U.S. History 2 – 5/17/10
I. Bellwork
A. Timeline Pages 668-669
- Who was the first American to orbit the earth and in what year did it happen?
- Who was president during the Cuban missile crisis and what year did it occur?
- What was significant about Thurgood Marshall’s appointment to the Supreme Court?
II. Objectives:
- Identify factors that contributed to Kennedy’s election in 1960.
- Summarize the crises that developed over Cuba and Germany.
III. Classwork: Pages 670-678
Video: JFK-Presidency
- Examine the Bay of Pigs Invasion
- 20-1 Questions – Homework
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