Cold War & 1960s-1970s

This is a map of the world.

During the Cold War, which numbered area was the location where the United States and the Soviet Union came closest to using nuclear weapons to escalate their conflict?

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This is an excerpt from a speech given by President John F. Kennedy on October 22, 1962.

Which action did President Kennedy take to address the situation he discussed in this speech?

• He sent specially trained military forces to overthrow the Cuban government.

• He broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba.

• He established a naval blockade around Cuba.

• He ordered that Cubans living in the United States be deported.

This is an excerpt from a telegram sent by President John F. Kennedy to Nikita Khrushchev in April of 1961.

Which action did President Kennedy take in response to the event referenced in this excerpt?

• He created the Peace Corps to support educational programs in underdeveloped countries.

• He announced plans to build an interstate highway system throughout the United States.

• He established a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons.

• He committed the United States to landing a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s.

What event inspired the United States to create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?

• the Soviets' development of the hydrogen bomb

• the Soviets' successful launch of the world's first satellite

• the United States' loss of political power after World War II

• the United States' successful use of the Marshall Plan

In this passage, Kennedy's famous line, "my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" suggests which administrative concept?

• Economic turmoil can only be overcome with sacrifice.

• Racial equality can only be achieved at a local level.

• Volunteerism abroad will defeat Communism.

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  Only a strong military presence can protect Central America.

What was the objective for the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

• to destroy Soviet-built nuclear missiles in Cuba

• to overthrow the Soviet-aligned government of Cuba

• to prevent the United States from being invaded by Cuba

• to rescue citizens of the United States living in Cuba

What does the political cartoon suggest about the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• It became a standoff between Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy over who had weapon superiority. 

• John F. Kennedy had become an aggressor in the Cold War deliberately agitating the Cubans. 

• Fidel Castro manipulated Kennedy and Khrushchev into fighting so that Cuba could request American assistance.

• The battle over Cuba could lead to an atomic war between the US and USSR.

The long-term result of these vents was?

• a Cuban alliance with Mexico during the Cold War

• a Cuban attack on the military base at Guantanamo

• an embargo on trade between Cuba and the United States

• the opening of a Cuban embassy in the United States

Read the source and answer the question.

How did the United States respond to the events described by President Johnson?

• by using appeasement to avoid war

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  by returning to a policy of isolationism

• by increasing military involvement in Southeast Asia

• by declaring war against the Soviet Union

What was a direct consequence of the Tet Offensive? 

• The North Vietnamese developed new war strategies more suited to the terrain

• The United States lost support for a war that many considered unwinnable

• The North Vietnamese faced internal criticism for expanding the war

• The United States granted war powers to the executive branch during the conflict