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John F. Kennedy

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1960-present 372. Election of 1960: Kennedy vs. Nixon, Kennedy (due to televised charisma) won over Nixon (pale and nervous) 373. President John F. Kennedy: second youngest president, entered?presidency as tensions of the Cold War increased; unable to get major initiatives through Congress due to conservative bloc; tax cuts (economic stimulation); reluctantly gets involved in civil rights; emphasizes Space Race (man on the moon) 374. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring: effects of pesticides on the environment; changed way Americans viewed their impact on nature 375. Berlin Wall: due to threat of nuclear war, Soviets erected wall to separate East Berlin from West Berlin (end exodus of intellect to west); symbol of communist denial of freedom

The Collapse of Consensus 1963-present OUTLINE

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The Liberal Consensus: Flaming Out 1960–1968

The Collapse of Consensus (1963-Present) There is a consensus they developed where Americans are by in large the same. But then later on American society becomes very divided. Civil Rights Movement An American Dilemma ? Gunnar Myrdal America contrasted with dilemmas such as segregation, violence, etc. This starts to drive ideas about the civil rights movement. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Segregation within the schools. It takes about 20 years for this to officially happen. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott In Alabama. If I don?t give the bus company my money, then they are going to lose a lot of money. So they will satisfy their needs. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Isolated incodents of civil rights movements. Not until about 1961 does major civil
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