1960's

Why did the US government attempt the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• The US wanted to get rid of the Soviet puppet government installed by Nikita Khrushchev 
• The US government desired to take over Cuba as a territory in order to use the Bay of Pigs as a military base.
• The US government desired to overthrow Fidel Castro and replace him with someone friendlier to US interests.
• To cement good relationship with Cuba's dictator Fidel Castro

What is the meaning of this historical cartoon?

• The chicken symbolizes the Bay of Pigs & is laying eggs on the White House
• The Bay of Pigs is represented by a majestic eagle perched above the White House on alert and guard against US enemies.
• The Bay of Pigs invasion was supported by the President.
• The Bay of Pigs is portrayed as a giant chicken come home to roost, causing new troubles soon to hatch out for Kennedy.

The Soviet Union's launching of Sputnik led directly to 

• US troops being sent to South Korea
• increased spending in the US on science education
• Soviet Union putting missiles into Cuba
• an arms race between the US & the Soviet Union (USSR)

What were the implications of Cuba possessing nuclear armaments?

• Cuba’s nuclear weapons marked its emergence as a superpower rivaling the United States and the Soviet Union.
• Missiles from Cuba could hit major targets in the United States: not just Miami, but New York City and Washington, D.C.
• The missiles demonstrated that Cuba had broken international laws barring the possession of nuclear weapons.
• None of the above

What were the implications of Cuba possessing nuclear armaments?

• Cuba’s nuclear weapons marked its emergence as a superpower rivaling the United States and the Soviet Union.
• Missiles from Cuba could hit major targets in the United States: not just Miami, but New York City and Washington, D.C.
• The missiles demonstrated that Cuba had broken international laws barring the possession of nuclear weapons.
• None of the above

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to 

•  promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
• keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
• complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin 
• meet the requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to 

•  promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
• keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
• complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin 
• meet the requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

  This 1989 photograph symbolizes the 

• end of the Cold War
• fear of Nazism among Germans
• creation of a divided Germany
• importance of the Berlin Airlift 

  This 1989 photograph symbolizes the 

• end of the Cold War
• fear of Nazism among Germans
• creation of a divided Germany
• importance of the Berlin Airlift 

The U.S. met the Cuban Missile Crisis with which action?

• Naval quarantine of offensive weaponry
• Air strikes on missile sites on island
• Launching Bay of Pigs operation
• Presented case to UN for sanctions