The name of the Democratic nominee for president in 1960 that was a young Massachusetts senator

JFK promised to get America _________

Select all that apply: Kennedy

Americans felt uneasy about Kennedy’s religious background because he was

Kennedy said, “I believe in America, where the separation of church and state is._____.”

The Republican candidate in 1960‘s election

Ike’s Vice President

Select two factors that help put Kennedy over the top during the election

On September 26, 1960, Kennedy and Nixon took part in the first________ debate between presidential candidates

And the debate on September 26, 1960 Kennedy _____ and _______ better than Nixon. (Select 2)

Who said, “that night, image replaced the printed word as the national language of politics. “

Russell Baker was a

Compared to earlier campaigns, the 1960s presidential race made use of TV _______

During the 1960s presidential race Democrats spent _____ on TV advertisements

During the 1960s presidential election Republicans spent ______ on TV advertisements

in reference to Martin Luther King, which administration refused to intervene

In relationship to Martin Luther King this individual phoned King’s wife

In relationship to Martin Luther King this individual worked for King’s release

Who got the African-American community vote in the 1960 election

Who stated, “ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country“

JFK stated the famous challenge, “that’s not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country” in his _______

JFK surrounded himself with the __________ available talent

John F Kennedy relied the most on ________

Robert Kennedy was John F Kennedy‘s 35 year old

Select all that apply: under the new frontier, the United States would explore areas of

One of the first programs launched by JFK was the

A volunteer program to assist, developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

in order to stimulate the economy, Kennedy pushed for

The United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a ___________ as tensions increased

Kennedy wanted Americans to be the first to reach

on July 20, 1969. This person was the first human being to walk on the moon.

Sent 400 Federal marshals to protect this group and urge the interstate commerce commission to order the desegregation of interstate travel

This person attempted to integrated Ole Miss

President Kennedy mobilized this and sent federal troops to Ole Miss campus.

During this Kennedy since several thousand troops to an Alabama airbase and his administration responded by speeding up the drafting of a comprehensive civil rights bill

To protect the students and secure their admission, President Kennedy federalize the Alabama National Guard. On June 11, the president addressed the nation.

In August 1963, more than 200,000 Americans of all races celebrated the Centennial of the emancipation proclamation by joining together for jobs and freedom. JFK supported the civil rights bill to be passed.

What about Kennedy’s background made some Americans uneasy?

How did the televised debate help get Kennedy elected?

How did Kennedy’s view on Martin Luther King? Help him in the election?

What volunteer program was created to assist Third World countries?

During the space race, what was Kennedy’s goal for the nation?

Select all that apply: how did JFK contribute to the civil rights movement?

What year did JFK’s term begin?

The beginning of JFK‘s term in 1961 focused on this

Which plan that JFK had tripled the US nuclear capability, increased troops, ships, and artillery, and created the green beret

Select all descriptions that are considered part of JFK’s flexible response plan

The Green Berets are a type of

Which Cuban president and dictator flees Cuba after six years of a revolution

Who is the new president of Cuba that assumes power and receives aid from USSR

Which president in Cuba did the US support because he was not communist and he also supported American investments

Fidel Castro received support and aid from

Leading up to the bay of pigs, Cuba______ it’s economy and took over US owned sugar meals, and refineries

Leading into the bay of pigs when Cuba nationalizes its economy, it takes over US owned (choose 2)

in March 1960, Eisenhower gave the CIA permission to secretly train______ for an invasion of Cuba

who trained the Cuban exile secretly

President Eisenhower ordered a block on all _________

Kennedy learned of the Bay of Pigs plan only_____ days into his presidency

JFK did or did not approve of the Bay of Pigs plan

the Bay of pigs turned out to be a disaster, true or false

At the bay of pigs, 1200 Cuban exiles met _______ cuban troops back by Soviet tanks

At the Bay of Pigs 1200 Cuban exiles met 25,000 Cuban troops back by Soviet tanks and were soundly

In 1961 Turkey and the United States build ____ nuclear missiles in Turkey

Turkey is a member of____

True or false turkey shares a border with the Soviet Union

Was the Bay of Pigs invasion considered a success?

What led the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev to believe expansion and Latin America would be easy

After the failure of the US at the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Soviet leader believed expansion in Latin America would be

The Soviets built how many missiles in Cuba Ian 1962

in 1962 the Soviets built 42 missiles in

In 1962 American spy planes discovered the site of the Cuban missiles and president Kennedy declared the sites __________

In 1962 what discovered the site of the Cuban missiles

Following the spa planes, finding the Cuban missiles, President Kennedy ordered them to be

The US added a naval ______ to prevent Soviets from building more Cuban missiles

President Kennedy made it clear that the US would not tolerate _______in Cuba

When surveillance photos revealed nukes ready to launch in Cuba, JFK said the US would respond to any attack from Cuba with an all out ____________ against the soviets

President Kennedy‘s demand for the removal of all missiles put the US and the USSR on a collision course and the

Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles if the US would

The significance of the Cuban missile crisis is that this was the ______ the world came to nuclear warfare

The significance of the Cuban missile crisis was that this was the closest the world came to

As a result of the Cuban missile crisis there were _____ established so the leaders could communicate

The 1963 Limited Ban Treaty banned

By 1961 this city in Germany was in great turmoil

In the 11 years since the Berlin airlift almost ____ East Germans(Soviet side) he fled into West Berlin(US controlled) to flee communist role

it had been how many years since the Berlin airlift when 3 million E. Germans fled into West Berlin to flee communist rule

Why were east Germans fleeing into West Berlin

just after midnight on August 13, 1961, the Soviets began construction of a____ mile long wall separating east and west Berlin

The purpose of the wall was to

at what time of the day or night was the wall began?

Khrushchev wanted Western forces to _____ from West Berlin, which was inside communist east Germany

Kennedy refused and reaffirmed his support to this group with the saying, “Ich bin ein Berliner.”

Khrushchev responded to Kennedy’s support of West Berlin by building a ______ topped with ______ that split the city of Berlin into East and Wedt

The wall stood guarded for 30 years until

The wall was guarded for how many years

Kennedy and his wife traveled to Texas with vice president for political appearances on this date

Kennedy was __________ and pronounce that moments after arriving in the hospital

Kennedy was killed by

Lee Harvey Oswald was a

How long did Lee Harvey Oswald serve?

It was suspected that Oswald was killed to _____ others involved in the murder

The Warren commission led by chief Justice Warren concluded that

The report of the war commission left a few questions _____ and__________ has persisted, although none has gained wide acceptance

What was the goal of the Bay of Pigs?

Why was the Berlin wall constructed?

When did the Berlin wall finally open?

The tearing down of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 are two event events that signal the end of what