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The USA in the Twentieth -Century: Why was JFK assassinated? Task Outcomes & Objectives

The USA in the Twentieth -Century: Why was JFK assassinated? Task Outcomes & Objectives � History � Key Stage 3 � C 20 th World Who would want JFK dead? Objectives � � To ascertain which groups might have wished JFK dead. To understand the reasons for this. Outcomes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Follow the link for ‘JFK & Civil Rights’ (click on the title in the centre of the screen in Presentation mode) and complete 3 bullet-points for each box. Read the information box on the ‘JFK & The Mafia’ slide; then write 5 bullet-points of reasons why the Mafia might want to kill JFK. Independently research Kennedy’s involvement with Cuba, focusing on the ‘Bay of Pigs’ and the ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’. Write 5 bullet-points on each of these issues. Answer the questions on the final slide. Put all the paragraph answers from Step 4 together to forma structured essay answering ‘Who would want JFK dead? ’ Write an Introduction to the essay. Image Source http: //www. vop. com/ news_images/jfk. jpg

Who would want JFK dead? Image Source http: //www. vop. com/ news_images/jfk. jpg

Who would want JFK dead? Image Source http: //www. vop. com/ news_images/jfk. jpg

• Racial Discrimination • Discrimination on buses • 1) • 2) • 3)

• Racial Discrimination • Discrimination on buses • 1) • 2) • 3) • Discrimination in Housing • Discrimination in Voting • 1) • 2) • 3) • Discrimination in Education • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 • 1) • 2) • 3)

Source: http: //people. howstuffworks. com/mafia 9. htm

Source: http: //people. howstuffworks. com/mafia 9. htm

Independent Student Research Task: get four bullet-points for each… l l ‘Bay of Pigs’

Independent Student Research Task: get four bullet-points for each… l l ‘Bay of Pigs’ Invasion Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer the following, in structured paragraphs… Source: Dale Banham & Ian Dawson, King John:

Answer the following, in structured paragraphs… Source: Dale Banham & Ian Dawson, King John: A Depth Study in Medieval Monarchy for Key Stage 3 (This Is History) , Hodder Murray, (2000) 1. 2. 3. 4. What people might have hated Kennedy for his work on Civil Rights, and why? Which of the alleged Mafia links do you think is the most likely to have led to the killing? Explain why you think this. How is Lee Harvey Oswald linked to Cuba? Which of the three ‘suspects’ do you think is the most likely to have been behind the assassination of President Kennedy?

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