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| What areas did Kennedy propose that Americans "explore" in his New Frontier? | uncharted areas of science and space, ignorance and prejudice, poverty and surplus |
| Why did he have trouble getting his ideas through Congress? | he couldn't get votes because of the Rep and Southern Democrats, lacked a popular mandate- indication that he had voters' approval |
| What programs was he successful in enacting? | boosted economy, built up national defense, space program, provided international aide |
| How did Kennedy propose to stimulate the economy? | deficit spending, lower taxes |
| In what areas did Kennedy increase spending? | Dept of defense, unemployment insurance, increased minimum wage |
| what was the Peace Corps | volunteer organization to give assistance to developing nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America |
| Describe the purpose of the Alliance for Progress | offered economic and technical assistance to Latin American countries, wanted to keep the countries from following Castro's ideas |
| What did Kennedy hope to achieve by investing in foreign aid? | he hoped to bring about fundemental reforms |
| What benefit did Kennedy see to putting the US in a race to reach the moon? | allowed the US a chance to beat the Soviets |
| Who was the first astronaut on the moon and when did he make his famous walk? | Neil Armstrong- July 20, 1969 |
| What effect did the space program have on other aspects of American life? | science programs expanded, new industries developed as well as consumer goods and technologies, space and defense industries grew as well |
| List the three areas that Kennedy as addressing as his presidency entered its last year. | poverty, segregation/civil rights, need for tax cuts |
| Why had Kennedy traveled to Texas on November 22, 1963? | to mend political issues with Texas Democrats |
| Why did Lee Harvey Oswald look to be a likely suspect in the shooting of the President? | his palm print was found on the rifle used to kill Kennedy, dishonorable discharge from military, Castro supporter, lived in USSR previously |
| What happened to Oswald as the nation watched on November 24, 1963? | He was shot and killed by Jack Ruby on his way to a different jail. |
| What was the conclusion of the Warren Commission as to who shot Kennedy? | Oswald shot him, acted on his own. Jack Ruby shot Oswald |
| What other theories surfaced concerning the shooting? | two people may have fired, plot by anti-Castro Cubans, Communist attack, CIA conspiracy |
| What did Americans learn from the Kennedy assassination? | government is stable; Johnson easily took over |
