JFK & the Cold War - REVIEW
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- Q 1/20Score 0Kennedy's called the 1960s a "__________" and promised to lead Americans through the challenges of the new decade.29MAGANew DealGreat SocietyNew Frontier
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- Q1Kennedy's called the 1960s a "__________" and promised to lead Americans through the challenges of the new decade.MAGANew DealGreat SocietyNew Frontier30s
- Q2It was difficult for Kennedy to get many domestic bills passed because he did not have a _______ in Congress.advocatemandatefriendlaw30s
- Q3As opposed to brinkmanship, Kennedy wanted to emphasize a _________ to Cold War threats by increasing preparedness and funding to all branches of the military and federal departments related to defense.brinkmanshipflexible responsecontainmentlaid back30s
- Q4After the US cut ties with Cuba, Cuba's leader created a strong alliance with _______.Francethe USSRthe UKChina30s
- Q5Cuban dictator during the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile CrisisNikita KhrushchevFidel CastroHo Chi MinhChe Guevara30s
- Q6Name of the Soviet Premier during the 1960sJoseph StalinBoris YelstinNikita KhrushchevLeonid Breshnev30s
- Q7Bay of ________ was a failed attempt by the CIA & Cuban rebels to overthrow Castro.DogsPigeonsCowsPigs30s
- Q8White House is to American president as _________ is to Soviet dictator ("premier" was the title given).Buckingham PalaceKremlinRideau CottageOval Office30s
- Q9Kennedy sent more money and military advisors to ________ in order to stop Vietcong rebels in the South.KoreaJapanVietnamChina30s
- Q10Cuban exiles were trained by the _________ to overthrow Castro in 1961.FBIArmyCIADept. of Homeland Security30s
- Q11Kennedy challenged Americans to go to the _________ by the end of the decademoonMilky WayBerlin WallUSS Enterprise30s
- Q12Communists built a wall in the city of ________ to prevent residents from fleeing to the democratic western portion of the city.TokyoLondonMoscowBerlin30s
- Q13Standoff between the US & the USSR over the placement of weapons in Cuba was known as the ________.Cuban Missile CrisisKremlin CrisisSpanish-American WarHavoc in Havana30s
- Q14The conflict over missiles in Cuba ended with Kennedy and Khrushchev both agreed to _______.remove missiles in locations the other viewed as a threat -- Cuba and Turkey.go to war against North Korea.launch all missiles into the Pacific Ocean.work together on the International Space Station.30s
- Q15Which of the following avoided open conflict between the US & USSR in Europe, but still increased Cold War tensions?Cuban Missile CrisisBuilding of the Berlin WallChinese Civil WarBay of Pigs Invasion30s
