Kennedy and the Cold War Answers

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In what manner did hundreds of thousands of Americans pay their respects to President Kennedy when he died?

They visited the Capitol, where he lay in state.

They visited the place of his birth.

They joined the Peace Corps.

They joined the civil rights movement.

How did the environment in which Kennedy was assassinated contribute to its tragic impact?

It happened outside in a public place, where many people had gathered to watch him drive by.

It took place in an auditorium, where he was campaigning for fellow Democrats.

It took place outside in the nation’s capital, where many people had gathered to hear him speak.

It happened in a northern state, where he and fellow Democrats were extremely popular.

The creation of a communications hotline between the United States and the USSR was a result of

the construction of the Berlin Wall.

the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

the end of the Bay of Pigs invasion.

the start of the Space Race.

When the Space Race began, the United States realized that

the USSR could use rockets to carry nuclear weapons.

the Soviets could get to the moon first.

its technology would never be as good as the USSR’s.

civil rights were more important than space.

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