Author Question: When President Kennedy refused to accede to Soviet demands in the 1961 Berlin crisis, the Soviet ... (Read 51 times)

RRMR · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

Which of the following is true of the 1961 invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs?

a. The invasion was planned and executed by military experts in the Pentagon.
b. The invasion was based on the assumption that the Cuban people would rise up against Castro.
c. The invasion was elaborately planned and skillfully executed.
d. The invasion was launched only after several attempts by President Kennedy to negotiate with Castro endedin failure.

Question 2

When President Kennedy refused to accede to Soviet demands in the 1961 Berlin crisis, the Soviet Union

a. denied the Western powers access to their zones in the city of Berlin.
b. began installing tactical nuclear weapons in East Germany.
c. built the Berlin Wall.
d. cut off all trade with the United States, Great Britain, and France.