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Cold War 1960s
Question | Answer |
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Pilot of the U2 spy plane. | Gary Francis Powers |
Leader of the Soviet Union in the 1960s | Nikita Khruschev |
In what year was Kennedy elected? | 1960 |
Who did Kennedy run against? | Richard Nixon |
In what year was the Berlin Wall constructed? | 1961 |
What was Kennedy's domestic agenda called? | New Frontier |
In what year did Castro take over Cuba? | 1959 |
What was the failed attempt to invade Cuba? | Bay of Pigs Invasion |
Main reason the invasion of Cuba failed | Kennedy called off Air support |
In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place? | 1962 |
After the Missile Crisis we removed missiles from what country? | Turkey |
Result of the Cuban Missile Crisis | Khrushchev lost political power |
Result of the Cuban Missile Crisis | Keneedy acted with maturity and calm political power |
Result of the Cuban Missile Crisis | Installation of a "hot Line" between Washington and Moscow |
Alan Shepard | First US astronaut in suborbital mission |
John Glen | First US astronaut to orbit the earth |
Neil Armstrong | First man to step on the moon. (1969) |
November 22, 1963 | Kennedy assassinated in Dallas |
Lee Harvey Oswald | Accused assassin of JFK |
Jack Ruby | Killed Lee Harvey Oswald |
Warren Commission | Concluded Oswald acted alone |