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An incident where US troops killed 300 unarmed civilians including women, children, and the elderly; This massacre increased the anti-war protest.
a) My Lai Massacre
b) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c) Cuban Missile Crisis
d) Cuban Missile Crisis

The US Congress passed this resolution to authorize the President to take all necessary steps including armed conflict, in Vietnam.
a) Cuban Missile Crisis
b) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c) My Lai Massacre
d) U2 Incident

US placed missiles in Turkey aimed at the Soviet Union so the Soviet Union responded by placing nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba with the capability of reaching Florida.
a) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b) Castro Revolution
c) Cuban Missile Crisis
d) U2 Incident

Fidel Castro led a successful revolution against the US supported Cuban government. After gaining control, Castro aligned with the Soviet Union
a) Election of 1960
b) Cuban Missile Crisis
c) Castro Revolution
d) U2 Incident

Republican Richard Nixon ran against Democrat John F. Kennedy for the US presidency in 1960. John F. Kennedy won in part because he looked better on television.
a) Election of 1960
b) Cuban Missile Crisis
c) Castro Revolution
d) Cultural Revolution

An incident in which a US spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, which caused further tension between the US and the Soviet Union
a) Election of 1960
b) Castro Revolution
c) U2 Incident
d) Cuban Missile Crisis

This was a CIA supported Cuban attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro that Castro easily defended
a) My Lai Massacre
b) Bay of Pigs Invasion
c) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d) Cuban Missile Crisis

An incident in which a US spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, which caused further tension between the US and the Soviet Union
a) U2 Incident
b) Election of 1960
c) Castro Revolution
d) Cultural Revolution

Fidel Castro led a successful revolution against the US supported Cuban government. After gaining control, Castro aligned with the Soviet Union
a) Castro Revolution
b) Cuban Missile Crisis
c) My Lai Massacre
d) Gulf of Tonkin

Republican Richard Nixon ran against Democrat John F. Kennedy for the US presidency in 1960. John F. Kennedy won in part because he looked better on television.
a) U2 Incident
b) Castro Revolution
c) Cuban Missile Crisis
d) Election of 1960

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