Study Questions

Question 1

What University Did Kennedy Attend

Answer 1

Harvard University

Question 2

When Did JFK Attend Uni

Answer 2

1936

Question 3

What Did Kennedy Study In Uni

Answer 3

Law, History, Politics And Economics

Question 4

How Many Siblings Did JFK Have

Answer 4

8 Siblings

Question 5

Where Did Kennedy Grow Up

Answer 5

Brookline, Massachusetts

Question 6

What Was Kennedys Dads Name

Answer 6

Joseph Kennedy Sr

Question 7

Who Was Kennedys Mother

Answer 7

Rose Kennedy

Question 8

When Was Kennedy Born

Answer 8

May, 29 1917

Question 9

What Was JFK Interested In

Answer 9

Football, golf, swimming

Question 10

What Did Joseph Senior ( Kennedys Father) Want JFK To Do

Answer 10

Go Into Politics

Question 11

What Did Kennedys Father (Joseph) Do As A Job

Answer 11

He Served As US Ambassador To Britain

Question 12

When Did Kennedy Volunteer For The Navy

Answer 12

1941

Question 13

How Did The Boat (PT109) Wrecked In The Pacific

Answer 13

Japanese Destroyer

Question 14

What Was The Boat He Was In Command Of Called

Answer 14

Torpedo Boat, PT109

Question 15

How Many Awards, In The Military, Did Kennedy Win

Answer 15

Three

Question 16

What Were The Awards Kennedy Won

Answer 16

The Purple Heart, The Marine Medal And The Navy Medal

Question 17

What Did JFK Do In The Military That Helped Him Win One Of These Awards

Answer 17

Saved The Life Of A Wounded Man

Question 18

When Did JFK Become A Member Of The House Of Representatives

Answer 18

1946

Question 19

What Is A Domestic Policy

Answer 19

Domestic Policies, in Kennedys Case Are The Policies Introduced For America

Question 20

What Is A Superpower

Answer 20

The Term Used To Describe The Most Powerful Countries.

Question 21

Which Countries Were European Superpowers Before 1945

Answer 21

Britain, Germany And France

Question 22

Explain Capitalism

Answer 22

An Economic System Which Means Things Such As Factories And Railways Are Privately Owned By The People Rather Than The Government

Question 23

Explain Comunism

Answer 23

The Belief That A Country Should Be Run Based On The Idea That People Share Everything

Question 24

What Is A Democracy

Answer 24

A Democracy Is A Form Of Government In Which The People Take Part In Governing For Example Trough Voting

Question 25

What Was The Civil Rights Movement

Answer 25

The Civil Rights Movement Was Led By Martin Luther King And Used Peaceful Methods To Try Ti Bring Equal Rights To The Blacks In America

Question 26

Explain Segregation

Answer 26

Segregation Existed In Many States In America And Meant That Blacks Were Not Allowed To Use The Same Facilities As White

Question 27

What Did Kennedy Mean By The New Frontier In His Inauguration Speech

Answer 27

Kennedy Wanted To Push Back The Boundaries Of Poverty, Hunger And Injustice To Make America A Better Place For Its People. Kennedy Was Also Creating An Allusion Regarding The Old Frontier Which Consisted Of The Settlers Making Their Way West Of America By Creating Civilisation As They Went Along

Question 28

Describe Congress

Answer 28

a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington DC, was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. So Congress Is Like The British Parliament.

Question 29

How Many Presidents Weng Before JFK

Answer 29

34

Question 30

What Was The Cuban Crisis

Answer 30

The Cuban Crisis Was An Incident Which Brought The Two Powers - USSR and USA To The Brink Of A Nuclear War