Exam 7: John F Kennedy the Reality and the Myth

Kennedy's domestic policy was centered on

-This map shows why the Cuban missile crisis nearly led to war between the US and the Soviet Union

As a candidate, Kennedy gained Black support

-Images like this one, of Kennedy sailing with his wife, contributed to his image as_______

The benevolent side to Kennedy's foreign policy was epitomized by his

The Kennedy administration planned to combat the Soviet military threat via

As a young congressman, Kennedy criticized Roosevelt and Truman's

The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba was largely a failure because of

Kennedy's waffling on the issue of _______ was the most frustrating to liberal Democrats.

Kennedy's hesitation to adopt a more activist stance on domestic issues can be explained by

Kennedy participated fully in the liberal consensus in the sense that he

Kennedy's basic problem in the fight to win the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination was

As attorney general, Robert Kennedy

In 1963, Kennedy's attitude toward to Soviet Union changed, and he began

Walter Heller, Kennedy's chief economic advisor, wanted to use economic growth, controlled deficit spending, and targeted tax cuts to achieve

The issue that forced Kennedy to focus on domestic policy in 1963 was

Jack Kennedy imitated his father in

Kennedy family life was pervaded by the ethos of

Early in his term as president Kennedy felt constrained by

Kennedy's Inaugural Address sounded a moral alarm about