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