Early 60s

What is the line in Kennedy's inaugural address he is famous for?

• Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country
• I walk slowly, but I never walk backward
• The only man who makes no mistake is the man who does nothing
• I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love  with liberty

The program that provides volunteer assistance to the developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America is:

• Peace Corps
• AFP
• VISTA
• Great Society

Who was the Communist leader in Cuba while Kennedy was President

• Khrushchev

• Castro

• Johnson

• Batista

What was the Bay of Pigs?

• A cove of pigs.

• a SUCCESSFUL invasion of Cuba.

• A failed invasion attempt by the U.S. to overthrow Castro.

• Castro's invasion of the United States.

Plan to overthrow Castro which became an embarrassment for Kennedy when our CIA Operatives were captured by Fidel Castro's government

• Bay of Pigs

• NASA

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Cuban Blockade

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Cuban Revolution.

• 13 day crisis in which the Soviet Union and the United States faced off and came close to nuclear war.

• Missiles not getting to Cuba.

• Plot to hide U.S. missiles in Cuba.

What did the US Navy established around Cuba?

• A naval blockade

• Bases

• Missiles

• Ship Ports

A massive concrete barrier, dividing democratic West Berlin from communist East Berlin. The wall acted as a symbol of the Cold War and Soviet Union restrictions.

• Berlin Wall

• Cold War

• Warsaw Pact

• Iron Curtain

Why is geography important in understanding the Cuban Missle Crisis?

• the communist government took over American businesses on the island

• the island is located just 90 miles from the coast of Florida

• the Soviets gave financial aid to the communist government of Cuba

• the Bay of Pigs invasion failed because of mountain ranges

Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  

• To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
• To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
• As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
• All of the above