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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. Why did JFK change the line of interception for the blockade?
2. What did Ex Comm believe would happen if they put a blockade around Cuba?
3. Against what strategy was the following argument used: It would be like "closing the door after the horse has left the barn" (28)?
4. Who does Robert speak to about the President's concern about missiles in Cuba on September 4th?
5. What is SAM an acronym for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What distinguishes Thirteen Days as a memoir (besides the subtitle) and not just an autobiography?
2. What did Ambassador Dobrynin provide as evidence that USSR would not be a threat to the United States?
3. Why did the Intelligence Community not believe Cuba was a threat to the United States?
4. How did Ex Comm formulate their recommendations to the President?
5. How did the US obtain their information about Russian activity in Cuba?
6. Why does JFK bring up the book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman?
7. What was ironic about JFK's meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrea Gromyko?
8. After the blockade takes effect, RFK meets with Dobrynin again. What do they discuss?
9. When was Congress told, and how did Congress react to the news of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
10. What personal insights does RFK provide about JFK when they are waiting for news about the first ships meant to reach the blockade?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Robert Kennedy believed that there were many lessons to be learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis. Identify three lessons that were learned from this incident and describe them in detail in an essay.
Essay Topic 2
The extended metaphor of a knot being tied illustrates the tensions that were forming between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. In an essay, analyze the metaphor in detail. Is it an effective metaphor?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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