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).
