John F Kennedy Presidency Quiz

The USA was 1 of the super powers of the world. What country was the other super power?

• Cuba

• Brazil

• Soviet Union

• Italy

John F. Kennedy ran for presidency in..

• 1961

• He never ran for president

• 1956

• 1960

Why did Kennedy expand the space program?

• to bolster the nation's prestige and power in the face of several foreign policy setbacks

• in order to install nuclear weapons in space

• to fulfill his campaign promise to put a man on the moon

• to shift the focus away from his domestic policy failures

How did JFK respond to the news that the Soviets had placed nuclear weapon installations in Cuba?

• Asking the United Nations to approve economic sanctions for Cuba

• Blockading ships from entering or exiting Cuba

• Closing the US border

• Asking Congress to declare war on Cuba

What FAILED (Ineffective) invasion of Cuba was led by Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow the socialist government?

• Bay of Turtles

• Bay of Horses

• Bay of Pigs

• Bay of Dogs

Soviet Union put the first satellite into space.

• true

• false

The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed by JFK to stop......

• testing nuclear weapons on land

• testing nuclear weapons underground

• testing nuclear weapons under water

• all of the above

Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of which country?

• USA

• Cuba

• Italy

• Soviet Union

What opposing view is JFK trying to disprove? Answer: Space research has no _____.

• development

• mistakes

• value

• medicine

What type of government did Cuba and Russia have?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Communism

• Oligarchy