英语国家慨况sixtiesseventies-精选（公开课件）.pptVIP

1960s and 1970s John F. Kennedy (president from January 1961 – November 1963) JFK First televised presidential debates helped win public opinion. Why? JFK Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. Bay of Pigs invasion, 1961—failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro Cuban Missile Crisis—anticipation of nuclear war Moon Landing–1969(the most historic phone call ever made from the White House”) Vietnam War Very unpopular among younger generation Part of a deep historical conflict between European and Asian powers President Kennedy wanted to stay out of the war between the Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong, but increased military assistance President Johnson said he was not ...?committing American boys to fighting a war that I think ought to be fought by the boys of Asia to help protect their own land Vietnam War The government was afraid that “security [of neighboring countries] would be threatened if the Red Tide of Communism overflowed into Vietnam. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 7 August 1964: gave president the power to conduct military operations in Southeast Asia without declaring war. How do you win a war you’re not officially in? Vietnam War “To say that we are closer to victory today is to believe, in the face of the evidence, the optimists who have been wrong in the past. To suggest we are on the edge of defeat is to yield to unreasonable pessimism. To say that we are mired in stalemate seems the only realistic, yet unsatisfactory, conclusion.” – Walter Cronkite, famous American journalist Protests and Environmental Movement The U.S. had instituted a draft, and young men—especially poor young men and minorities—were being drafted The counterculture movement of the 60s and 70s promoted peace, love, and understanding Many people believed it was never the role of the U.S. to become involved in Vietnam Students for a Democratic Society Idealistic student organization that changed student involvement in politics forever Alan Hab