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JFK Cold War

JFK Cold War

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7th - 12th Grade

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Colleen Damone

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6 Slides • 8 Questions

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Multiple Choice

The establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was most influenced by the:
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Need to employ Nazis scientists to keep them from working for the Soviets
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Successful launch and orbit of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union
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United States' desire to develop a space station orbiting the Earth
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Increased global tension and insecurity due to the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an example of Kennedy's New Frontier program?
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Forceful containment of communism
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Peace Corps
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Military interventions in Latin America to protect democracies
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Developing greater nuclear capabilities

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Multiple Choice

The Berlin Wall was built around
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East Berlin to separate from West Berlin
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Berlin to separate from East Germany
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West Berlin to separate from East Germany
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Berlin to separate from West Germany

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Multiple Choice

What failed invasion of Cuba embarrassed JFK & led to his distrust of the CIA?
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Bay of Pigs
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D-Day
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Operation Havana
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Cuban Offensive

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Multiple Choice

Soviet missiles found here almost caused WWIII
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Cuba
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Turkey
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East Berlin
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Dominican Republican

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Multiple Choice

What was JFK's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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Naval blockade of Cuba
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invade Cuba
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bomb U.S.S.R.
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do nothing

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Multiple Choice

The factor that may have most helped JFK win the Election of 1960 was
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He was Catholic
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He looked good during the TV debates
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He was known to be the most experienced candidate
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He was friendly with Fidel Castro

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Multiple Choice

Who did JFK defeat to win the 1960 Election?
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Richard Nixon
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Lyndon Johnson
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Harry Truman

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