12.1 JFK/LBJ

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

• Vietnamization 
• Communism
• Domino Theory
• Imperialism

What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Battle Of Midway

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

The ________ were communist rebels in South Vietnam which made it difficult for troops to distinguish the enemy.

• Viet Minh

• Viet Cong

• Viet Diem

• Viet Ho

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Joseph Stalin

• John Fitzgerald Kennedy

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

Who was the US president at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Harry Truman

• John Fitzgerald Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Dwight Eisenhower

Who led the Cuban Revolution and named himself President for life after overthrowing the Cuban government?

• Fidel Castro

• Raul Castro

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Fulgencio Batista

How did the "Bay of Pigs" failure lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Khruschev believed the US was too weak to oppose Soviet expansion into Cuba

• Kennedy announced a blockade of Cuba following the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion

• Castro protested his country's being used as a tool for the Cold War and asked both the US and the Soviet Union to leave Cuba alone

• the Bay of Pigs troops were used to build the missile bases

What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• the USSR removes missiles from Cuba and the US removes missiles from Turkey & promises to leave Cuba alone

• the US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba

• Cuba gives in to US demands

• the Soviet Union gives in to US demands

Which event was a US backed invasion by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro that failed?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Alliance for Progress

• Bay of Pigs

• Marshall Plan

Which statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US.

• US planes spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba and were worried they would be launched to attack the US.

• The US gave Cuba missiles to use against the Soviets.

• Cuba threatened to place an embargo on the US.