JFK/1960s Multiple Choice

All of the following are true about the Cuban Missile Crisis EXCEPT

• It started when the Soviet Union tried to place nuclear missiles in Cuba

• The Soviet Union did not attempt to break the US naval blockade of Cuba

• It ended when the US promised to never invade Cuba as long as the Soviets removed their missiles there

• The US launched airstrikes on Cuba to destroy their nuclear missiles

All of the following are true about Cuba during the 1960’s EXCEPT

• Fidel Castro established himself as dictator after a Communist Revolution

• Cuba signed an alliance with the Soviet Union

• The soviets attempted to put nuclear missiles in Cuba to protect them from the US

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion removed Castro from power and was a huge success

Rank the following events in chronological order:

• Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Korean War, Chinese Civil War

• Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis, Chinese Civil War, Korean War

• Chinese Civil War, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Chinese Civil War, Korean War, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis

A Communist in Russia would have been happy with the outcomes of all of the following events EXCEPT

• The Chinese Civil War

• The Berlin Blockade

• The launch of Sputnik I

• The failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion

The establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was most influenced by the:

• Need to employ Nazis scientists to keep them from working for the Soviets

• United States’ desire to develop a space station orbiting the Earth

• Increased global tension and insecurity due to the Cuban Missile Crisis

• Successful launch and orbit of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union 

What was the name of the investigation into JFKs assassination?

• Smith Commission
• Johnson Committee
• Kennedy Inquiry
• Warren Commission

Who was the Soviet Union leader that "lost" in the Cuban Missle Crisis?

• Vladimir Lenin
• Joseph Stalin
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Mikhail Gorbachev

JFKs plan as President which focused on Space Travel, Civil Rights, and decrease poverty was referred to as:

• Second New Deal

• New Deal

• New Frontier
• Great Society

What was the name of the individual who assassinated JFK?

• Lee Harvey Oswald
• John F. Kennedy
• Fidel Castro
• Jack Ruby

Which of the following was the first man on the moon?

• Buzz Aldrin
• Michael Collins
• Yuri Gagarin
• Neil Armstrong