What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

Resulted in Cuban dependence on Soviet support

How did Communist Sandinista dictator of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, gain support from people?

He promised economic relief for the poor

Why did the US support the government of Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza?

The regime under Somoza was anti-Communist

Why would the US support a dictator, Fulgencio Batista, in Cuba?

In order to prevent a communist government from forming

Most likely, the reason the US to supplied both Iran and Iraq with weapons during the 1980s...

To keep both evenly matched so power would stay balanced

How was the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979 most significant?

Revealed the intense rejection held for Western imperialism

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1
Who are the taliban?
The right wing of a fascist dictatorship
Islamic religious students
Iranian freedom fighters
Part of the Red Guard
2
What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?
Led to the removal of Fidel Castro from power
It was the first launch of a nuclear bomb since Nagasaki
Proved that Cuba was a major player during the Cold War
Resulted in Cuban dependence on Soviet support
3
Communist dictator of Cuba who overthrew Batista in 1959, leading social and economic reforms
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Daniel Ortega
Anastasio Somoza
4
Refers to those countries that had chosen to not join a side in the Cold War:
Nonaligned nations
Domino nations
Third World nations
Second World nations
5
How did Communist Sandinista dictator of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, gain support from people?
He promised economic relief for the poor
He spoke out against abortion in his pro-Catholic nation
He had the backing of the great Dalai Lama
His conservative economic policies won favor of the elite
6
Why did the US support the government of Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza?
He was born in Florida, therefore recognized as a US citizen
A strong leader would improve industrial production
Somoza had vowed to control the drug cartel
The regime under Somoza was anti-Communist
7
Why would the US support a dictator, Fulgencio Batista, in Cuba?
In order to prevent a communist government from forming
A warning to Latin America not to interfere in US policies
To promote the spread of civil liberties
Cuba needed a strong leader to control Islamic uprisings
8
Most likely, the reason the US to supplied both Iran and Iraq with weapons during the 1980s...
Both Middle Eastern countries were fiercely anti-Communist
To keep both evenly matched so power would stay balanced
They feared the Soviet Union would step in to help Iran
To accumulate the funds received from the supplies
9
Muslim leader who re-established a conservative Islamic state in Iran in 1979
Mohammed Pahlavi
Osama Bin Laden
Ruhollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
10
How was the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979 most significant?
Signified the rise of acceptance for the shah
Proved the US was willing to take Iranians prisoner
Revealed the intense rejection held for Western imperialism
Exposed the only division in Iran was because of capitalism

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The Cold War Divides the World (WH 17.4)

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Questions 10

Answers

1
Who are the taliban?
The right wing of a fascist dictatorship
Islamic religious students
Iranian freedom fighters
Part of the Red Guard
2
What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?
Led to the removal of Fidel Castro from power
It was the first launch of a nuclear bomb since Nagasaki
Proved that Cuba was a major player during the Cold War
Resulted in Cuban dependence on Soviet support
3
Communist dictator of Cuba who overthrew Batista in 1959, leading social and economic reforms
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Daniel Ortega
Anastasio Somoza
4
Refers to those countries that had chosen to not join a side in the Cold War:
Nonaligned nations
Domino nations
Third World nations
Second World nations
5
How did Communist Sandinista dictator of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, gain support from people?
He promised economic relief for the poor
He spoke out against abortion in his pro-Catholic nation
He had the backing of the great Dalai Lama
His conservative economic policies won favor of the elite
6
Why did the US support the government of Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza?
He was born in Florida, therefore recognized as a US citizen
A strong leader would improve industrial production
Somoza had vowed to control the drug cartel
The regime under Somoza was anti-Communist
7
Why would the US support a dictator, Fulgencio Batista, in Cuba?
In order to prevent a communist government from forming
A warning to Latin America not to interfere in US policies
To promote the spread of civil liberties
Cuba needed a strong leader to control Islamic uprisings
8
Most likely, the reason the US to supplied both Iran and Iraq with weapons during the 1980s...
Both Middle Eastern countries were fiercely anti-Communist
To keep both evenly matched so power would stay balanced
They feared the Soviet Union would step in to help Iran
To accumulate the funds received from the supplies
9
Muslim leader who re-established a conservative Islamic state in Iran in 1979
Mohammed Pahlavi
Osama Bin Laden
Ruhollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
10
How was the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979 most significant?
Signified the rise of acceptance for the shah
Proved the US was willing to take Iranians prisoner
Revealed the intense rejection held for Western imperialism
Exposed the only division in Iran was because of capitalism