Name___________________________ Per_____

Kennedy and the Cold War

1. What were two obstacles faced by John Kennedy in his campaign for the presidency in 1960 ? (pg.671)

a.

b.

2. Regarding the 1960 Nixon-Kennedy television debate: "That night, image replaced the printed word as the natural language of politics" (explain) (pg.671)

 

 

3. Why did Kennedy authorize the Bay of Pigs invasion ? (pg.673)

 

 

4. What were the consequences of the failed invasion for the JFK and American prestige ?

 

 

5. How was it resolved ?

 

 

6. What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 ?

 

 

7. What effect did the crisis have on the reputations of Nikita Khruschev and Kennedy ?

 

 

8. Why did Khrushchev order the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 ?

 

 

Identify:

flexible response

Fidel Castro

hot line

Limited Test Ban Treaty

 

The New Frontier

9. What factors might explain the public's fascination with the Kennedy's as a family ? (pg.678)

 

 

10. Why did Kennedy encounter such difficulty fulfilling his New Frontier proposals ? (pgs.678-679)

 

 

11. What is the main reason reason Kennedy committed the country to landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade ?

 

 

12. What was the conclusion of Warren Commission ? (pg.682)

 

 

13.Why did the Warren Commission's report cause such controversy ? (pg.682)

 

 

Identify:

Alan Shepard (pg.677)

Peace Corps (pg.679)

Alliance for Progress (pg.679)

Yuri Gargarin (pg.680)

NASA (pg.680)

John Glenn(pg.680)

Neil Armstrong (pg.680)