Section I - Kennedy's Election and the Cold War

Nixon spoke and looked better than John F. Kennedy during the televised debates

During Kennedy's Presidency, there was a major crisis over ________

Who was the Cuban Revolutionary Leader in 1961?

Democratic Nominee of the 1960 Presidential Election

Kennedy actively negotiated with the Soviet Union in attempts to limit the chances of a Nuclear War

Kennedy had established a __________ between the White House and Russia to communicate if a situation occurred

What brought the Cuban Missile Crisis to an end?

In response to millions of East Germans fleeing to West Berlin, What did Khrushchev do?

10% of Cuban population fled Cuba because they saw Castro as evil. Where did most move to in the United States?

JFK's Flexible Response policy meant the United States would stop competing with the Soviet Union for nuclear power

11 years after the Berlin Airlift - how many East Germans had fled to the American occupied West Berlin?

1962 - Nikita Khrushchev promised to defend Cuba with Soviet Arms and proceeded to do what?

Republican Nominee of the 1960 Presidential Election

Kennedy’s success in the debate launched a new era in American politics called __________

What did John F. Kennedy do upon hearing Martin Luther King Jr was arrested for sitting at a segregated lunch counter?

Castro openly declared himself a communist - he received aid from where?

How many millions of viewers tuned in to the 1960 presidential election?

What were the two main factors that helped John F. Kennedy win the 1960 presidential election?

Eisenhower administration held the military policy of ______ when it came to nuclear strategy

The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to a Limited Test Ban Treaty, which did what?

Robert Kennedy persuaded the Judge to release Martin Luther King on bail. What role did he play on JFK's team?

Preparing for a variety of military responses to international crisis rather than focusing on using of nuclear weapons

The Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba went exactly as planned and proved Kennedy had a good grip on the Cold War

How did the United States stop the Soviet Union from placing more missiles in Cuba?