Unit 13 - JFK & Cold War

What was a direct result of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?

Cold War tensions increased.

The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 resulted in

Fidel Castro coming to power in Cuba.

After concluding its investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy, the Warren Commission announced its finding that

Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy.

John F. Kennedy's domestic program was known as the

New Frontier

Which foreign policy action by President Kennedy was intended to relieve human suffering?

creating the Peace Corps

John F. Kennedy's plan to balance out nuclear capability (ICBMs) with conventional military strength was known as

flexible response.

President Kennedy attempted to fight the Cold War in a variety of ways. How did he respond after the USSR launched Sputnik?

pledging to put a man on the Moon within a decade.

Critical to John F. Kennedy's victory in the election of 1960 was his

success in televised debates against Richard Nixon

President John F. Kennedy reacted strongly to the situation described in this speech primarily because

the location of Cuba would allow the United States little time to respond to an attack.

Why was the Berlin Wall built in 1961?

was meant to keep East Germans (communist) from migrating to the West Germany (democratic).