Why did the Soviets choose Cuba for a strategic place to send missiles?

because of its location close to the U.S.

What did the Candy Bomber do?

dropped candy to German children through the Berlin Airlift

Which of the following choices contains only elements of the space race during the Cold War?

NASA, Sputnik, moon landing, John Glenn

What did African Americans experience after returning to WWII?

not treated as well as white veterans had truble geting jobs

Which of the following choices is a group of world leaders during the Cold War?

Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Castro

What made the Cold War "cold"?

There was no actual combat going on

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The Cold War USA Studies Weekly Week 18

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1
What type of government did the Soviet Union have during the Cold War?
monarchy
democracy
communist government
2
In the title "How Pingpong Got the Ball Rolling". What does it mean to "get the ball rolling"?
travel to China
start an activity or project
meet with a president of a country
3
Why did the Soviets choose Cuba for a strategic place to send missiles?
because Castro and Khrushchev were enemies
because of its location close to the U.S.
because of its friendly, democratic government
4
The struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the spread of communism: __________ War
Continued
Cold
Hot
Communism
5
What did the Candy Bomber do?
blew up German candy factories in Berlin
dropped candy to German children through the Berlin Airlift
poisoned Soviet leaders with tainted candy
6
Which of the following choices contains only elements of the space race during the Cold War?
NASA, Sputnik, moon landing, John Glenn
NASA, civil rights, moon landing, armies
civil rights, John Glenn, President Kennedy
7
What did African Americans experience after returning to WWII?
got the same kinds of jobs and had the same voting rights
not treated as well as white veterans had truble geting jobs
were offered more jobs at NASA than people from other races
8
Which of the following choices is a group of world leaders during the Cold War?
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Castro
Truman, Castro, Eisenhower, Obama
Castro, Khrushchev, Obama, Clinton
9
What made the Cold War "cold"?
There were no real enemies
There was no actual combat going on
The Soviet Union's temperature was always below freezing
10
A military alliance between the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, and Western European nations
NASA
UK
UN
NATO

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