Chapter 20 Section 2

 Addressing poverty abroad  Peace Corps Established 1961 by JFK Volunteer assistance to developing nations  Alliance for Progress Offered economic and technical assistance to Latin American countries Invested $12 billion between 1961 and 1969 Wanted to deter communism  Race to the Moon  April 12, 1961 Yuri A. Gagarin first man in outer space  Kennedy begins race to the moon  Research and development spawned new industries  1969 Neil Armstrong becomes first man to land on the moon

 New Frontier  Legislative program which included … Not too successful in pushing legislation because he lacked a mandate  Stimulating the economy  Pushed for deficient spending Increased defense budget Increased minimum wage

 By 1963, JFK losing popularity because of his stance on civil rights  November 22, 1963 President Kennedy assassinated  Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes president  Lee Harvey Oswald charged with assassination  Jack Ruby kills Lee Harvey Oswald

 Warren Commission 1963  Determined Oswald acted alone  Reinvestigation 1979  Determined he was not a lone gunman but was part of a larger conspiracy  We learned that our government really does rock