Kennedy
Cuban Missile Crisis
European Cold War
Important People
Wildcard
100

JFK became the second youngest...

President of USA

100

This man was the Communist dictator in Cuba

Castro

100

These were the two split sides of Germany after WWII.

East and West Germany

100

I was the 2nd youngest president ever.

JFK

100

Define flexible response

USA wanting to become less rigid in how we respond to threats

200

Kennedy served in this, which helped endear him to the American public.

WW2

200

Castro repelled US trained Cuba exiles, in a disastrous invasion led by the CIA called...

Bay of Pigs

200

Berlin was the capital of Germany but was in this side of a split Germany.

East Germany

200

I was the Soviet Premier and enemy of JFK.

Khrushchev

200

Define limited test ban treaty

Ban on nuclear testing in the atmosphere

300

Kennedy served in this branch of the military...

US Navy

300
The CMC was when this country began shipping nukes to Cuba, upsetting US officials.

Soviet Union

300

This object was built overnight in 1961, and split Berlin in half for 40 years.

Berlin Wall

300

I was a Communist revolutionary in Cuba and led an uprising that took over the nation.

Castro

300

About this many people died trying to cross the Berlin Wall border after it was built

About 200

400

Kennedy's house and compound, featuring his family and dogs, was beautiful and captured America's attention. It was called...

Camelot

400

The CIA, our main spy agency, helped scout the Cuban beaches for the BoP and the CMC. CIA stands for...

Central Intelligence Agency

400

JFK went to Berlin and gave this famous quote, "Ich bin ein Berliner." What does it mean?

I am a Berliner or I am a jelly donut.

400

I am Kennedy's wife, and a fashion trendsetter.

Jackie Kennedy

400

Kennedy promised, in a famous speech, that America would go where by the end of the 1960s

The Moon

500

Kennedy was quoted as saying..."Ask not..."

"What your country can do for you, but what can you do for your country."

500

Kennedy used this man to help negotiate a peaceful resolution to the CMC, Kennedy knew this man better than anyone.

RFK

500

This crisis predated the Berlin crisis but had similar problems. East Germany cut off Berlin from all support and aid. It required the US to drop supplies from planes. It was called...

The Berlin Airlift

500

I was President before Kennedy and I had a rigid response to threats overseas.

Eisenhower

500

I killed JFK in 1963

Lee Harvey Oswald