Growing up in a wealthy family, he always went to some of the best schools in the nation. During World War II, he commanded a PT boat, PT –109 which collided with a Japanese destroyer in 1943. Saving many lives from the collision which considered
Him a War Hero, which helped him, gets elected for his political career. As our 35th President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the United States’ most outstanding
President, because of his presidential actions.
The Cold War- He saved us from nuclear destruction From …show more content…
One example of this is The Limited nuclear ban treaty
Signed on August 5, 1963.This treaty was signed by The United Kingdom, The
Soviet Union and The U.S. It stated that it these countries could only test underground. It prohibited testing weapons underwater, in the atmosphere , or in outer space.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962 an American U2 plane had discovered nuclear missiles that the U.S.S.R. was building on Cuba.JFK did not want the two countries to find out that the U.S. had found them. Being afraid of nuclear war and, that Cuba was 90 miles from the United States, he ordered a ring of ships or, blockade around Cuba to view their nuclear activity (jfklibrary.com).The crisis had lasted 13 days as the world was on the brink of nuclear war (history.com).On October 22,1963 JFK had given an address to the American people about the situation in Cuba.
The Space Race- He set a goal to put a Man on the Moon.
During one of JFK’s speeches on May 25,1961, JFK guaranteed that we would land on the Moon before the end of the 60’s(jfklibrary.com).Saying that we would “Catch up and overtake the space race against Russia’’(history.nasa.gov).included in his speech