J.F.K AND THE COLD WAR

J.F.K'S LIFE

• Born May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusets
• Died November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.
• He was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald.

FAMILY BACKGROUND

• Father/Mother: Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose F. Kennedy
• Siblings: 3 Brothers, 5 Sister
• Wife: Jacqueline Bouvier
• Children: Caroline and John Jr.

CHILDHOOD

• Father was a banker
• 2nd child
• Mischevious and playful
• Was prone to illness.

EDUCATION

• Went to Harvard
• Went to Princeton
• Went to Stanford
• Excelled in English and History

OCCUPATION(S)

• Navy
• Congressman
• V. President
• President

WWII SIGNIFIGANCE

• Saved the lives of many.
• Led survivors to shore.
• PT boat rammed and destroyed by Japanese destroyer

COLD WAR SIGNIFIGANCE

• Reduced tension with U.S.S.R after Cuban Missile Crisis.

Quote
"Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country."-J.F.K

THE COLD WAR

• Caused by WWII (atom bomb)
• Also caused by spread of communism

EVENTS OF COLD WAR

• The Space Race and The Red Scare
• Destruction of Berlin Wall
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• J.F.K's Assassination
• Korean War and Vietnam War

HOW DID THE COLD WAR IMPACT THE WORLD?

• It stopped the spread of communism.
• It brought tension between countries.
• More countries became superpowers.

OUTCOME OF COLD WAR

• 17 new countries
• Spread of communism stopped

INTERESTING FACTS

• J.F.K nicknamed his son, John Jr., John-John
• Won Pulitzer Prize
• There are many creepy similarities between his and Lincoln's assassination.