THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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give food to countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
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teach villagers how to farm
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build schools
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fight in the wars
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Peace Corps Mission To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
Detailed explanation-2: -A hallmark of the Kennedy administration, the Peace Corps sent American citizens to developing countries to volunteer in the struggle against poverty, illiteracy, and disease.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Peace Corps had been created by Executive Order earlier in the year, as a Cold War presidential initiative to provide educational and technological support to developing countries through the work of trained, college-aged American volunteers.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to the Fallen Peace Corps Volunteer Memorial Project, around 279 volunteers have died or been murdered during their service since 1961. Those numbers do not include the volunteers who died upon return home from illnesses.