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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. 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).
2. How many ships either stopped or turned back before reaching the blockade?
3. Robert describes the conflict in Cuba as one between two atomic nations. What are the two atomic nations he refers to?
4. What did Ex Comm believe would happen if they put a blockade around Cuba?
5. What was one requirement of the blockade plan?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Berlin factor into the decision making about the Cuban Missile Crisis?
2. How did JFK feel about the reaction from Congress when he informed them about the crisis and his plans?
3. What was ironic about JFK's meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrea Gromyko?
4. How did RFK feel about his fellow members of in Ex Comm?
5. How did Ex Comm formulate their recommendations to the President?
6. What personal insights does RFK provide about JFK when they are waiting for news about the first ships meant to reach the blockade?
7. What was one argument for a blockade?
8. What did the military and JFK do to respond to the submarine situation?
9. What other actions did the U.S. take besides the blockade?
10. Why does JFK bring up the book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Munich Agreement/Conference has influenced political decisions for many years since its occurrence. In an essay, describe what happened in Munich and compare and contrast this with the Cuban Missile Crisis. Is the Munich Agreement/Conference still relevant today? How so?
Essay Topic 2
The fact that JFK was hesitant to actually stop a ship with the blockade demonstrates that the blockade was more symbolic than meant as an actual solution. In an essay, discuss how the blockade was symbolic. How were JFK's choices regarding the line of interception symbolic? What was symbolic about the first ship intercepted? What message was all of this meant to convey?
Essay Topic 3
The theme of understanding consequences is prevalent in Thirteen Days. Write an essay exploring this theme and its implication to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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