Kennedy’s New FrontierKennedy’s New FrontierKennedy’s New Frontier

New FrontierNew Frontier

• Kennedy’s vision of progress– Called for Americans to be new pioneers and

explore uncharted areas of science and space, unconquered pockets of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered questions of poverty and surplus

• Difficulty turning this into reality

• How do economic conditions impact society?

EconomyEconomy

• In recession

• Boosts economy by:– Increasing govt. spending– Lowering taxes– Raised minimum wage, extended

unemployment insurance, provided assistance to cities with high unemployment

• What responsibility does a world power have to its people and to those of other countries?

Poverty AbroadPoverty Abroad

• Peace Corps– Volunteer

– Helped in Latin America, Asia, and Africa

– Huge success

• Alliance for Progress– Economic and technical

assistance to Latin America

– Not as successful

• What makes a nation a world power?

Space RaceSpace Race

• April 12, 1961 Soviets put a man in space.

• U.S. increases spending in space program.

• July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong on the moon.

• Space program expands university programs, industries, technologies.

• Who holds the power in society and how is it contested?

To what extent does democracy defend the rights of all individuals?

Domestic ProblemsDomestic Problems

• Michael Arrington’s The Other America

• People from the South have started to aggressively started to fight segregation.

• 1963 “national assault on the causes of poverty.” Also investigates racial tensions in South

Tragedy in DallasTragedy in Dallas

• Nov. 22, 1963 JFK shot in the head

• Lee Harvey Oswald charged– Oswald shot Nov. 24,

1963

• LBJ takes office

Conspiracy?Conspiracy?

• Warren Commission-no conspiracy

• 1979 investigation-conspiracy

• 2 shots fired?

• Communist sponsored attack?

• Conspiracy by CIA?

• Americans have learned their govt. is sturdy.