HIST 106 1st Edition Lecture 19Outline of Last LectureI. Anti-Communism in the 1950’sII. Vietnam WarIII. Cuban Missile CrisisOutline of Current Lecture I. John F. Kennedy’s DeathII. Vietnam WarIII. Lyndon JohnsonIV. The 1960’sCurrent LectureJFK’s death- Assassination took place November 22nd, 1963- The warren report of the death said that the assignation was in the hands of a single shooter (Lee Harvey Oswald) but also states that the real answer won’t be known for another 100 years.- Lee Harvey Oswald was captured by the police and taken to the station and was shot by Jack Ruby o Jack Ruby died of cancer in prison - People saw his death as a broken promiseLyndon Johnson- He does everything that JFK promised to doo Calls his administration “The Great Society”o 10% tax cuto Pours money into the machineo Passes Medicare, School lunches, Volunteer to America, ect.- Runs for reelection in 1964Vietnam WarThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- French are trying to take back holdings in Vietnam- At the Battle of Dien Bein Phu the French turn Vietnam over to US- Most of the people killed in Bien Vein Phu were German - US promises to let them have a nationwide election - US cancels the 1956 election because we thought the Communist side would win- The war begins to heat up- 1963 o Rise of Black Power Rise of organizations- 1964o Two American gun boats take a run into Vietnam, don’t know whyo Vietnam fired on US shipo Johnson passes the Bay of Tonkin Resolution: can’t shoot at US shipso Johnson is now running the war o How does the public end the war?o If you were white: 1 out of 20 chance of being killed or woundedo Latino: 1 out of 6o Black 1 out of 5o People are starting to see that minorities are fighting the waro Women’s Rights Movemento Women’s Free Speech Movement- USo Economy is doing very wello Johnson concentrates on helping the ecology and poverty o He bases it off two books  Silent Spring: says we are poisoning the planet by the things we are using How The Other Half Lives: talks about povertyo Civil Rights  Supreme Court has declared that Separate is not equal but public is not complyingo 1966 Students are protestingo “The 1960’s is like when the top blows off a pressure cooker”o In Vietnam  Viet Mihm: The North, Communists, NVA Viet Cong: Those who believe in the North but live in the South o 1968 The most violent and dangerous year in America MLK Jr. was assassinated  Chicago and L.A was set on fire My Lai Massacre: US soldiers shoot about 200 people because of a rumor that they were all communist Tet Offensive: Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army rose up  US pubic was being mislead about what was going on in the War Johnson announces he would rather be a peace maker than a war maker and is going to step down from Presidency- People are stunned  Richard Nixon steps up- In order to win he says he has a secret plan to end the war- Turns out he had not secret plan- 1st thing he does is expand the waro Country is going mad Walter Brocki says “we have lost the war”o 1969 US soldiers are starting to kill their officers- 165 officers are killed- The army is starting to recruit civilians- Things that helped us get out of the waro “Kung Phu” a popular TV showo Star Trek  Interracial kisso A show about people killing each other for the color of their face o People are able to watch the war on TV and see loved ones get killedo 1971 Shooting at Kent State US is becoming very aggressiveo 1972 Nixon is reelected  Voices are being heard that are saying we need to end the