Cuban Missile Crisis

Which Cold War event signifies the closest the US and USSR actually came to the brink of war?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Sputnik Landing

• Bay of Pigs

• Korean War

How did Kennedy respond to Soviet missiles in Cuba?

• He set up a naval blockade.

• He launched missiles at Castro.

• He began peace talks with Castro.

• He declared war on Cuba and the USSR.

Which box lists characteristics of the 1960s?

• F

• G

• H

• J

Which of the following groups were fighting against the traditional norms of society? (1950's & 60's)

• Beatniks/Hippies

• Communists

• Animal Rights Groups

• Nativists

The major American achievement during the Space Race was _____.

• the moon landing

• reaching the Martian atmosphere

• capturing a star

• examining meteorite pieces

This cartoon represents which topic?

• the Space Race

• the Arms Race

• the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

• the Earth's environmental problems

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

• Inchon Invasion

• Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

What is the "thing" in the box?

• naval blockade

• quarantine

• nuclear war

• the Cold War

• Fidel Castro

César Chávez's United Farm Workers was important step in

• breaking up large corporate monopolies

• reducing the growth and power of labor unions

• promoting fair labor practices ad collective bargaining for unions

• limiting the role of government in the lives of ordinary citizens

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was an influential book in the 1960s because it

• led directly to the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment

• helped strengthen family values

• reinforced the stereotype of women as mothers and housewives

• helped start the modern women’s rights movement