10/29 JFK and the Cold War pt. 2

1. What did Kennedy commit the nation to doing on May 25, 1961?
2. Why did the Bay of Pigs Invasion fail?
3. What did Kennedy do after his first meeting in Vienna with Krushchev in June 1961? What was the Soviet response in respect to Berlin? How does this calm down Cold War relations in Europe?
4. What were Kennedy’s four options in the Cuban Missile Crisis? What did he choose?
5. What demands did Krushchev have for ending the crisis in Cuba? What was Kennedy’s response?
6. Why did the Alliance for Progress never live up to Kennedy’s expectations? What did Latin Americans think of it? What was a Cold War reason for the Peace Corps?