JFK - His Life and Presidency (2)

Sources: Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

Internet - JFK Resources Online

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  1. From: Grolier

Click on: Find and then Word Search. Type: JFK

Double click on: Kennedy, John F.

1.a. Click on the video icon and look at the first video clip.

Why do you think these words of Kennedy’s have become famous?

 

b. Look at the second video clip. What do you notice about Kennedy’s movements?

 

2.a. When was Kennedy president?

  1. In what two ways was Kennedy different from previous presidents?

 

c. How is the information in paragraphs 2 and 4 different from the information in
paragraphs 1 and 3?

 

 

 

  1. Early Life

  1. What was Kennedy’s family background?

 

 

  1. What is mentioned about his military service in World War II?

 

 

  1. Congressman and Senator

  1. As a young congressman, what domestic and foreign policy did he support?

 

 

  1. What may explain Kennedy’s ineffectiveness as a senator?

 

c. What book of did Kennedy’s earned him a Pulitzer Prize?

 

d. How did Kennedy’s promises in the debates with Nixon fit in with the positions
he took as a young congressman? (See your answer to question 4a.)

 

 

 

 

  1. Presidency

  1. Why wasn’t Kennedy able to implement his domestic policies?

 

  1. What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion? (Use link by marking: BAY OF and then clicking on: à the arrow above.)

 

 

 

  1. When and why was the Berlin Wall built?

 

 

  1. The Cuban Missile Crisis. How did Kennedy react to the construction of Russian missile sites in Cuba? What was the outcome of the crisis?

 

 

 

  1. Assassination

  1. How and when was Kennedy assassinated?

 

b. What criticism was there of the findings of the Warren Commission?

 

 

 

 

  1. From the Internet: JFK Resources Online

  1. Read any one of Kennedy’s speeches and take notes. What in this speech

seems special?

 

 

 

 

2. Read EITHER one of the reports OR one of the articles of interest and take notes.

What important information is presented in this source?

 

 

 

 

 

3. Choose one of the JFK Sites at the end of this page. Read what interests you and
take notes.