Jfk: foreign Policy

Question 1

Cuban missile crisis

Answer 1

1962
From 12th -28th October 
Missiles discovered to be out in Cuban base by ussr
- standoff
USA removes missiles from turkey
USSR removes missiles from Cuba

Question 2

Vietnam -

Answer 2

Diem killing Buddhists.

Question 3

By 1960 how many us troops were in Vietnam as advisors?

Answer 3

990

Question 4

Berlin Wall:

Answer 4

1961 Berlin Wall constructed

1963 Kennedy visited and gave a speech for freedom

Question 5

When did the cuban missile crisis begin?

Answer 5

15th October 1962

U2 spy plane discovers evidence of missiles in Cuba

Question 6

When did Russia stop Russian ships?

Answer 6

23rd October 1962

750 miles away

Question 7

When did Russia refuse to move missiles?

Answer 7

24th October 1962

Question 8

When was it resolved?

Answer 8

28th October

Question 9

Vietnam deepening; how much did us advisors increase by?

Answer 9

800-23k from 1960-1963

Question 10

How many Vietcong were they fighting against?

Answer 10

12k

Question 11

When did the self immolation occur?

Answer 11

1963

Question 12

When was firm assassinated?

Answer 12

1963

Just before Kennedy

Question 13

International response to Vietnam:

Answer 13

Charles de Gaulle warned against it

Harold Macmillan warned against it