20.2 KENNEDY’S “NEW FRONTIER”. “NEW FRONTIER” Tried to help the economy by increasing govt. (deficit) spending, raising minimum wage, helping the unemployed.

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20.2 KENNEDY’S “NEW FRONTIER”

“NEW FRONTIER” Tried to help the economy by increasing govt. (deficit) spending, raising minimum wage, helping the unemployed But high poverty rates continued to be a problem JFK built up NASA after the Soviets beat us at putting a man in space We sent a crew to moon’s surface in 1969, we went 5 more times Soviets never did…

“NEW FRONTIER” Kennedy created the Peace Corp to help developing nations in Africa, Latin America, & Asia You can still volunteer your time to this org. today, tours of duty are approx. 1-2 years The Alliance for Progress was designed to give aid ($) and assistance to our neighbors in the Western Hemisphere… To keep them from going commie like Cuba

KENNEDY ASSASSINATED On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald shot him while in a parade in Dallas Dallas was seen as a hotbed of racial hatred and anger towards liberals in general As Oswald was being transported to a jail cell, Jack Ruby pushed through police and shot Oswald With Ruby’s Mafia connections, his actions have fueled conspiracy theories for 50 years…