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John F. Kennedy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

What did John F. Kennedy pledge to prevent in the Americas?

a)

Aggression

b)

Subversion

c)

Both aggression and subversion

d)

None of the above

2.

What did John F. Kennedy urge both sides to do in order to achieve peace?

a)

Negotiate out of fear

b)

Fear to negotiate

c)

Explore the wonders of science

d)

Both sides explore what problems unite us

3.

Who swore to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Vice President Johnson

c)

President Eisenhower

d)

Vice President Nixon

4.

According to John F. Kennedy, where do the rights of man come from?

a)

The generosity of the state

b)

The hand of God

c)

The United Nations

d)

The Constitution of the United States

5.

What did John F. Kennedy pledge to the United Nations?

a)

Support its invective

b)

Strengthen its yield

c)

Renew its pledge of support

d)

All of the above

6.

What did John F. Kennedy request from the nations who would make themselves our adversary?

a)

A pledge

b)

A request

c)

A new balance of power

d)

A new world of law

7.

What did John F. Kennedy propose for both sides to explore?

a)

The problems that divide us

b)

The problems that unite us

c)

The problems of the United Nations

d)

The problems of the Americas

8.

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Robert Kennedy

e)

James Gregory

9.

Kennedy approved an invasion plan called

a)

Destroy Castro

b)

Operation Cuba's Biggest Regret

c)

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

d)

The U-2Coastal Operation

e)

The Soviet Nuclear Crisis

10.

Which 1962 leader said this?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Wang Chung

e)

Hideki Tojo

11.

Which of the following justifies Kennedy's Navy block around Cuba?

a)

Khrushchev removed all Soviet missiles from Cuba.

b)

An American spy plane caught the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba.

c)

Fidel Castro becomes dictator of Cuba and launches his new line of army fatigues with matching beards.

d)

Khrushchev led a conference in Yalta but the US was not invited.

e)

Castro threatened to launch four missiles at the US if Kennedy refused to take down the US missiles in Turkey.

12.

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

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

d)

Inchon Invasion

e)

Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

13.

What was the primary goal of the Peace Corps established by John F. Kennedy?

a)

A) To promote world peace and friendship

b)

B) To expand American military influence

c)

C) To establish trade agreements

d)

D) To support nuclear disarmament

14.

Which famous speech by John F. Kennedy included the phrase 'Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country'?

a)

A) Inaugural Address

b)

B) State of the Union Address

c)

C) Civil Rights Address

d)

D) Speech at the Berlin Wall

15.

What was the main objective of the Alliance for Progress initiated by John F. Kennedy?

a)

A) To improve economic cooperation between the U.S. and Latin America

b)

B) To establish a military alliance against communism

c)

C) To promote space exploration

d)

D) To create a global environmental policy