JFK
How many votes did JFK win the election by?
Fewer than 119,000 votes
What was the Red Scare?
The Red Scare was during the cold war when the spread of communism threatened America.
Who made the plans/orders to the CIA?
President JFK
What was Cuba and the Soviet's plan?
To install Soviet missiles and nuclear bombers in Cuba.
The 38th parallel.
Who was JFK's opponent in the election of 1960?
Richard Nixon
Who is McCarthyism?
He was a man that claimed to have hundreds of names of communist in the government.
The day after the invasion.
What did the U-2 flights in Oct. 14,1962 show?
They showed 65 sites with mid-range ballistic missiles
Stalin thought that the U.S wouldn't come for South Korea's aid.
What were four of JFK's best qualities?
Kennedy was wealthy, handsome, charismatic, and was only 43.
Who were the Rosenbergs?
They were an American couple that were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union.
Who was the invasion for?
Cuba
Who made the first break during the crisis?
The Soviet Union
Korea was the first what in the war?
Armed conflict
What was two quality that Nixon had that where helpful for his compain?
Nixon had experience and was a huge anti-communist.
It was a community of the House of Representatives that investigated communist activities in the U.S.
Who were the CIA training?
Cuban exiles
Who ordered the Naval quarantine of Cuba?
John F. Kennedy
He believed that if North Korea ignored the drawn borders, then more borders would fall.
What was JFK's weakness?
He was weak against Communism.
What was the outcome of McCarthyism's claims?
His false claim ruined lots of people's careers and reputations.
Why did Kennedy's plan fail?
The plan failed because the information that JFK had was wrong, so resources weren't given.
What did Khrushchev tell the U.S?
He said that he would remove his missile if the U.S agreed not to attack are remove their missiles from Turkey.
Ended because Stalin died in 1953.