Chapter 28 Essential Questions & Answers
What issues helped Kennedy win in 1960?
The TV, his stand on Civil Rights
What was the Kennedy mystique?
He knew how to use the camera, looked good, very smart, had it all
What was the policy of flexible response?
Builds up the military so ...
Chapter 28 Essential Questions &
Answers
What issues helped Kennedy win in 1960? - answer The TV, his stand on Civil
Rights
What was the Kennedy mystique? - answer He knew how to use the camera, looked
good, very smart, had it all
What was the policy of flexible response? - answer Builds up the military so we wont
have to risk nuclear war.
Increased Defense Spending in three areas - answer 1) strengthen conventional
forces
2) creates army special forces
3) three times nuclear capacities
Why did Kennedy think it was necessary to develop a new military policy? - answer
He realized that brinkmanship would risk killing our people as well. We needed to be
able to fight smaller wars.
What political changes did Fidel Castro undergo when he came into power? - answer
He promised to take out dictators, allow democratic elections, doesn't do it. Instates a
communist government, takes over farms and owned refineries.
How did the effect of the Bay of Pigs invasion affect Castro and the United States? -
answer Castro is furious at the USA, looked like a victim, got Russian support, JFK is
criticized, looked terrible, seemed like our intelligence is not up to par.
What was the consequences of the failed invasion of the United States - answer
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
-USA is embarrassed
-nuclear war almost started
-Cuba gets missiles from Russia
-leaders look weak
-US set up naval blockade of Cuba
What happened in the Cuban missile crisis - answer Cuba pointed missiles at the
USA, at brink of nuclear war, blockaded Cuba at sea, we stopped before it was too late
Why did Cuban exiles turn against Kennedy and the Democrats - answer Believed
we should've done more for Cuba, should've ousted Castro, blamed Democrats for not
getting Cuba.
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