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What was the reign of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista like
corrupt
What did the United States call the group of ships preventing Soviet deliveries to
Cuba
a quarantine
What happened in the Soviet Union after the Cuban Missile Crisis
Khrushchev was driven from power.
How did the Vietnam War reflect the Cold War tensions of the time
Each side was supported by a Cold War superpower
What happened to Vietnam after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu
It was divided into two separate countries
Which phrase best describes the Viet Cong
a secret force
Why did American veterans have a hard time dealing with their actions in the war
they faced both danger abroad and criticism at home.
How did the Vietnam War reflect the Cold War tensions of the time
Each side was supported by a Cold War superpower
Which piece of New Frontier legislation focused on strengthening workers' ability
to bargain with their employers
the Trade Expansion Act
President Kennedy's New Frontier focused primarily on which domestic issue
poverty
How was Kennedy's vision of the New Frontier received by members of Congress
negatively
Which factor helped President Kennedy negotiate with Congress
his vice-president
What defined the American Dream in the late 1940s and 1950s?
home ownership in suburbia
How did the Baby Boom impact American cities
It drove people to raise families in spacious suburbs
Why did the Baby Boom happen?
Economic prosperity gave Americans stability.
What happened to black Americans who fled the South for northern cities?
They encountered more segregation in the North
How was the nuclear arms race related to the space race?
It created the technology for the space race.
Why was victory in the space race so important to the United States?
Why was victory in the space race so important to the United States?
How did Eisenhower attempt to keep communism from spreading?
diplomacy and secret deals
Why was the United States flying U-2s over the Soviet Union?
to spy on the Soviets