JFK: The Kennedy Administration - The Cold War

Which event is considered a major confrontation during the Cold War involving Cuba?

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Gulf War

Fill in the blank: The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the division between _______ and _______ during the Cold War.

• A) East and West Germany

• B) North and South Korea

• C) USA and Soviet Union

• D) China and Taiwan

Fill in the blank: The _______ Doctrine was a key policy during the Cold War aimed at containing communism.

• Truman

• Monroe

• Eisenhower

• Roosevelt

Which of the following was a strategy used by the USA to prevent the spread of communism?

• Marshall Plan

• New Deal

• Great Society

• Fair Deal

The map shows which Caribbean country?

• Jamaica

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

• Haiti

The Cuban Revolution began in 1956. True or False?

• True

• False

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was considered necessary because a communist Cuba was a threat to the ____.

• Soviet Union

• United States

• Europe

• China

What was one consequence of the invasion's failure?

• Strengthened US-Cuba relations

• Made JFK look weak

• Led to a peace treaty

• Increased US military presence.

JFK's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis involved authorizing a ________ blockade.

• naval

• air

• land

• economic

The American spy plane obtained photographic evidence over which country?

• Cuba

• Soviet Union

• United States

• Mexico