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1960's Cold War Review
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1
Who did the United States send in to assassinate Castro in the Bay of Pigs invasion?
Cuban defectors
Navy Seals
Former Prison Inmates
CIA
2
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Alan Shepard
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
3
Who was the first person to orbit the Earth?
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard
Buzz Aldrin
4
Which of the following was NOT a theory about Kennedy's assassination?
Jimmy Hoffa had him killed because Kennedy hated "Teamsters"
He was killed by the Cubans in revenge for the Bay of Pigs
He was killed by the CIA
The Magic Bullet Theory (Oswald acted alone)
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What was the first satellite launched in space called?
Sputnik
Miir
Apollo
The Eagle
6
Who was the dictator of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Ariel Castro
Francisco Franco
Che Guevera
Fidel Castro
7
The Vietnamese people fought a war of attrition, what does that mean?
They used chemical warfare
They were willing to fight to the last person
They were fighting in a guerrilla style
They were fighting it through the media
8
The Gulf of ______________ Incident caused the United States to enter into war with Vietnam
Bahrain
Tonkin
Cadiz
Mexico
9
How many days did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
12
20
10
13
10
What color was the "Agent" that was used on the citizens of Vietnam?
Yellow
Orange
Brown
Blue
11
What religious group was Ngo Dinh Diem persecuting, which led to his assassination by the U.S.?
Muslims
Christians
Hindus
Buddhists
12
Which of the following was NOT one of the dangers U.S. soldiers faced in Vietnam?
All of the above were dangers
Land Mines
Trip Wires
Women and children attacking them
13
The Vietnam War was the last war in which the U.S. had _____________.
Had a Draft
Used Chemical Weapons
Withdrawn Troops
Used a Nuclear Bomb
14
Who killed JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
James Earl Ray
Jack Ruby
15
Who was the leader of Communist North Vietnam?
Chiang Kaishek
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
16
Who was the Premier of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Stalin
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
Lenin
17
What did we use to burn down the jungles in Vietnam?
Firebombs
Agent Orange
Napalm
Flamethrowers
18
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
North American Space Association
Nuke All Soviets Administration
New Age Space Association
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Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald?
Jack Ruby
Mark David Chapan
John Gotti
James Earl Ray
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Who was the leader of Democratic South Vietnam?
Chiang Kaishek
Deng Xiaoping
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
