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Questions about the Cold War.
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1
Who were the Rosenbergs?
Wrongfully executd coupe
Couple accused of being Soviet Spies
Your Mum
Couple tht was accused of being German Spies
2
U2 Incident
US spy plane shot down in Soviet airspace
An Irish Rock band
Dont you mean Youtube?
A famous political scandal.
3
What is the definition of a Cold War?
A war in which neither side advances towards each other
A war with Bullets
A war fought in Antartica
A war without bullets
4
What programs did the US create during the Cold War?
Arms Race
Department of State
NASA
Department of Defense
5
What does CIA stand for?
Christ Is Alive
Central Intelligence Agency
Cocaine Importing Agency
Crime In America
6
Who was the Soviet Dictator during the Cold War?
Nikita
Stalin/Nikita
Stalin
Putin
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What was the Warsaw Pact?
NATO
A Soviet Union Military Alliance
Drake
Peace treaty
8
What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
Pigs in a bay
Plan to take over Cuba
Plan to overthrow Fidel Castro
What?
9
What plan gave money to help countries in Europe prevent communism?
Containment
Truman Doctrine
Kill communists in said countries
Marshall Plan
10
Who got to the moon first?
USSR
No one
USA
You did
11
When was the Berlin Wall knocked down?
1987
2008
1989
1941
12
Who died in the accidental fire of Apollo 1?
Buzz Aldrin
Alan Shepard
Jim Lovell
No one
13
What was Sputnik?
Soviet Satellite
Cuban Satellite
USA Satellite
Italian Satellite
14
After WW2.. the Soviet Union and American were recognized as what?
Horrible countries
Superpowers
Best buds
Allies
15
What was the Space Race?
Race to put a satellite in orbit
Race to the Moon
Race to take pic of Mars
A literal race in space
16
The Truman Doctrine said that they would support anyone who was resisting.......
School
The Communists
Goats
The Indians
17
What is McCarthyism?
A Governor
Catchword for extreme reckless charges
A name for someone who supports McCarthy
Fight for America
18
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Threat to World Peace
Full out Nuclear War
The Soviets were creating Nuke sites in Cuba
Chinese Nukes inCuba
19
Why was the Berlin Wall constructed?
to stop east germans from moving to West Germany
Prevent weapon smuggling
To stop immigrants
To stop supply flow
20
Which two countries were big in the Arms Race?
China and USSR
Germany and the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union and America
USA and Germany
21
Who was the President during the Cold War in the years 1961-1963?
Eisenhower
Washington
Kennedy
Obama
22
Did Science and Technology play a major role in the Cold War?
Sort of
why
yes
no
23
What started the Space Race?
Sputnik
Space Challenger
Drake
Apollo 1
24
Which Countries were involved in the Cold War?
Germany and Berlin
China and America
Brazil and Mexico
America and the Soviet Union
25
What was the purpose of containment?
To stop the spread of communism
To stop Soviet advancements
To contain nuclear warheads
To only stop communism on ly in West Berlin
26
What type of government did the Soviet Union have?
Communist
Monarchy
Democratic
Anarchy
27
Which one of these nations was a member of the Warsaw Pact?
Poland
China
America
Yugoslavia
28
How long did the Vietnam War last?
19 years
4 years
UHHHH
22 years
29
What does NATO stand for?
No meaning
No Action, Talk Only
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
November Alpha Tango Oscar
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Define Brinkmanship?
A USSR Naval ship
Pushing to the point of making the other side recede
There are no limits
Going past the point of no return
