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How did the Cuban Missile Crisis differ from the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• The Bay of Pigs invasion toppled a Communist government; the Cuban Missile Crisis did not.

• The Bay of Pigs invasion occurred in the Soviet Union; the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in Cuba.

• The Bay of Pigs was a major victory for Kennedy; the Cuban Missile Crisis was a major defeat.

• The Bay of Pigs was a major defeat for Kennedy; the Cuban Missile Crisis was a major victory.

What was the results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Cuban Independence.

• The resignation of president John F. Kennedy

• The Cold War turned into a nuclear war

• Soviet leader agrees to remove Russian missiles in Cuban, in exchange for a promise from the U.S to respect Cuban's territorial sovereignty

John F. Kennedy's domestic policy was called

• the Great Society

• the New Frontier

• the Open Door Policy

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

In 1961 the American CIA tried to support Cuban revolutionaries in a failed uprising against the communist USSR backed Cuba, this was known as...

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Cuban Revolution

• Bay of Pigs

• Bay of Cuba

What happened in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963?

• President Kennedy was assassinated while driving through the streets

• The Vietnam War started with America joining the war against the Vietcong

• President Johnson was shot but survived the near assassination

What name did Kennedy give to his to his domestic policy agenda?

• Blue Horizon

• Project Paper Clip

• New Frontier

• Great Society

President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by

• ordering a naval blockade of Cuba

• asking Congress to declare war on Cuba

• authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba

• seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba