Chapter 15 Lesson 1 and 2

What was Kennedy's goal during the space race?

• put a man into space

• build a space station

• put a man into orbit

• land a man on the moon

Many thought the New Frontier program was _________.

• too expensive

• too conservative

• good economic policies

• only for the upper class

The Supreme Court's decision in Reynolds v. Sims changed the political power to ________.

• rural areas

• the suburbs

• urban areas

• the South

Kennedy talked Congress into investing more funds in _________.

• urban affairs

• defense and space exploration

• education

• health insurance for the elderly

The Supreme Court's decision in Gideon v. Wainwright said that a defendant in a state court had the right to ______.

• a speedy trial

• a telephone call

• remain silent

• a lawyer

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

• to avoid going to war with Cuba

• withdraw his support for the overthrow of Castro's government

• to keep the U.S involvement a secret

• to have a better chance for the operation to succeed

President Kennedy wanted to fight a limited style of warfare with ______.

• a rigid response

• a flexible response

• nuclear weapons

• nuclear threats

Which event helped Khrushchev's fall from power?

• the building of the Berlin Wall

• President Kennedy's assassination

• the Bay of Pigs invasion

• the Cuban missile crisis

What were the cooperative aid projects with Latin American governments called?

• the Alliance for Progress

• La Brigada

• the Bay of Pigs

• the Peace Corps

Armed Cuban exiles landed on the south coast of Cuba at ______.

• New Delhi

• the Bay of Pigs

• Havana

• Santiago de Cuba