Cold War Overview Practice Questions

When Castro came to power in Cuba in 1959 he was a strong communist supporter.

President Truman ended his presidency as

Winston Churchill, British PM during WWII, favored

When did the Cold War start and finish?

What was one result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik?

The United States, acting with United Nations', authority invaded Korea in 1950 as 

Which president oversaw the beginning of the war in Vietnam?

Place of CIA-sponsored coup against democratically elected but left-leaning government.

Which two dueling alliances were active during the Cold War?

What event came the closest for the world to have a nuclear annihilation?

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was established in 1947 by Eisenhower to oversee

Who was the prime architect of the Vietnam War

President Johnson enacted __________ reforms, but was too caught up in Vietnam to be successful

Cold War tensions could first be seen at what conference?

The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion made Kennedy look

The Eisenhower Doctrine

Which of the following could not be said about the Berlin Airlift

Domino Theory

The 1946 Long Telegram became the basis for 

This dictator was an ally of the United States during WWII, and then a fierce enemy after

Even though Eisenhower was elected partly because he vowed to end the Korean War, he still

Mutually Assured Destruction was developed by

At the Yalta Conference what did allies establish?  

At Kissinger's urging_____, pursued détente with U.S.S.R. & opened diplomacy with China

Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) meant that

1969 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) Negotiations limited

Practiced by Cold War leaders in the Cuban Missile Crisis & Berlin Airlift _____ was dangerous.

Define: Detente

The result of the Cuban Missile Crisis was

Containment Policy (The Truman Doctrine) meant that the

The first President to recognize Red China was

Relations between the U.S.S.R. & the U.S improved during the late 1950s, but quickly soured