Lesson 9 Cuban Missile Crisis 1960 1964

Naval Science 113Lesson 9: 

Naval Science 113 Lesson 9 The Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam (1960-1964)

Review  Korean War and the Cold War (1950-1960): 

Review Korean War and the Cold War (1950-1960) Korean War Cold War Navy Developments and Deployment Suez Crisis Eisenhower Doctrine Lebanon Crisis China-Taiwan Crisis U.S. Nuclear Strategy

Outline Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam(1960-1964): 

Outline Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam (1960-1964)

Learning Objectives Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam(1960-1964): 

Learning Objectives Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam (1960-1964) Define President Kennedy’s “Flexible Response” and assess its applicability as a strategic slogan by examining the Bay of Pigs Invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis Know the impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 on U.S. naval strategy and national policy Know the Navy's roles in the Vietnam War (1964-1975)

Video and Overview Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam(1960-1964): 

Video and Overview Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam (1960-1964) Bay of Pigs Cuban Missile Crisis Vietnam History and Background American Involvement Tonkin Gulf Incident Leslie Illingworth http://www.llgc.org.uk/illingworth/index_s.htm

Cold War Heats Up: 

Cold War Heats Up

JohnFitzgerald Kennedy: 

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Elected President over Eisenhower’s Vice President Richard Nixon in 1960 Navy PT boat commander in WW II as a Lieutenant

Nikita Khrushchev: 

Nikita Khrushchev Succeeded Stalin as Soviet premier after his death in 1953 Proposed “peaceful competition” between the superpowers Challenged U.S. to meet Communist challenges in third world countries

Fidel Castro: 

Fidel Castro Leader of Cuban Revolution against U.S. supported President Batista in 1959 Established first Communist government in Western Hemisphere Aligned with the Soviet Union

CastroandKhrushchev: 

Castro and Khrushchev

Cold War  Bay of Pigs: 

Cold War Bay of Pigs Historical Atlas p. 204-205

Cuban Missile Crisis Prelude: 

Cuban Missile Crisis Prelude Historical Atlas p. 204-205

Cuban Missile Crisis Soviet Threat in Cuba: 

Cuban Missile Crisis Soviet Threat in Cuba Historical Atlas p. 204-205

Cuban Missile Crisis Soviet Threat in Cuba: 

Cuban Missile Crisis Soviet Threat in Cuba Historical Atlas p. 204-205

Cuban Missile Crisis Soviet Threat in Cuba: 

Cuban Missile Crisis Soviet Threat in Cuba Historical Atlas p. 204-205 Range of Soviet SS-4 medium-range ballistic missiles and SS-5 intermediate-range ballistic missiles, if launched from Cuba

Cuban Missile Crisis American Response: 

Cuban Missile Crisis American Response Historical Atlas p. 204-205 “We’re eyeball to eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked” Dean Rusk, Secretary of State

Cuban Missile Crisis Results: 

Cuban Missile Crisis Results Historical Atlas p. 204-205

Vietnam War  Indochina History: 

Vietnam War Indochina History

Vietnam War  Vietnamese History: 

Vietnam War Vietnamese History Historical Atlas p. 206-207

Indochina: 

Indochina

Vietnam War  Prelude: 

Vietnam War Prelude

Slide22: 

President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas November 22, 1963 Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson assumes the Presidency

Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ): 

Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Concerned with “Great Society” civil rights and domestic politics Could not let Vietnam fall Loss of American credibility Increased U.S. involvement Could not involve China, USSR High level of restrictions put on military planners

Robert Strange McNamara: 

Robert Strange McNamara Secretary of Defense Kennedy and Johnson Administrations Harvard Business School Professor AAC LCOL in WW II President Ford Motor Company ”Active role" management philosophy Mathematical models to calculate required military force in Vietnam Metrics - body count Attempted to avoid escalation of the war by putting restrictions on military operations

Vietnam War  Gulf of Tonkin Incident: 

Vietnam War Gulf of Tonkin Incident U.S. Seventh Fleet operating off Vietnam coast Surveillance and covert operations against North Vietnam Supporting South Vietnamese covert attacks against the North Destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy Night attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats reported Evidence supports North Vietnam’s claim that no torpedo boats were present in the area Carrier strikes ordered in retaliation Tonkin Gulf Resolution LBJ requests authority from Congress to increase U.S. involvement Congressional approval for the President “to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression” Historical Atlas p. 206-207

Gulf of Tonkin Incident: 

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Slide27: 

Historical Atlas p. 206-207

Key Themes  Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam(1960-1964): 

Key Themes Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam (1960-1964) Navy as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy Interaction between Congress and the Navy Interservice relations Technology Leadership Strategy and tactics Naval Doctrine