AH2.7.6 -- Kennedy and the Cold War

Who ran for presiden in 1960?

• Kennedy

• Nixon

• Eisenhower

• Truman

What is significant about the presidential debates in the 1960 election?

• They were the first to be televised
• They were the first to be recorded
• They were the first to be on the radio
• They were the first.

What is the problem with Cuba in 1959?

• They become communist
• There is an outbreak of disease
• They attack the US
• They have nuclear weapons

Who begins to aid Cuba?

• Soviet Union
• France
• United States
• United Kingdom

What was the military invasion of Cuba in 1961 known as?

• Bay of Pigs
• D-Day
• White Flight
• British Invasion

What major piece of construction is built in August of 1961?

• Berlin Wall
• Iron Curtain
• Missile launch pads
• International Space Station

What do U2 spy planes discover in Cuba in October of 1962?

• Soviet Missiles
• Nude sunbathers
• Prison holding Americans
• Public Executions

The Cuban Missile Crisis is an example of the successful use of which Cold War policy?

• Brinkmanship
• Containment
• Truman Doctrine
• Eisenhower Doctrine

To ease tensions, both sides agree to: (choose 2)

• Set up direct communication

• Sign the Limited Test Ban Treaty

• Destroy all their Nuclear missiles

• Let bygones be bygones