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Kennedy & The Cold War Notes

Kennedy & The Cold War Notes. Chapter 15 section 1 Pages 462-467. What is guerrilla warfare?. Style of fighting using small groups of soldiers who use sudden ambushes. What was Kennedy’s response to guerrilla warfare tactics?.

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Kennedy & The Cold War Notes

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  1. Kennedy & The Cold War Notes Chapter 15 section 1 Pages 462-467

  2. What is guerrilla warfare? Style of fighting using small groups of soldiers who use sudden ambushes

  3. What was Kennedy’s response to guerrilla warfare tactics? Flexible Response: He created the special forces units such as the Green Berets

  4. Why does Kennedy spend money around the world attacking poverty? He wants to make communism look less attractive compared to democracy

  5. What organization does Kennedy create to help poor people around the world? The Peace Corps: Volunteers who worked in various countries as teachers, health workers, and advisors in farming, industry & government

  6. Who is the communist leader of Cuba? Fidel Castro: Communist leader who concerns the United States because his country is only 90 miles away from America

  7. What country does Cuba become allies with in 1960? The Soviet Union

  8. How does the U.S. attempt to eliminate the Castro government? The U.S. helps train and arm Cuban rebels in their attempt to overthrow Castro’s government.

  9. The Bay of Pigs was a disaster for Kennedy and had what, three long lasting effects on his presidency? 1. Kennedy never completely trusted military & intelligence advice 2. Soviet Premier Khrushchev concluded that Kennedy was not a strong leader and could be bullied 3. Nations in Latin America lost trust in Kennedy

  10. Why does East Berlin build a wall between them & West Berlin? To keep people from leaving their part of the city & going to the west

  11. What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? The Soviet Union gives Cuba nuclear missiles and attempts to install them 90 miles away from the U.S.. The U.S. enforces a blockade around Cuba

  12. How does the U.S. find out about the missile site being erected in Cuba? An American U2 spy planes takes photos of them during a mission over Cuba

  13. When the Soviets agree to remove the missiles what does the U.S. agree to do? The U.S. agrees not to invade Cuba

  14. Out of the three long term effects Kennedy suffered after the Bay of Pigs which one was proven false after the Cuban Missile Crisis? Soviet Premier Khrushchev concluded that Kennedy was not a strong leader and could be bullied

  15. What was JFK’s goal by the end of the 1960’s concerning NASA? He wanted to put an American on the moon. July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong walks on the moon

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