20.1- Kennedy and the Cold War
• Election of 1960 o As the postwar of the 1950’s was coming to an end, so the presidency of General Eisenhower. o Motivated by the fact that the Soviet Union was gaining technological advances after the launch of Sputnik, the new candidates were more passionate than ever to make America number 1 again.
These candidates include the famous John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. o Even though both candidates were popular and young, the aspect of Kennedy that gave him the advantage was his use of the televisions and the support towards Civil Rights.
Kennedy vs. Nixon debates are some of the most famous and well-remembered debates to be televised, but Kenney gained popularity due to his supreme speaking skills and younger man charisma.
In addition, Kennedy is the …show more content…
20.2- The New Frontier
• America Seeks Progression o Kennedy saw a bright future for American society, giving it the nickname of the New Frontier. o The reason this name was chosen was because Kennedy made it his goal to call and motivate Americans to go out and discover the new wonders that science, math, and engineering has to offer to help improve the state of the economy.
However, it would be a challenge to meet these expectations since Kennedy was unable to receive votes or support from Congress.
In fact, Kennedy was experiencing lack of popular mandate, which means he was unsure if the people even approved his actions and programs. o One of the new goals Kenney pushed his efforts towards was improving the economy as society was starting to enter a recession during the 60’s.
To deal with this, Kennedy proposed to increase spending towards the military, which persuaded Congress to increase the minimum wage, extend unemployment insurance, and create jobs in cities that had high unemployment
• Election of 1960 o As the postwar of the 1950’s was coming to an end, so the presidency of General Eisenhower. o Motivated by the fact that the Soviet Union was gaining technological advances after the launch of Sputnik, the new candidates were more passionate than ever to make America number 1 again.
These candidates include the famous John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. o Even though both candidates were popular and young, the aspect of Kennedy that gave him the advantage was his use of the televisions and the support towards Civil Rights.
Kennedy vs. Nixon debates are some of the most famous and well-remembered debates to be televised, but Kenney gained popularity due to his supreme speaking skills and younger man charisma.
In addition, Kennedy is the …show more content…
20.2- The New Frontier
• America Seeks Progression o Kennedy saw a bright future for American society, giving it the nickname of the New Frontier. o The reason this name was chosen was because Kennedy made it his goal to call and motivate Americans to go out and discover the new wonders that science, math, and engineering has to offer to help improve the state of the economy.
However, it would be a challenge to meet these expectations since Kennedy was unable to receive votes or support from Congress.
In fact, Kennedy was experiencing lack of popular mandate, which means he was unsure if the people even approved his actions and programs. o One of the new goals Kenney pushed his efforts towards was improving the economy as society was starting to enter a recession during the 60’s.
To deal with this, Kennedy proposed to increase spending towards the military, which persuaded Congress to increase the minimum wage, extend unemployment insurance, and create jobs in cities that had high unemployment