Ch. 27 - Great Frontier and Great Society

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.

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

• Peace Corps
• AFP
• VISTA
• Great Society

The purpose of the Berlin Wall was to

• East Germans from fleeing to East Berlin
• West Germans from fleeing to East Berlin
• West Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
• Prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

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

Kennedy's domestic program was called

• the Peace Corp
• the New Frontier
• the New Deal
• the Great Society

Which event was a CIA-sponsored invasion to overthrow Fidel Castro that failed miserably?

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Alliance for Progress
• Bay of Pigs
• Marshall Plan

The Warren Commission determined that

• Secret Service agents skillfully saved others in motorcade
• Multiple shooters were involved in assassination
• Cuban or Soviet agents were likely involved in plot
• Oswald acted alone in the plot

The factor that may have most helped JFK win the Election of 1960 was

• He was Catholic
• He looked good during the TV debates
• He was known to be the most experienced candidate
• He was friendly with Fidel Castro

What was JFK's program to develop economic cooperation between U.S. & Latin America?

• Alliance for Progress
• Green Peace
• Peace Corps
• Army Corps of Engineers

Johnson's domestic program was called

• New Deal
• Square Deal
• Welfare
• Great Society