Cold War

Question 1

Soviet Premier Khrushchev offered President Kennedy a deal

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

American ground troops were deployed to Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis)

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Cuban Leader Fidel Castro declared war on the Soviet Union

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true about the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Accepted Answer

One of the most successful American conflicts of the Cold War

Question 5

Cold War Polices: an easing of political tensions after years on edge

Accepted Answer

Detente

Question 6

Which of the following was a characteristic of President Ronald Reagan's administration

Accepted Answer

All of the above statements are true of the Reagan Administration

Question 7

One major difference between capitalism and communism is (hint, the U.S. Capitalist Stystem)

Accepted Answer

In a Capitalist system, individuals can own businesses and property

Question 8

Which of the following is related to the incident at Kent State University

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 9

What was Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's response to the thousands of people fleeing East Berlin for the west

Accepted Answer

Berlin Wall

Question 10

The U.S. fought wars in Korea and Vietnam in order to achieve

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 11

The Korean War began when

Accepted Answer

North Korea troops invaded South Korea

Question 12

What was the Marshall Plan? (Marshall = $$)

Accepted Answer

The U.S. initiative to help Europe rebuild after World War II

Question 13

Who was Ho Chi Minh?

Accepted Answer

The leader of communist forces during the Vietnam War

Question 14

The 38th Parallell was/is the

Accepted Answer

Line of Latitude that divides Korea from communist North/ democratic South

Question 15

President Kennedy ordered a blockade of Cuba

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

The Berlin Airlift was (Uncle Wiggly Wings)

Accepted Answer

The U.S. and the U.K. flying food, fuel, and supplies to Berlin

Question 17

Cold War Policies: known as the Truman Doctorine (wanted to stop Communism)

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 18

President John F. Kennedy did NOT

Accepted Answer

Serve two terms as President

Question 19

The American wars in Korea and Vietnam were similar because

Accepted Answer

Both involved a conflict between communism and democracy

Question 20

Katherine Johnson was NOT (hidden figures)

Accepted Answer

Allowed to use a "white" bathroom or cafeteria at work until 1958

Question 21

A major difference from previous wars was that the U.S. war in Vietnam

Accepted Answer

did not have the overwhelming support of the American public

Question 22

The Truman Doctorine was a policy of

Accepted Answer

Aiding a country fighting communism in order to stop it from spreading

Question 23

Sputnik was the first satellite launched into space

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

The world seemed to be on the verge of a "nuclear holocaust"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

The Soviets put the first man on the moon

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

The United Kingdom was a part of which alliance?

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 27

Dr. King spoke on issues confronting the United States

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 28

All of the following are true about the Iron Curtain EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

In 1989, citizens chipped away pieces of it as the Soviet Union collapsed

Question 29

The United States was a part of which alliance?

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 30

American Alan Shepard was the first man in space

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

Cold War Policies: Could lead to "mutually assured destruction" (game of chicken)

Accepted Answer

Brinksmanship

Question 32

The Soviet Union was a part of which alliance?

Accepted Answer

Warsaw Pact

Question 33

The Second Red Scare

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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