Election of 1960
Explain the role of television in the 1960 election.
First televised debate, gave the debate a bigger audience at home. JFK had a good TV presence.
Many Cubans who did not agree with their new leader fled to the U.S. (mainly FL). This means they were living in ___.
exile
Explain the political associations of both East and West Germany.
East - Communist, supported by USSR.
West - Capitalist, supported by USA.
What was JFK's wife's name?
Jackie Kennedy
What U.S. city was JFK shot in?
Dallas, TX
Who were the 2 candidates in the 1960 election?
John F. Kennedy (D) and Richard Nixon (R)
True or False? The Bay of Bigs Invasion was successful for the U.S.
False
This is a physical structure that was built to separate East and West Berlin.
Berlin Wall
What ended JFK's presidency?
He was assassinated in 1963.
Kennedy called his vision of progress the ___ ___.
New Frontier
JFK directly helped ___ (civil rights activist), which allowed him to gain votes from the African-American community.
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
This describes the 13 day period in which the U.S. and the USSR were extremely close to nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Explain one way the Berlin Wall developed over time.
Answers will vary. Addition of electric fences, guards, guard dogs, bunkers, more solid structures...
This was a dedicated phone line that was enabled for the US and the Soviet Union to communicate immediately should another crisis aris.
Hotline
JFK created this program of volunteer assistance to the developing nations.
Peace Corps
This is the name of JFK's brother who served as his U.S. Attorney General.
Robert F. Kennedy
This Cuban leader was a communist and welcomed aid from the Soviet Union.
Fidel Castro
Why did Khrushchev feel threatened? This caused him to create the wall.
A large amount of East Germans were fleeing to West Germany.
This treaty stopped nuclear testing in the atmosphere.
Limited Test Ban Treaty
On July 20, 1969, the first man landed on the moon. His name was ___ ___.
Neil Armstrong
This is the name for JFK's new military policy that increased defense spending in non nuclear military forces.
flexible response
On April 17, 1961, 1,300-1,500 Cuban exiles supported by the U.S. military launched an attack at this location.
Bay of Pigs (Bahia de Cochinos)
The Berlin Wall went up during which month?
August
Explain the agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Khrushchev agreed to removed the missiles, and Kennedy agreed that the United States would never invade Cuba. Kennedy also promised to withdraw the missiles the United States had stationed in Turkey & Italy in previous years.
This man was charged for JFK's murder.
Lee Harvey Oswald