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5.20 Kennedy and a New Frontier Answers

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Read the quotation on the right. Then, answer the question below.What does the trumpet Kennedy speaks of represent?

A
a call to war
B
a call to prayer
C
a call to action
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How does Kennedy’s statement apply to the people who join the Peace Corps?

A
Peace Corps volunteers serve in the US government.
B
Peace Corps volunteers negotiate an end to wars around the world.
C
Peace Corps volunteers represent the US in other countries.
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How did Peace Corps participation change from 1966 to 2012?

A
It had more volunteers serving in more countries.
B
It had more volunteers serving in fewer countries.
C
It had fewer volunteers serving in fewer countries.
D
It had fewer volunteers serving in more countries.
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Which of these correctly describes Kennedy’s education policies? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
He supported federal aid for schools.
B
He believed in special schools for disabled students.
C
He supported federal aid for disabled students.
D
He believed schools should remain segregated.
5

As president, Kennedy wanted new protections for

A
national coastlines.
B
national forests.
C
national parks.
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How did Kennedy show his support for African American equality? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
believed in far-reaching civil rights laws
B
appointed Thurgood Marshall to federal court
C
appointed African Americans to government jobs
D
supported James Meredith’s integration of Ole Miss
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What event led Kennedy to change his civil rights policies?

A
James Meredith’s integration of Ole Miss
B
use of violence against protestors in Alabama
C
appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court
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Use what you just saw to help you answer this question.According to Kennedy, why must the United States join the space race?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
to teach others about the history of progress
B
to join one of history’s greatest adventures
C
to maintain its position as a superpower
D
to honor its history of independence
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What was the relationship between the Gemini program and the moon program?

A
The Gemini program came after the moon program.
B
The Gemini program tested technologies used in the moon program.
C
The Gemini program sent the first US astronauts into space.
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Why was the goal of landing a person on the moon so challenging?

A
People did not know very much about the moon.
B
The Soviet Union had already started preparing a moon mission.
C
Many of the necessary technologies had not been invented yet.
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The moon landing is considered part of Kennedy’s legacy even though it happened during the Nixon administration. Why is this?

A
Kennedy established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
B
Kennedy donated his own money to the moon program.
C
The program began under Kennedy and was inspired by him.
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Who shot President Kennedy?

A
Jack Ruby
B
Fidel Castro
C
Lee Harvey Oswald
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Why was the nation so traumatized by Kennedy’s assassination?

A
It was sudden and senseless.
B
It was carried out by a Castro sympathizer.
C
It was broadcast live on television.

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