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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 feeling does Robert believe Congress and the country is turning to but should not?
2. According to the Afterword, what did victory mean pre-1945?
3. What does Robert suggest the President use to get an opposite opinion if no one else will offer it?
4. Who handles all international problems for the U.S.?
5. Who is supposed to declare war according to the Constitution?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the letter received October 26th, what does Khrushchev claim is the reason he sent weapons to Cuba?
2. What does Robert mean when he says "that with respect to nuclear war there is an awesome crack between unlikelihood and impossibility" (105)?
3. How was the official letter sent by the Soviets on October 27th different from the letter sent October 26th?
4. What did RFK believe was wrong with the letter drafted by the State Department that was written in response to the letter received October 27th, and what did he suggest they write instead?
5. How does JFK view the military advisers recommending war? Why does he feel this way?
6. What does Robert mean when he writes "no action is taken against a powerful adversary in a vacuum" (96)?
7. According to Robert, how did time before the crisis was publicized effect the President's decisions?
8. How did Africa play a role in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
9. When the crisis was over, why did Kennedy not make a statement assigning credit for the success? And why did he instruct all involved not to provide one either?
10. After the Soviet's agree to a stand down, JFK makes an analogy between himself and Abraham Lincoln. What does he say and what does it mean?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In an essay, analyze the validity of the nuclear paradox. What scenarios have shown this paradox to be true? Did Khrushchev's removal of missiles from Cuba signal his unwillingness to go to nuclear war?
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 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.
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