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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 would analyze Khrushchev's personal letter and make recommendations on October 27th?
2. Where did JFK say, "Above all, while defending our own vital interests, nuclear powers must avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to the choice of either a humiliating defeat or a nuclear war" (97)?
3. What feeling does Robert believe Congress and the country is turning to but should not?
4. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what role did Congress play?
5. How did Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. die?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Robert claim that "we cannot be an island even if we wished; nor can we successfully separate ourselves from the rest of the world" (94)?
2. Analyze the simile "the leaders who lived through the crisis felt what it was like to peer over the precipice" (104)?
3. What is one example Robert provides of a devil's advocate working?
4. How was the official letter sent by the Soviets on October 27th different from the letter sent October 26th?
5. What did the letter received October 23rd from Khrushchev imply about the U.S. and the repercussions the U.S. may expect?
6. How did Africa play a role in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
7. What does Robert mean when he says "that with respect to nuclear war there is an awesome crack between unlikelihood and impossibility" (105)?
8. In the letter received October 26th, what does Khrushchev claim is the reason he sent weapons to Cuba?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the importance of peer evaluation. Develop an argument that is either for using groups or against it. Was the group effort successfully used for Ex Comm? Why or why not? What lesson can be learned from this?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In an essay, analyze the paradox of rulership. Why is a single leader desirable? Why is a committee type leadership desirable? Does the Constitution solve the problems with rulership? How so?
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