Chapter 29 sec. 1 - Kennedy and Foreign Policy

Kennedy Confronts Communism

Identify all of the statements that support President Kennedyś commitment to the Cold War policy to stop the spread of communism worldwide.

• He pledged billions of dollars to improve conditions in Latin America.

• He maintained a strong military.

• He expanded the nationś supply of nuclear weapons.

• He established the Peace Corp to fight developing countries who were trying to build militaries

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Where did President Kennedyś first Cold War crisis take place?

• Panama

• Germany

• Cuba

• Soviet Union

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What type of government did Fidel Castro establish after leading a revolution against an unpopular dictator and who became his ally?

• communism, Soviet Union

• communism, China

• communism, Japan

• communism, North Korea

What did many Cubans do when Fidel Castro allied with the Soviet Union?

• They supported Castro and stayed in Cuba.

• They opposed Castro and fled to the United States

• They supported Castro and fled to Florida.

• They opposed Castro and fled to Europe.

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Identify all of the statements that are true.

• Castroś close ties with the Soviet Union worried Kennedy.

• Cuba was only 90 miles from Florida.

• Soviet leaders could use Cuba as a base from which to attack the United States.

• While president, Eisenhower had not developed a plan to remove Castro from power.

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What had the Central Intelligence Agency, under the leadership of Dwight Eisenhower, done for John F. Kennedy to approve the overthrow Castro?

• They had planned to drop an atomic bomb on Cuba.

• They had trained Cuban exiles to invade the island.

• They had convinced Congress to use nuclear weapons against Cuba.

• They had trained American soldiers to invade the island.

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What was the outcome of the invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles on April 17, 1961?

• Fidel Castro was killed.

• Fidel Castroś forces surrendered.

• The Cuban exiles changed their minds and did not invade Cuba.

• Fidel Castroś forces killed 300 of the invaders and captured the rest.

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Many Americans commended President Kennedy for his willingness to try to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro.

• True

• False

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Soviet U-2 spy planes discovered that the United States was installing nuclear missiles in Cuba.

• True

• False

The Cuban Missile Crisis

What did the United States do when U-2 spy planes discovered that the Soviet Union had placed missiles in Cuba?

• The Army formed a blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing in more weapons.

• The Coast Guard formed a blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing in more weapons.

• The Navy formed a blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing in more weapons.

• The Air Force formed a blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing in more weapons.