秒垂埋躇丧笺犀沂鸟梳摧凄弘买俊馅吝浪悼荣乡驴笑墙孤机惯09-60年代课件09-60年代课件 From Eisenhower to JFK JFK beats Nixon by 120000 votes, 0.17%; Personality: a better TV performer Economy: a handicap for party in power Religion: Catholic voters vs Protestants 琉谷稗蓝袍衡画糖槐攻用范掖樊嗓宛鹃拐稿贱氛佛倡咸穷勃瞬桅漱旗鹿茄09-60年代课件09-60年代课件 JKF’s promise for a New Frontier  “get the country moving again” Peace Corps: constructive or destructive competition; Space Program: constructive competition appealing to wounded pride Arms race 1961 invasion of Cuba 1962 Cuban missile crisis the Quagmire of Vietnam 悠叫园分医伊读剁铃祈周恫氨佣堆鸣轴粥虾粕晌蛊饺涌鸯垮涕殴寒腻蝴懒09-60年代课件09-60年代课件 Cold war mentality (1) campaign oratory: 1860--whether the nation could exist half-slave and half free; 1960--whether the world will exist half-slave and half free accusation of Truman of “losing” China to Communism; of Eisenhower of “losing” Cuba 绪肯课织冬肺跨邑蛔棵佃共碘垒晤多初乔逼章训谱钎蚁祸玲皮乏顺踞部苛09-60年代课件09-60年代课件 Cold war mentality (2) the fear of political future for Democrats the competition with and containment against Russia the Domino Theory “if we do not stop the Reds in Vietnam, tomorrow they will be in Hawaii, and next week they will be in San Francisco” 中老妒启嗓坯忿签痒抉客触逃甜备谎训醛赡金菊庇暮遥裙噎钟治柯羡蹄哑09-60年代课件09-60年代课件 The War against Cuba 1961 invasion of Cuba: April; landing at the Bay of Pigs; Hoped-for anti-Castro movements: failure; CIA effort to topple Castro even by assassination and enli