Historical Context
What war had just ended?
WWII
When is JFK's Birthday
May 29, 1917
Kennedy defeated this Republican candidate in the 1960 presidential election.
Richard Nixon
JFK promised to put a man on the Moon by the end of this decade.
the 1960's
JFK’s presidency was tragically cut short by this event in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
He was assasinated
How did this war end?
With the unconditional surrender of Germany after Adolf Hitler died, and the surrender of Japan after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Before becoming President, JFK served as a senator from this northeastern state.
Massachusets
This ambitious domestic program was Kennedy’s vision for America.
The new frontier
Kennedy supported civil rights, including proposing legislation to end this practice in public accommodations.
Segregation
This man was arrested for Kennedy’s assassination.
Lee Harvey Oswald
The Cold War rivalry between these superpowers dominated international affairs during Kennedy’s presidency. Who were these superpowers?
United States and Soviet Union.
Who is his wife and later his Fisrt Lady
Jackie Kennedy
In 1961, JFK authorized the failed invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro exiles.
Bay of Pigs invasion
This 1963 international treaty, signed under JFK, banned nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space, and underwater.
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Who was appointed President after his death?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What was the Cold War event that nearly came to nuclear war during this 13-day standoff?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
He wrote this book which later won a Pulitzer prize
Profiles in Courage
How long was Kennedy in office
2 years and 10 months
The foreign aid policy to aid foreign countries.
The Peace Corps
His legacy was based around what principle and movement.
the principle of equal rights and the start of the Civil Rights Movement.
JFK was president during the early years of this movement. What was this movement?
Civil Rights Movement.
When was he elected President?
1960
JFK established this volunteer service program to help developing countries.
The Peace Corps
How was JFk going to grow the Economy?
Through raising the minimum, tax cuts, and public investments.
This speech is his most famous and is constantly looked back on when needed for a call to action
His Inaguration Speech