JFK Foreign Policy Quiz

When did the Bay of Pigs invasion take place?

• 1959

• 1961

• 1962

• 1963

What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• The United States successfully overthrew Castro

• Cuba's air force was destroyed

• The invasion was a military and diplomatic disaster

• The United States gained credibility

Why did the Soviet Union demand the division of Berlin to be made permanent?

• To reduce the flow of East Germans escaping to West Germany

• To strengthen ties with the United States

• To establish a Communist stronghold in West Germany

• To promote peace and unity in Germany

What did the Soviet Union do in response to Kennedy's increased funding to the military?

• Built the Berlin Wall

• Agreed to remove missiles from Cuba

• Established a 'hot line' with the United States

• Increased military funding as well

What did the Cuban Missile Crisis bring the superpowers to the brink of?

• Nuclear war

• Peaceful negotiations

• Economic cooperation

• Military alliance

What action did Khrushchev take that led to the avoidance of nuclear war?

• Removed Soviet missiles from Cuba

• Sent letters to Kennedy

• Called back Soviet ships heading for Cuba

• Established a 'hot line' with Kennedy

What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The United States agreed to remove missiles from Turkey

• The Soviet Union agreed to remove missiles from Cuba

• Kennedy and Khrushchev established a 'hot line'

• All of the above

What was the goal of the Alliance for Progress?

• To stop the spread of communism in Latin America

• To build stable governments in Western Hemisphere

• To establish peace between the United States and the Soviet Union

• To provide financial aid to poor nations

What was the purpose of the Peace Corps?

• To promote military cooperation between nations

• To establish American dominance in poorer nations

• To teach skills and improve living conditions in poorer nations

• To spread communism to other countries