Kennedy Review

During John F Kennedy's time as President the Soviet Union became allies with...

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

• Philippines

• Mexico

In 1961 the American CIA tried to support Cuban revolutionaries in an uprising against the Castro and communist Cuba, this was known as...

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Cuban Revolution

• Bay of Pigs

• Bay of Cuba

In October 1962 American CIA photographed what in communist Cuba?

• Machine gun nests

• Concentration Camps

• Nuclear missile bases

• Mass amounts of troops

How did many Americans react to knowing the missiles were in Cuba?

• They decided to leave the nation.

• They started to bulk up on items and create bomb shelters.

• They asked President Kennedy to attack Cuba and end the standoff.

• They called for Kennedy to be removed from office.

Why did Kennedy cancel air support for the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• to keep US involvement a secret

• to avoid going to war with Cuba

• to withdraw his support for the overthrow of Castro's gov't

• to give the operation a better chance to succeed

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

• He was Catholic
• He appeared better than Nixon during the TV debates

• He was known to be the most experienced candidate
• He was friendly with Fidel Castro

Nikita Khrushchev had this built to keep Eastern Germans from fleeing to the democratic West Germany 

• Iron Curtain 
• Bay of Pigs 
• Berlin Wall
• Great Wall of China 

Kennedy's initial response to discovering nuclear missiles in Cuba was

• Attack Cuba
• Blockade Cuba
• Bomb the missile sites
• Bay of Pigs invasion

The best way to describe the outcome of the Bay of Pigs Invasion is

• It was successful
• It was a disaster
• It was never attempted
• It proved to be a success years later

During what event did Kennedy guide the country through the threat of nuclear war?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War

• Civil Rights Movement

• Iranian Hostage Crisis