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Kennedy and a New Frontier Answers

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How did President Kennedy address civil rights?

A
He supported only state civil rights laws.
B
He proposed national civil rights legislation.
C
He refused to advocate civil rights.
D
He was indifferent to civil rights issues.
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Why was the Warren Commission created in November 1963?

A
to prevent presidential assassinations
B
to explore Thurgood Marshall’s appointment
C
to investigate Kennedy’s assassination
D
to train future Secret Service agents
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What was the purpose of the Apollo program?

A
to launch moon missions
B
to send animals into space
C
to develop nuclear weapons
D
to launch the Sputnik satellite
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Technologies developed during the Apollo program led to

A
new modes of transit.
B
the nuclear arms race.
C
improved health care.
D
the computer revolution.
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In July 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts

A
were sent into outer space to orbit Earth.
B
became the first people to land on the moon.
C
brought nuclear weapons into space.
D
released the Sputnik satellite into space.
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How did hundred of thousands of Americans pay their respects to President Kennedy after he died?

A
They visited the Capitol, where his coffin rested.
B
They visited the site of his assassination in Texas.
C
They gave money to support his space program.
D
They visited the national seashores he had created.
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President Kennedy signed laws that created education programs to help

A
students of engineering.
B
students with disabilities.
C
students in space programs.
D
students of the liberal arts.
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How was the Soviet orbital flight in 1961 related to the Apollo program?

A
It inspired the United States to establish the Apollo program.
B
It was the premier mission of the Apollo program.
C
It was inspired by the triumphs of the Apollo program.
D
It used technology that had been developed by the Apollo program.
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During the early 1960s, NASA’s Mercury program

A
tested new space technologies.
B
operated moon missions.
C
sent Americans into space.
D
created solar panels for spacecraft.
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Which program did President Kennedy establish to help other nations?

A
the Warren Commission
B
the Mercury program
C
the Gemini program
D
the Peace Corps

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