Chapter 20: the New Frontier and the Great Society Webquest

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American Cultures

Chapter 20: The New Frontier and the Great Society Webquest

The Internet offers a range of social studies resources, including Web sites of museums, government agencies, educational institutions, and the news media. Listed below are links to some outstanding social studies Web sites. You should navigate to each of these sites and answer the questions that follow. Start from the textbook’s website (www.classzone.com), click on Social Studies, then our textbook (The Americans: Reconstruction through the 21st century), and finally on Chapter 20. From the chapter links site, you can navigate to each site with the click of your mouse.

Section 1: Kennedy and the Cold War

CNN Cold War - Profile: John F. Kennedy http://www.cnn.com/ SPECIALS/ cold.war/ kbank/ profiles/ kennedy/

·  What did JFK mean by a “flexible response?”

·  In the year, 1961, what were some of JFK’s highlights in foreign policy?

CNN Cold War - Profile: Nikita Khrushchev http://www.cnn.com/ SPECIALS/ cold.war/ kbank/ profiles/ khrushchev/

·  Why did Khrushchev’s leadership mark a transition for the USSR?

·  Describe Khruschev’s relationship with the West.

Cold War http://metalab.unc.edu/ expo/ soviet.exhibit/ coldwar.html

·  What were proxy wars?

·  According to Khruschev, why did he want missiles in Cuba?

·  What did JFK do after learning about the installation of missiles in Cuba?

Section 2: The New Frontier

Peace Corps http://www.peacecorps.gov/

·  When and how was the Peace Corps created?

·  What is the mission of the Peace Corps?

·  What are the benefits of the Peace Corps?

The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection http://www.archives.gov/ research/ jfk/ about.html

·  Warren Commission: What was the purpose of the Warren Commission?

·  Background Information: Why did Congress establish the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection?

Section 3: The Great Society

Lyndon B. Johnson: Thirty-Sixth President, 1963-1969 http://www.whitehouse.gov/ history/ presidents/ lj36.html

·  What was the Great Society Program?

·  What two crises did LBJ face as President?

The 30-Second Candidate http://www.pbs.org/ 30secondcandidate/ timeline/ years/ 1964.html

·  Timeline: How was DDB’s emotional appeal suited to Johnson’s campaign?

·  Tricks on the Trade: In addition to words, how do political commercials express their opinions?

John Gardner: Engineer of the Great Society http://www.pbs.org/ johngardner/ chapters/ 4.html

·  What was John Gardner’s position?

·  What were some tasks completed by Gardner in LBJ’s cabinet?

Click on the Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court Link on Chapter 20’s main page.

Investigate the Miranda v. Arizona Supreme Court Case.

·  What significance did the Miranda case have on American Society?