USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This was a direct communication link set up with the White House and the Kremlin during Kennedy’s presidency
A
Flexible respone
B
Hot line
C
Mass communication
D
Red phone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On August 30, 1963, John F. Kennedy becomes the first U.S. president to have a direct phone line to the Kremlin in Moscow. The “hotline” was designed to facilitate communication between the president and Soviet premier.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States and Russia created a deconfliction line to prevent miscalculations or escalation. In November 2022, an anonymous U.S. official told Reuters that the line had only been used once in the war.

Detailed explanation-3: -On June 20, 1963, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the “Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Regarding the Establishment of a Direct Communications Link, ” also known as the hotline agreement.

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