Kennedy Flashcards
Who was Peter, Paul and Mary?
A counterculture music group.
What two books does the author believe gives the best explanation about the JFK assassination?
Final Disclosure, Case Closed
What was the “missile-gap”?
A term used to describe the USSR’s supposed nuclear weapon superiority
Who was Malcolm X and how did he become radicalized?
He was radicalized by reason of racial violence against him and his family.
Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
leader of the USSR during the kitchen debate.
Name three things that indicated America’s decline.
international terrorism, economic doldrums, OPEC.
What is “NOW”?
The National Organization for Women
Who was Marcus Garvey?
A black separatist leader who worked to establish close political and economic ties to Africa.
Who were Sam Giancanna and John Roselli and what role did they have in history?
Mobsters. They were contracted to kill Castro.
Who were the Smother’s Brothers?
A comedy group.
Who was Judith Campbell?
Someone who had an affair with JFK and was also at the same time bedding Giancanna and Rosselli
Who controlled Cuba before the Revolution?
Batista
Who was Sargent Shriver?
husband of John’s sister Eunice, head of Peace Corps.
Who was Che Guevara?
Castro’s Second in Command.
In what year was Robert Kennedy assassinated?
1968
How generally accurate are movies made by Hollywood showing historical events?
Not accurate.
What were the weaknesses of the Feminine Mystique?
It only addressed the problems of White Middle Class women and ignored the fact that there wasn’t a majority of dissatisfaction with the system as it was.
Why was Malcolm X assassinated?
Because he had become less radical.
What gave Nixon problems in his presidential race with Kennedy?
His unhealthful looks.
What were three results from the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs?
US prestige dissipated, Adlai Stevenson was misled by the White House into lying, Nikita Krushchev saw a chance to arm Cuba.
Why was the Bay of Pigs such a disaster?
Because America didn’t plan well and didn’t offer the support to the invasion that they had promised.
What did the Bay of Pigs fiasco cause Nikita Khrushchev to do?
Arm Cuba
What were the immediate results of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington?
The Civil Rights Act of 64’
Who shot JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald
What was the book “Silent Spring” about?
The dangers of DDT
Who was wounded in the Kennedy assassination?
John Connolly
Who was Fidel Castro?
Dictator of Cuba
What was Kennedy’s medical history and what was its effects?
Addison’s Disease, Etc. He had to take pills to stay alive and well.
Who was Cassius Clay?
Mohammed Ali
Who was Fulgencio Batista?
The pre revolution leader of Cuba.
Who led the investigation into the murder of Kennedy?
Chief Justice Earl Warren
What was the reason for and what was the result of, Howard Smith’s amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights bill?
to kill the bill. It resulted in a great benefit to the women’s rights movement.
What is the irony for those women that have put their careers first over family?
It hasn’t been as satisfying as was expected.
What was the Peace Corp?
A more positive approach to anticommunism
Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald?
Jack Ruby
What was the premise of Ralph Nader’s book, “Unsafe at Any Speed”?
That car companies placed more emphasis on profits than protection.
What things helped Kennedy get elected?
The perceived American loss to the Soviets in technology and education, His dad’s money, etc.
Why was the Warren Commission report criticized?
It had inconsistencies and errors in it.
What were the effects of the book, “The Feminine Mystique”?
It revived the feminist moment in the USA
What deal was made by the Soviets and the U.S. that ended the Cuban missile crisis?
The Soviets would remove the missiles if the US wouldn’t invade Cuba. ( and remove missiles from turkey.)
Who was the first man to step onto the moon and what year did it happen?
Neil Armstrong, 1969
Why did Kennedy go to Texas at the time of his assassination?
He needed Texas for reelection.
How did the Americans discover Soviet missiles in Cuba?
A spy plane discovered them
What was Enovid?
The first Birth Control medication authorized by the FDA.
In what year was the cigarette industry required to put a warning label on its packaging?
1964
How did Kennedy convince Khrushchev to remove the missiles in Cuba?
By promising not to invade Cuba. ( And to remove missiles from turkey.)
What two other successful coups had the United States government embarked on before the Bay of Pigs fiasco?
Iran, Guatemala
What was “the Feminine Mystique”
A book that galvanized American feminism. (By Betty Friedan.)
