Part 8

Quiz for Document P8-3: John F. Kennedy, Address to the United Nations General Assembly (1961)

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Question 1

President John Kennedy proposes, as a first step toward nuclear disarmament, a treaty endingA. colonial rule.
B. nuclear testing.
C. proxy wars.
D. space exploration.

Question 2

President Kennedy proposes extending the UN Charter into outer space in order toA. ban weapons of mass destruction from space.
B. extend U.S. interests in space.
C. promote the colonization of space.
D. settle disputes over resources.

Question 3

In his discussion of colonialism, Kennedy declares that by suppressing free institutions around the world, the Soviet Union is practicingA. arbitration.
B. coercion.
C. colonialism.
D. genocide.

Question 4

President Kennedy’s warnings about conditions in South Vietnam and Laos are consistent with the U.S doctrine known asA. anti-colonialism.
B. containment.
C. internationalism.
D. mutually assured destruction.