Kennedy and a New Frontier

Question 1

How was the Soviet orbital flight in 1961 related to the Apollo program?

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It inspired the United States to establish the Apollo program.

Question 2

Who was accused of firing the shots that killed President Kennedy?

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Lee Harvey Oswald

Question 3

During the early 1960s, NASA’s Mercury program

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sent Americans into space.

Question 4

Which program did President Kennedy establish to help other nations?

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the Peace Corps

Question 5

Which statement best describes President Kennedy’s domestic agenda?

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Kennedy’s domestic agenda was an ambitious plan during a time of great change for the United States.

Question 6

Why did Apollo astronauts perform experiments on the moon?

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to learn more about the moon

Question 7

How did hundred of thousands of Americans pay their respects to President Kennedy after he died?

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They visited the Capitol, where his coffin rested.

Question 8

Technologies developed during the Apollo program led to

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improved health care.

Question 9

What was the purpose of the Apollo program?

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to launch moon missions

Question 10

President Kennedy’s domestic plan for the nation was called

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the New Frontier.

Kennedy and a New Frontier Answers