Kennedy and the Cold War 1960s

He accepted Soviet aid for Cuba.

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard M. Nixon

• Fidel Castro

• Nikita Khrushchev

This failed mission involved an invasion of Cuba.

• Bay of Pigs

• Berlin Wall

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Limited Test Ban Treaty

He lost the 1960 presidential election.

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard M.Nixon

• Adlai Stevenson

• Fidel Castro

This separated East Germany from West Germany.

• The Iron Curtain

• Hot Line

• The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

• Berlin Wall

He squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis.

• Joseph Stalin

• Richard M. Nixon

• Nikita Khruschev

• Fidel Castro

This barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere.

• Limited Test Ban Treaty

• Massive Retalliation

• Flexible Response

• Peace Corps

This military strategy was adopted during the Kennedy administration as a result of the arms race with the Soviets.

• massive retaliation

• flexible response

• the Green Berets

• Bay of Pigs

This was a direct communication link to the Soviets set up during the Kennedy presidency.

• NASA

• satellite com

• flexible response

• hot line

His religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign.

• Richard M. Nixon

• Adlai Stevenson

• John F. Kennedy

• Nikita Khruschev

This military strategy was intended to broaden America's range of options during international crises by "strengthening and modernizing the military's ability to fight a nonnuclear war."

• massive retaliation

• missile programs

• flexible response

• crisis response