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F&C: Kennedy & Cold War

Authored by Kristee Allen

Social Studies

11th Grade

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F&C: Kennedy & Cold War
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the following

Ideological War

Stalin/ Khrushchev/ Brezhnev

Capitalism/ Democracy

Truman/ Eisenhower/ Kennedy/ Johnson/ Nixon

Communism/ Authoritarian

Goal: Have more and stronger weapons than your opponent

Space Race

Cold War

Arms Race

Goal: A Man on the Moon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following programs was used to improve living conditions in foreign countries?

The Peace Corps

The War on Poverty

NASA

Vista

Answer explanation

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Not only was this helpful to other countries, but it also was aimed to look friendlier towards countries that could possibly turn communist

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

Brinkmanship
Containment
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Kennedy expand the space program?

to bolster the nation's prestige and power in the face of several foreign policy setbacks

in order to install nuclear weapons in space

to fulfill his campaign promise to put a man on the moon

to shift the focus away from his domestic policy failures

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What became the name for JFK's response to the Cold War that called for the buildup of CONVENTIONAL weapons?

Flexible Response

Brinkmanship

Hard Response

If you look at me funny, I'm going to Nuke you!

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What FAILED (Ineffective) invasion of Cuba was led by Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow the socialist government?

Bay of Turtles

Bay of Horses

Bay of Pigs

Bay of Dogs

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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