U10 Flashcards
Who were the 2 candidates in the 1960 election
Kennedy and Nixion
Who won the 1960 election
Kennedy
Who spoke up when MLK was arrested? What did he do/say?
Kennedy spoke up. He talked to MLK’s wife and told him he will be released. Due to this MILK supported JFK
What is Kennedy’s inaugural speech say
“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”
In early 1961 what the US focus on
The cold war and soviet realtions
What are the Green Berets
Special Forces created to deal with foreign threats
What is the Bay of Pigs
1,200 Cuban exiles met 25,000 Cuban troops backed by Soviet tanks & were soundly defeated
Massive failure and severely weakened US-Cuban relations due to the US’ funding of the failed coup
What happend during the summer of 1962
Cuba gained a lot of nuclear weapons which led kennedy to issue an arms race threat
What did Kennedy discover
Nuclear missiles planted in Cuba
What is the back channel offer
Khrushchev offering to negotiate
What is the second deal
Ask that the US missile in Turkey be removed
What was the secret meeting with The Soviet Union about
To discuss the removal of the missiles in Turkey at a later date so it doesn’t ruin the US’s image
What did the secret meeting do for Kennedy
Made him look strong and capable. Restored peoples confidence in him
Berlin Wall
3 million East Berliners moved to the west so they were free and no longer under communist control
What was Kennedy’s reaction to the Berlin Wall
Thought it was better then war and choose not to intervene
