JFK Webquest Click on the links below to answer the questions JFK Inaugural Address http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Research-­‐Aids/Ready-­‐Reference/JFK-­‐Quotations/Inaugural-­‐ Address.aspx 1. What specific problems were facing society? 2. What goals did Kennedy set? 3. What specific groups did Kennedy speak to? Who did he allude to? 4. According to JFK, who holds the greatest responsibility for success? The Bay of Pigs http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/bay_of_pigs.php 1) What was the US trying to prevent in Cuba? 2) Who was a Fidel Castro? 2) What was the task of the CIA in the Bay of Pigs invasion? 4) What were two reasons the Bay of Pigs Invasion failed? Berlin Wall http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/kennedy.html http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/jfk-­‐berliner.htm 1. What year was the berlin wall constructed? 2. How long was the wall? 3. Why were people trying to cross the wall? How many died trying to cross? 4. What was the purpose of the wall Peace Corps http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=92 1. What executive order established the Peace Corps? 2. What were the three goals of the Peace Corps? 3. How did students react to the establishment of the Peace Corps? Alliance For Progress http://www.history.com/this-­‐day-­‐in-­‐history/kennedy-­‐proposes-­‐alliance-­‐for-­‐progress 1. What was the Alliance for Peace? 2. Why were Latin Americans Angry with the United States? 3. What would the Unite States provide Latin America? What did they hope would happen in return?
