JFK administration reading check

Which media form became highly influential during the 1950s?

• Newspapers

• Radio

• Motion Pictures

• Television

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What ambitious goal did JFK announce in a historic speech during his presidency?

• The eradication of poverty

• The end of the Cold War

• Putting a man on the moon

• The establishment of the United Nations

Which event during the JFK administration highlighted the need for diplomacy in resolving conflicts during the Cold War?

• The Berlin Airlift

• The Bay of Pigs invasion

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War

Which influential civil rights leader gained momentum in their fight for racial equality during the early 1960s?

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Frederick Douglass

What was the significance of the Space Race during the Cold War?

• It led to the creation of the United Nations

• It demonstrated the technological superiority of the Soviet Union

• It was a competition between the USA and USSR to achieve space exploration milestones

• It resulted in the first human landing on Mars