What led to the development of massive multi-stage thermonuclear weapons (ie Tsar Bomba & B41)?

The use of radiation implosion in achieving critical mass.

What was the MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) doctrine?

An agreement limiting the use of defenses by the US and USSR

What nations supported the installation of puppet-like Communist regimes throughout the world?

The Soviet Union and Communist China

Why did the Bay of Pigs plan fail?

The invasion failed and Castro's men won in less than a day.

What happened in October of 1964 that perpetuated the Cold War?

China successfully tested its first atomic bomb.

What were the SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) and SALT II?

A series of negotiation in which nuclear arms were limited

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Cold War APUSH Quiz

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What led to the development of massive multi-stage thermonuclear weapons (ie Tsar Bomba & B41)?
The levitated-pit implosion method, using air in its core.
The use of radiation implosion in achieving critical mass.
Tritium gas to boost fission processes.
The Swan design, employing the use of two-point air shells.
2
What was the MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) doctrine?
An agreement limiting the use of defenses by the US and USSR
A series of rules limiting the retaliation of each side
A treaty to limit China's nuclear arsenal
An agreement setting the minimums for nuclear arsenals
3
From which nation were US silos removed in return for the removal of Soviet nukes in Cuba?
Italy
Turkey
Greece
The Soviet Union
4
What nations supported the installation of puppet-like Communist regimes throughout the world?
Venezuela and Germany
The Soviet Union and Communist China
Egypt and Iran
Cuba and Columbia
5
Why did the Bay of Pigs plan fail?
The plan was called off for fear of escalating into WW 3.
The invasion failed and Castro's men won in less than a day.
Kennedy cancelled it.
Cuban spies learned of the plan ahead of time.
6
This president was responsible for planning the Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Nixon
Truman
7
What war ended in an armistice, creating a demilitarized zone around the 38th Parallel?
Vietnam War
Korean War
The Gulf War
Korean War
8
What happened in October of 1964 that perpetuated the Cold War?
The Warsaw pact was formed.
The Watergate Scandal.
China successfully tested its first atomic bomb.
Fidel Castro came to power.
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What were the SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) and SALT II?
Talks to establish international building codes for silos.
Negotiations concerning the development of "light ICBM's"
The secret sharing of nuclear designs between the 2 nations
A series of negotiation in which nuclear arms were limited
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These two alliances were made during the Cold War and actively opposed one another's interests.
NATO and Warsaw Pact
BLUFOR and REDFOR
NAFTA and NATO
Soviet and Sino

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