Kennedy was known as a Cold Warrior. He had supported anti-communist investigations, and served on many of the same committees as Richard Nixon had during the hunt for communists. Because of this Kennedy was more than willing to challenge the Soviet Union on the international stage. In what ways was this manifested? Kennedy aggressively challenged the Soviet Union on the world's oceans. He built the world's largest navy, and actively blocked Soviet supplies of food and weapons to governments that opposed the United States. Kennedy, in response to the Soviets putting the first man into space, boldly challenged the American people to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. O Kennedy built large numbers of nuclear weapons and threatened to use them on any nation supporting, or thinking, of establishing a communist government. Kennedy was more than willing to use military force to prevent the spread of communism. He supported long range bombing missions over Cuba, and helped to topple the, communist government in Vietnam.

Kennedy was known as a Cold Warrior. He had supported anti-communist investigations, and served on many of the same committees as Richard Nixon had during the hunt for communists. Because of this Kennedy was more than willing to challenge the Soviet Union on the international stage. In what ways was this manifested? Kennedy aggressively challenged the Soviet Union on the world's oceans. He built the world's largest navy, and actively blocked Soviet supplies of food and weapons to governments that opposed the United States. Kennedy, in response to the Soviets putting the first man into space, boldly challenged the American people to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. O Kennedy built large numbers of nuclear weapons and threatened to use them on any nation supporting, or thinking, of establishing a communist government. Kennedy was more than willing to use military force to prevent the spread of communism. He supported long range bombing missions over Cuba, and helped to topple the, communist government in Vietnam.