Robert F. Kennedy

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Robert F. Kennedy born?November 20, 1925, Brookline, Massachusetts
2. What is the significant works?Authored 'Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis'
3. What did Robert F. Kennedy do when he was Attorney General?As Attorney General, he fought organized crime and helped the Civil Rights Movement. He worked to stop racketeering and corruption and supported leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, and Walter Reuther.
4. How did Robert F. Kennedy help people in Bedford Stuyvesant?He started the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Project to help people living in that New York neighborhood. The project aimed to fix homes and give people better chances.

Cold War: A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies after World War II.
Cuban Missile Crisis: A 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.
Social Justice: The concept of fair and just relations between the individual and society, measured by the distribution of wealth, opportunities for personal activity, and social privileges.