USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This U.S. president was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis and supported the Civil Rights Movement. He was also assassinated for his support.
A
John F. Kennedy
B
Robert F. Kennedy
C
MLK
D
FDR
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During Kennedy’s brief presidency, the United States experienced both foreign policy triumphs and tragedies, including the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.

Detailed explanation-2: -President John F. Kennedy said the missiles would not be tolerated, and insisted on their removal. Khrushchev refused. The stand-off nearly caused a nuclear exchange and is remembered in this country as the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Detailed explanation-3: -John F. Kennedy: The First Catholic President | Faith and the Presidency: From George Washington to George W.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Executive Committee of the National Security Council (ExComm) was a group of experts who advised President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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