JFK

Question 1

When was JFK elected and inaugurated

Answer 1

Elected November 8th 1960

Inaugurated January 21st 1961

Question 2

JFK key successes

Answer 2

Development of Appalachia
Equal Pay Act (June 1963)
Funding for highways
Raising minimum wage

Question 3

New ideas for social programs

Answer 3

• Department of Urban Affairs
• Medical care for elderly
• Regional development of Appalachia

Question 4

What about the recession?

Answer 4

He managed to bring the US out of a recession.

Wanted to ‘fine tune’ the economy by making Fiscal + Monetary adjustments

Question 5

What did development of Appalachia achieve?

Answer 5

Reduced massively the poverty in the area, which the benefits of are still felt today

Question 6

Why did the Department of Urban Affairs fail)

Answer 6

Southern Democrats blocked it as they thought he would appoint an African American

Question 7

Why did the Medical program for the elderly fail?

Answer 7

He just never managed to fully develop it, left it on his desk

Question 8

Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion fail? What did this lead too?

Answer 8

• did not support the Cuban rebels fighting already
• failed to prove air support for troops
• led to massive embarrassment and loss of prestige for America

Question 9

Why did his civil rights broadening fail?

Answer 9

He wished to wait until a second term to make changes

Unfortunately never made it to a second term