JFK's To the Moon Speech Space Race Primary Source Analysis Activity

Students will read and analyze President John F. Kennedy's 1963 speech on the Space Race (To the Moon) by answering 14 questions. The reading and questions are chunked to make it more manageable for students. ***UPDATED to include an image analysis task.*** 

This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate.  

Sample questions include:
--Explain the responsibility President Kennedy believes is in American hands to achieve this lofty goal.
--Inferring from the text, how would space be the great international equalizer?
--Should Kennedy have admitted that the United States was “behind” in the Space Race, why or why not?
--If Americans knew what the Space Program would cost in terms of lives lost, would they have supported it, why or why not?

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