JFK Video Questions. (US2)

Video Questions: 1960s – John F. Kennedy (Democrat; 1961-1963; 35th President) Objective: (1) determine the factors that helped JFK get elected by watching a documentary (2) determine some of JFK’s successes & failures as President documentary Please go to the following websites: 1. What happened at the Sit-Ins in the 1960s? Who were the Greensboro Four? During the Sit-Ins in the 1960s there were four black college students who desegregated an all white lunch counter. The Greensboro Four were the four black college students. 2. For some civil rights protestors, what feeling was produced by being arrested? The feeling that was produced by being arrested was joy, excitement, achievement, and liberation. 3. What did Malcolm X say about the “Sit-Ins” of the early 1960s? He said that they were slide ins and he said that they were ridiculous. 4. Who were the candidates in the Presidential election of 1960? The candidates in the Presidential election of 1960 were JFK and Nixon. They were both republicans . 5. JFK & Nixon engaged in the first _________Presidential Debate________ + these were held on____ Television _____ _ _ _ _. 6. Who appeared more relaxed visually? The JFK appeared more relaxed visually. He had a suntan. 7. Who sounded better on the radio? The person that sounded better on the radio was Nixon. 8. Many people think that what thing gave JFK the victory? The one thing that gave JFK the victory was Nixon’s Perspiration and the debates in general. 9. What did the Soviets / East Germans build in 1961? They built the Berlin Wall. 10. Who was the first American sent into space? The first AMerican that was sent into space was Alan Shepherd. 11. What did JFK promise by the end of the 1960s? He promised man on the moon. 12. What did people build and what did schools conduct? People had built bomb shelters and the school conducted air raid drills in case of nuclear bomb attacks. 13. Who took power in Cuba in 1959 through a revolution? The person that took power in Cba in 1959 through a revolution was Fidel Castro. 14. What disastrous plan did JFK and the CIA carry out against Cuba in 1961? The plan that the JFK and the CIA carried out against Cuba in 1961 was the Bay of pigs invasion/disaster. 15. What did American U-2 planes discover in Cuba in October 1962? The American U-2 planes discovered the soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba pointing at America. 16. What did JFK do in regard to Cuba? The JFK had surrounded Cuba and searched all ships. 17. Who backed down? What two things did the U.S. promise? Russia had backed down and the two things that the U.S. promised was that we would not invade Cuba and that we would take our missiles out of turkey. 18. In what country did JFK significantly increase the level of U.S. “advisors?” The country that the JFK significantly increased the level of the U.S. was South Vietnam, to fight against the communists in North Vietnam. 19. Going back over a century, black people voted for the Republican Party because of A. Lincoln. Now, the majority of black people vote Democrat. Which Democratic Presidents “pulled” black people into the Democratic Party? The Demoratic Presidents that pulled black people into the Democratic party were FDR, Truman, JFK, and LBJ. 20. Who were “Freedom Riders?” Freedom Riders were black and white civil rights workers who rode busses in the deep south to see if southerners were practicing desegregation.. Thinking Question: 21. Based upon your knowledge (notes + video), was JFK an effective President? Use examples. Based on my knowledge from the notes and the video I believe that the JFK was an effective president because he improved the U.S. by making South Vietnam fight against communits in North Vietnam. JFK had worked very hard to make the 1900s become better, especially in the U.S. JFK was one of the presidents who created the first presidential debate on television along with Nixon.