Chapter 47

Which of the following statements was NOT true of John F. Kennedy during his presidency?

• He was part of the first televised presidential debate.

• He was the first Catholic to serve as president.

• He was the youngest president elected at that time.

• He was the first president to be assassinated.

What major accomplishment in space occurred in 1969?

• American astronauts became the first people to ever land on the moon.

• American astrophysicists were the first to determine the speed of light.

• American and Soviet astronauts worked together to orbit Earth.

• American astronomers discovered the size and temperature of the sun.

Which of the following was the intended goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• to persuade Fidel Castro to cut Cuba's ties with the Soviet Union

• to stop the flood of refugees from Cuba to the United States

• to remove Fidel Castro as the revolutionary leader of Cuba

• to locate the Soviet nuclear missile sites within Cuba

What government agency was created by an executive order of President Kennedy's to raise living standards in developing nations?

• Peace Corps

• Alliance for Progress

• Office of Economic Opportunity

• Volunteers in Service to America

The East German government erected the Berlin Wall in 1961 to

• hinder the United States from being able to enter East and West Germany.

• show that the divide of Germany into two different countries was official.

• obstruct West German citizens from purchasing East German goods.

• prevent East Germans from escaping into the democratic West Berlin.

Why has no one been able to determine Lee Harvard Oswald’s motive for assassinating President Kennedy?

• Oswald fled the country immediately after he assassinated Kennedy.

• Oswald was killed before the police could investigate the assassination.

• Oswald refused to cooperate with officials and never confessed his motive.

• Oswald died of tuberculosis in prison before the trial had been held.

Why did John F. Kennedy’s reign as president come to be known as “The Age of Camelot”?

• Many Americans believed President Kennedy was such a gifted leader that he should be given as much power as the leaders of Camelot.

• Fans of the ideals portrayed in the Broadway play Camelot hoped President Kennedy would be an equally gifted leader.

• President Kennedy’s administration struggled with corruption, much like the historical kingdom of Camelot.

• President’s Kennedy ancestors hailed from a part of Europe called Camelot.

What was a major challenge President Kennedy faced during his presidency?

• A political coalition in Congress stalled much of President Kennedy’s legislative agenda.

• The USSR had far more nuclear missiles than the United States.

• The American population was very divided over the United States entering the Korean War.

• all of the above

What was the special group created to investigate the Kennedy assassination called?

• Nixon Commission

• Warren Commission

• Kennedy Commission

• Oswald Commission

Why did President Kennedy choose to quarantine, rather than blockade, Cuban ports during the Cuban missile crisis?

• His advisors unanimously agreed it was the best plan.

• President Kennedy felt a blockade wouldn’t be effective enough.

• A quarantine could trap nuclear fallout from a missile strike.

• Establishing a naval blockade is an act of war.