John F. Kenedy Flashcards
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Where was John F. Kenedy born
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Massachusetts
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When did he become senator of the US
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1946
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Who was running against JFK.
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Richard Nixon
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When did JFK run for president
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1960
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Where was kenedy killed
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Dallas, Texas
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What number president is JFK
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35
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What type of military was he in
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Navy
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Which war did he serve
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WW2
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When did JFK write profiles in courage
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1955
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What award did JFK get for writing his book
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Pulitzer Prize
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What college did he go to
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Harvard
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What state did he represent
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Massachusetts
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What did JFK create to help keep the peace
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Peace Corps
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Was JFK the oldest or youngest president to be elected
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Youngest
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What did he support
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New laws for civil rights
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What is his wife's name
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Jacqueline bouvier
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What party was JFK
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Democratic
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What did people think how JFK won the election
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His charismatic looks
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Who was JFK's assassin
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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What thing did JFK do that was the first thing any President has done
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Held live press conferences
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JFK was the first president to be in what religion
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Roman Catholic
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JFK was what number president to be assassinated
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4th
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JFK was which number president to die in office
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8th
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What did JFK's family call him
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Jack
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What happened in 1943 to JFK
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His boat was rammed by a Japanese destroyer
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What was wrong with JFK when he was a child
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He was not healthy
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What kind of family did JFK come from
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Big and wealthy
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When did JFK graduate Harvard
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1940
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What rank was JFK in the Navy
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Captain
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What did his father do
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He was a US ambassador to Great Britain
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What happened in 1955
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JFK required back surgery from war injury
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What is one of JFK's big failures
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The Bay of Pigs
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Who is buried beside JFK
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His son buried
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Where was Patrick and JFK buried
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Arlington cemetery
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What did JFK's grandfather do
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He was in congress
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What was JFK's older brother involved in
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Politics
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Where did he serve in the navy
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South Pacific
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What did JFK do about a year after he graduated college
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He served in the navy
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Who was JFK's \"friend\" during the election
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Television
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How many siblings did JFK have
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Eight
