Why was President John F. Kennedy determined to win the Space Race?

What two bodies of water were connected by the panama canal

How would lincoln's assassination change the direction of reconstruction? the radicals used this opportunity to take control of the plans. the south refused to cooperate with any plans after lincoln his death would put an end to all reconstruction plans. lincoln was too weak to carry out his plan and now it could be carried out.

What states were considered part of the antebellum south?