Cold War: Kennedy Years

He won the Election in

• 1956
• 1960
• 1964
• 1962

He became the new ruler in Cuba

• Fulgencio Batista
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Fidel Castro
• Robert Kennedy

Which came first? 

• Bay of Pigs Invasion
• Cuban Missile Crisis

The Bay of Pigs was 

• a successful invasion on the northern side of Cuba
• a failed invasion on the northern side of Cuba
• a successful invasion on the southern side of Cuba
• a failed invasion on the southern side of Cuba

Why was the United States concerned about the relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union?

• Cuba was geographically close to the Soviet Union
• Cuba was likely to abandon relations with the US
• Cuba might influence the Soviets to become communist
• the Soviet Union might influence the US to become communist

Fulgencio Batista was a ___ which allowed for Fidel Castro to start a successful ___

• communist, regime
• dictator, revolution
• communist, corporation
• dictator, corporation

Why was the United States unhappy with Fidel Castro?

• He began to nationalize American corporations located in Cuba
• He was anti-communist
• He wanted to allow American businesses to remain in Cuba
• He was enemies with Khrushchev

One reason the US feared a relationship between Cuba & the Soviets was

• Communism would spread to Greece & Turkey
• Communism would spread from Cuba to other Latin American countries
• The US might set off missiles in Europe
• Communism would be thwarted from here on out

What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?

• WW2
• Cold War
• WW1
• Vietnam War

The Soviet missiles in Cuba were being installed _____ miles from the shore of Florida.

• 90
• 100
• 110
• 80