John F Kennedy Flashcards
Who was President Kennedy?
John F Kennedy, commonly referred to as JFK, was the 35th President of the United States.
When was Kennedy president?
John F Kennedy was president between January 1961 and November 1963.
What was Kennedy’s background?
❖He came from an Irish-American family which was very wealthy and heavily involved in politics.
❖He went to Harvard University and studied politics. He wrote his dissertation on Britain’s policy of the appeasement of Adolf Hitler.
❖He was in the US navy and served in the Second World War, where he was seriously injured when his boat was destroyed by the Japanese.
What were Kennedy’s beliefs about the Cold War?
Kennedy was anti-communist and, like his predecessors, was committed to containing communism. However, he was aware of the dangers of nuclear warfare after tensions were brought to the brink during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and wanted to reduce the chances of nuclear war.
How did President Kennedy die?
Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963 in Dallas, Texas.
Kennedy helped the the economy through making _____ million available to businesses to create new jobs, and gave grants to companies so they could buy new hi-tech equipment and train their workers to use it.
$900
JFK helped those living in poverty through providing ____ billion for loans to improve housing, clear slums and build roads.
$4.9
The ______ ________ Amendments of 1961 were signed by President Kennedy. These improved benefits for the elderly and unemployed.
Social Security
How many people did the Social Security Amendment of 1961 help and how much money did it provide in the first year?
4.4 million people
$800 million in the first year
Through his education policies, JFK established the _______ ______, an organisation sending volunteers overseas to help people in developing countries. They worked as teachers, doctors, nurses and technical advisers.
Peace Corps
JFK gave more important jobs to African Americans than any other president had done previously, such as appointing lawyer ______ ______ to the courts.
Thurgood Marshall
The Civil Rights Act of ______ was originally an act proposed by JFK
1964
JFK created the ______ to ensure all people working for the federal government had equal employment opportunities.
CEEO (Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity)
JFK issued executive orders that federal troops should be deployed to the University of Mississippi to support and protect _______ _________.
James Meredith
John F Kennedy’s domestic policy was called the ‘______ _________’.
New Frontier
