Question

How does President Kennedy frame the history of progress in this speech? A He condenses the past 50,000 years of human history to showcase the rapidity of recent technological progress. B He condenses the past 50,000 years of human history to highlight America's major part in recent progress and industrialization. C He compares the shortness of known human history to the lengthiness of pre-history, effectively showing us that the future is a wide expanse to be found in space. D He compares the shortness of known human history to the lengthiness of pre-history, effectively showing us that progress as we know it has just started.

Answer 1

[A] He condenses the past 50,000 years of human history to showcase the rapidity of recent technological progress.

Step-by-step explanation:

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to as John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States of America who, on September 12th, 1962, appeared in front of a large audience that gathered at the Rice University in Houston, Texas. He gave a speech titled “We go to the Moon” which many referred to as one that shaped the direction of the United States’ efforts over some decades.

President Kennedy condensed 50,000 years of human history into a half century in an effort to highlight that they were living at a time of rapid development, massive changes and advancements.