PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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born into a middle class Protestant family
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a self-made man from a small town in California
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a large supporter of Eisenhower’s ideas
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wealthy and part of a politically powerful family
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kennedy was born into a political family in East Boston, Massachusetts. He made a large fortune as a stock market and commodity investor and later invested his profits in real estate and a wide range of business industries across the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -John served as the 35th president of the United States, while Robert and Ted both became prominent senators. Every Kennedy elected to public office has served as a Democrat, while other members of the family have worked for the Democratic Party or held Cabinet posts in Democratic administrations.
Detailed explanation-3: -John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office. On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, becoming also the youngest President to die.
Detailed explanation-4: -A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to his presidency. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.