How did Cuba figure into President Kennedy's Cold War policies? Were his actions regarding Cuba effective?

Explain the Gulf of Tonkin incident and its significance to American foreign policy. How did President Johnson respond to it and why?

The United States' engagement in Vietnam divided the nation. Discuss the range of American responses to the war. How did they change over time? How did the war shape domestic politics in the 1960s and early 1970s?

What was détente, and how did it affect U.S. foreign policy? What were its achievements and limitations? Compare Nixon's approach to communism to the approaches of the previous two administrations.