Vocab
This was kicked off when the Soviets launched a satellite
Space Race
He killed President John F. Kennedy
Oswald
This country was the first to put a man in Space
Soviet Union
This event was the closest the world had ever come to nuclear war
Cuban Missile Crisis
True or False: Fallout Shelters were designed to protect Americans directly from a nuclear bomb blast
False
Kennedy implemented this after he learned the Soviets placed nuclear weapons in Cuba (Hint: Two words)
The Bay of Pigs invasion attempted to overthrow this leader
Castro
The U.S. used these types of planes to spy on Cuba, their detailed photos showed the Soviets placed nuclear weapons in Cuba
U-2
The Berlin Wall was constructed all around which part of Berlin?
West
The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and the 1962 Missile Crisis are conflicts directly related to U.S. relations with which two nations?
Soviet Union & Cuba
Radioactive particles that come back to the Earth's surface after a nuclear bomb is detonated
Fallout
He shot and killed Oswald as he was being transported to another police station
Jack Ruby
Name of the satellite that started the Space Race
Sputnik
Give one reason as to why the Bay of Pigs Invasion failed
U.S. Army did not back up rebels; the invasion did not spark a revolution
Candidate A received 60 million popular votes, and 303 electoral votes. Candidate B received 63 million popular votes, and 235 electoral votes. Who won the election?
A
A person who leaves their country for political or economic reasons; they were used to overthrow Castro
Exile
Kennedy defeated him in the 1960 Presidential election
Nixon
Why did the Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons in Cuba?
Bay of Pigs, prevent any future U.S. intervention in Cuba
Why did the Soviet Union construct the Berlin Wall?
They wanted to stop the movement of East Germans and East Berliners to West Berlin
Kennedy used these to communicate directly with the American people (Hint: Be more specific than TV)
Press conferences
The United States will respond to communist aggression proportionally (same size/amount), all options are on the table
Flexible Response
He was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita Khrushchev
What two things did the U.S. agree to do in order to get the Soviets to remove their missiles from Cuba?
Remove missiles from Turkey & Italy, & promise not to invade Cuba
Name 2 of the 3 U.S. astronauts to land on the moon
Aldrin, Armstrong & Collins
He took over for JFK after he was assassinated
LBJ