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pentagon [3]
3 years ago
5

What kind of a world did John Kennedy grow up in?

History
2 answers:
irina1246 [14]3 years ago
4 0
John Kennedy was around 12 years old when the Great depression occurred. He experienced poverty and economic hardships.
Anuta_ua [19.1K]3 years ago
3 0
During the great depression, his grandfather died before he was born.
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