Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

What impact did JFK's leadership during the crises have on US foreign policy?

• It continues to influence US foreign policy and global security

• It had no significant impact

• It led to the isolation of the US from international affairs

• It resulted in the US withdrawing from NATO

What was one of JFK's key strategies during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Using diplomacy to avoid a nuclear conflict

• Increasing military presence in Cuba

• Imposing economic sanctions on the Soviet Union

• Ignoring the crisis

What action did Kennedy take in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Imposed a naval blockade around Cuba

• Invaded Cuba

• Launched a missile attack on the Soviet Union

• Signed a peace treaty with Cuba

What was the result of Castro's rise to power in Cuba?

• Establishment of a socialist state

• Establishment of a democratic state

• Establishment of a monarchy

• Establishment of a capitalist state

When did President Kennedy address the nation on the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• October 22, 1962

• November 22, 1963

• January 20, 1961

• July 20, 1969

Who did Fidel Castro overthrow to lead the Cuban Revolution?

• Fulgencio Batista

• Che Guevara

• Raúl Castro

• Ernesto Guevara

Which events were important internationally in Cold War history?

• The JFK presidency, rise of Castro, Bay of Pigs, and Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bar Kochba War

• Progressive journalists uncovering prison violence

• The Civil Rights Movement, Women's Liberation Movement, and Environmental Movement

What was one consequence of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• Castro's popularity in Cuba soared

• The US successfully overthrew Castro

• Cuba became a US ally

• The Soviet Union withdrew support from Cuba

What significant international challenge marked JFK's presidency?

• The rise of Fidel Castro in Cuba and the Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

• The Gulf War

What was one of the legacies of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The establishment of a direct hotline between the US and the Soviet Union

• The start of the Vietnam War

• The end of the Cold War

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles