1. 20.2 KENNEDY’S “NEW FRONTIER”

2. “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…

3. “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

4. 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…