ch. 28.1

Who won the 1960 presidential election?

• Richard Nixon

• Gerald Ford

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight Eisenhower

Why is the 1960 presidential election significant?

• First televised presidential debate

• First time two communists run for president

• First time two candidates agreed with each other

• First time two Republicans run for president

What did JFK challenge Americans to do in his inaugural speech with these words: "Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country."

• Protest more

• Pay higher taxes

• Get involved in helping others

• Join the military

What is the name for JFK's legislative agenda?

• New Deal

• New Frontier

• Great Society

• Fresh Start

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 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 did the US Navy establish around Cuba?

• A naval blockade
• Bases
• Missiles
• Ship Ports