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JFK and the Cold War
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1
During the first televised presidnetal debate which canidate used make-up called "lazy-shave" ?
Richard Nixon
None of the canidates used makeup
John Kennedy
Both canidates used makeup
2
Who is Abraham Zapruder?
A Cuban spy
Oswald's Soviet counterpart who instructed Oswald
Fellow employee at the book depository who saw Oswald
A dallas businessman who filmed the Kennedy shooting
3
Who became president after Kennedy was shot?
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
<p>Dwight Eisenhower</p>
Tip O' Neil
4
How did the United States find out about nuclear missiles in Cuba?
Seal Team 6 reconnaissance
American spies
Aerial photography from U-2s
Mexican drug cartel intelligence
5
Who is this person?
Nikita Khrushchev
Dwight Eisenhower
Vladimir Lenin
Joe Stalin
6
What type of economic system is also called the "Free Market System"?
Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
Fascism
7
"Ich binein Berliner" translates to
<p>I love black girls</p>
Can I have a cheeseburger
I am a fBerliner (free-man)
Berlin is vital to our security
8
In what war was the Soviet Union an ally (friendly) with the United States?
Vietnam War
World War II
Korean War
World War I
9
In which system is everything owned by the government but equality is paramount?
Fascism
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
10
The Cold War was between which TWO nations?
United States and the Soviet Union
Germany and Russia
England and France
The U.S. and Mexico
11
Jackie Robinson's number has been retired, what number did he wear?
44
1
27
42
12
What did many non-Catholics fear about having John Kennedy as president of the United States?
Kennedy would not put his country first
All of the above
Kennedy would be loyal to the Vatican
Kennedy would take orders from the pope
13
Racial de-segregation means that . . .
Races are seperated and kept apart
Only some are races are seperated most are allowed to join
All races are able to mix with each other
Discrimination toward people who are old or older than 50
14
What is the color of commuism?
Red
Pink
Black
Brown
15
What is the very image or symbol of the Cold War?
A bomb shelter
The Berlin Wall
Hiroshima
Nuclear Missiles
16
How did the Soviet Union catch up to American nuclear technology?
The USSR got atomic secrets from the Nazis
The russians used spies to steal American atomic secrets
The Soviets had excellent scientists
The US gave nuclear secrets away to be "open"
17
The Berlin wall went up to . . .
<p>To isolate refugees who had been pouring into Berlin</p>
To trap people in East Berlin and the communist system
To seperate bad and good Germans
Keep Americans out of communist East Berlin
18
Why was Berlin a front-line city in the Cold War?
Where communism & non-communism came in direct contact
It was a city that had no diversity and extreme violence
It was a city that imprisoned capitalists for crimes
It was a city ravaged by war and poverty
19
How far is Cuba from the United States?
10 miles
1,000 miles
800 miles
90 miles
20
How was the Berlin Wall a symbol of failure or defeat for communism?
The wall displayed how the communists liked incarceration
The wall locked people in a system that failed to meet needs
The wall kept greedy capitalists out of communist held turf
The wall permitted crime and the black market
21
Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald?
CIA agent Darrel Cage
Doug Wendle
Jack Ruby
A Russian Spy
22
What was the "Magic Bullet"?
1of 3 bullets fired by Oswald that passed between 2 people
Bullet that struck Gov. Connoly through the heart
the bullet went through bulletproof glass and killed kennedy
The bullet that struck Kennedy did not match Oswald's rifle
23
What did JFK say was most responsible for his presidental victory in 1960?
Nixon's sex scandal
His relentless campaigning
His father's high connections
Television
24
The Cuban Missile Crisis was . . .
Soviet missiles in Cuba that the US demanded be dismantled
US missiles fired on Cuba after Castro's revolution
US missiles that were left after the Castro revolution
Cuban missiles that were used to shoot down American U-2s
25
Which Latin American country had beocme a "Communist satelitte on our very doorstep?
Haiti
Cuba
Honduras
Costa Rica
26
What stories do 4 retired Secret Service agents tell in the book "Dark Side of Camelot"?
JFK was drunk most of the time
JFK was always bending the rules haveing people arrested
JFK was very strait laced did things by the book
JFK was a playboy who had girls at the White House
27
What did police find on the 6th floor of the school book warehouse?
Italian military rifle
Spent rifle shells
Sniper parapet
All of the above
28
What was the ultimate threat in this Cold War conflict?
Nuclear war and annilation
An economic depression
Trade blockades
Conventional war
29
The policy of containment was meant to prevent the spread of . . .
Communism
Nazism
AIDS
Freedom
30
Where had the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union turned HOT?
All of the above
Berlin
Cuba
Korea
31
Which
non-communist
city was 110 miles inside and therefore surrounded by Communist country?
Berlin
Paris
Havana
Seoul
32
The capial of Germany, Berlin is or was located in what country?
Belgium
East Germany
West Germany
Poland
33
What is the "Common feature" in conspiracy theories?
Marily Monroe was upset at JFK for not calling her back
The communists wanted Kennedy dead
The Mafia had no love for Kennedy or his brother
Oswald did not act alone
34
Jackie Robinson became the 1st African American to break the color barrier in what sport?
Football
Baseball
Hockey
Golf
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Why were missiles in Cuba a threat to American national security?
Missiles from Cuba could wipe out the US retaliation
All of the above
Missiles from Cuba could strike without warning
Missiles from Cuba could destroy the MAD theory
