How did President Kennedy respond in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A Naval blockade of the Soviet ships

What happened during the Red Scare?

Americans were afraid of communism entering the USA

What the result of the Korean War?

Neither side won.and South Korea stayed free of communism

How did Americans and the British help people in West Berlin during the Cold War?

Airlifted food and supplies into West Berlin

What event started the space race between the Soviet Union and the USA?

Russia launches Sputnik satellite

How was the Vietnam War like the Korean War?

Both wars were fought to keep communism from spreading

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1
A new technology in the 1950s - 1960s was the television. Choose another new technology.
radios
electricity
air conditioning in homes
computers
2
How did President Kennedy respond in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Declared war on the Soviets
A Naval blockade of the Soviet ships
He sent a letter telling the Soviets to discuss the problem
Ignored the problem
3
The United Nations was formed to...
help nations develop a communist government
unite the nations of the world into one government
show the world how strong the USA was
promote international peace
4
All of the following describe life in the 1950s except:
enjoying the air conditioning in our homes
watching our new TV
talking on our new cell phone
listening to the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis
5
What happened during the Red Scare?
The Soviet Union was teaching students how to duck and cover
Americans were afraid of communism entering the USA
People were investigated for working with red paint
Joseph McCarthy was teaching people about commmunism
6
What the result of the Korean War?
All of Korea became communist
Neither side won.and South Korea stayed free of communism
A wall was built between North and South Korea
Communist China took over Korea
7
How did Americans and the British help people in West Berlin during the Cold War?
Mailed them money for food
Fought the Soviet Union
Airlifted food and supplies into West Berlin
Moved them all to East Berlin
8
Who claimed that hundreds of communists were working in the US government?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Joseph McCarthy
Elvis Presley
9
What event started the space race between the Soviet Union and the USA?
Apollo 8 orbits the moon
Neil Armstrong walked on the moon
Soviet Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth
Russia launches Sputnik satellite
10
What was built to keep the communist East Germans from crossing into free West Germany?
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
suburb
Berlin Gateway
11
During the space race, who walked on the moon first?
Neil Armstrong
Ron McNair
Joseph McCarthy
Yuri Gagarin
12
How was the Vietnam War like the Korean War?
Both wars were fought in Europe
Both wars were fought to keep communism from spreading
Both wars were fought in the trenches
Both wars ended with the Allies as the winners

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