The Cuban Missile Crisis

began when U.S. planes photographed missile sites in Cuba

After the civil rights march in Birmingham in 1963,

Kennedy said he would ask Congress for a civil rights bill

The policy of flexible response stated that

the U.S. would increase spending on traditional forces

Which of the following is/are true about the presidential election of 1960?

Kennedy won by only 119,000 votes

a program to send volunteers to developing countries

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1
The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted
8 months
13 days
4 days
45 years
2
The Cuban Missile Crisis
resulted in a U.S. invasion of Cuba
resulted in a Soviet invasion of Cuba
began when U.S. planes photographed missile sites in Cuba
began when the U.S. installed nuclear missiles in Florida
3
Which of the following is/are true about the Berlin Wall?
no one was killed trying to get over the Berlin Wall
it was torn down in 1989
it was built during the rule of Joseph Stalin
all of the above
4
Which of the following is/are true about the assassination of President Kennedy?
it occurred Nov. 22, 1963
no one was convicted for the assassination
it happened in Dallas
all of the above
5
Who became president when Kennedy was assassinated?
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
6
What strategy did Kennedy use to solve the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a naval blockade of Cuba
an invasion of Cuba
dropping non-nuclear bombs on Cuba
dropping missiles on the Soviet Union
7
Kennedy's opponent in the 1960 election was
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Richard Nixon
8
The Berlin Wall was
all of the above
built at the order of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev
torn down in 1989
built to keep the people of East Berlin out of West Berlin
9
The Bay of Pigs
took place April 17, 1961
resulted in the end of Fidel Castro's rule in Cuba
was a successful U.S.-led invasion of Cuba
all of the above
10
John F. Kennedy was
a democrat
Catholic
a veteran of WWII
all of the above
11
After the civil rights march in Birmingham in 1963,
Kennedy had Martin Luther King jr. arrested
Kennedy took no position on civil rights
Kennedy still supported segregation in the South
Kennedy said he would ask Congress for a civil rights bill
12
The policy of flexible response stated that
the U.S. would allow the Soviets to take over more countries
the U.S. would only use $ to stop the spread of communism
the U.S. would respond to any threat with a nuclear attack
the U.S. would increase spending on traditional forces
13
Which of the following is/are true about the presidential election of 1960?
it was a landslide victory for Kennedy
Kennedy was hurt by the televised debate results
all of the above
Kennedy won by only 119,000 votes
14
The Peace Corps was
a group dedicated to equality for blacks and whites
a group from Berlin who tried to tear down the Berlin Wall
a group of United Nations leaders
a program to send volunteers to developing countries

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