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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the "legal foundation" (40) for the blockade?
2. How far was the original line of interception for the blockade?
3. On October 18th, photographs showed what disturbing new information?
4. Who said, "if the Russians' response makes a military action or invasion inevitable, I want to be able to feel that we will not have to waste any days having to get ready" (47).
5. When looking at the first photographs of the missile bases in Cuba, what did JFK say it looked like?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did the Intelligence Community not believe Cuba was a threat to the United States?
2. How did RFK feel about his fellow members of in Ex Comm?
3. What was one argument against a blockade?
4. What personal insights does RFK provide about JFK when they are waiting for news about the first ships meant to reach the blockade?
5. Why does RFK defend Adlai Stevenson's suggestion?
6. What other actions did the U.S. take besides the blockade?
7. Why does JFK bring up the book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman?
8. What did Ambassador Dobrynin provide as evidence that USSR would not be a threat to the United States?
9. What did Adlai Stevenson suggest was a third option for the President to consider? Why was it rejected?
10. How did the US obtain their information about Russian activity in Cuba?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Checks and Balances are built into the Constitution to protect the people from tyranny and to prevent an abuse of power. Congress was furious that JFK did not consult with them before making his military decision. In an essay, determine whether or not the checks and balance work.
Essay Topic 2
The Cuban Missile Crisis presented itself as a first ever occurrence for the U.S., and modern technology played a role in how it was handled. Identify three ways that technology effected how the Cuban Missile Crisis was handled and why it had this effect.
Essay Topic 3
The analogy made comparing the Pearl Harbor bombing and the Cuban Missile Crisis is made several times in Thirteen Days. Find at least three passages that make this comparison and in an essay discuss on what points they are comparable. Then analyze how they differ. Is the comparison accurate and should it be made? Support your ideas with facts.
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