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Cold War Quiz
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1
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of decades of?
Capitalist
Communist
Fascist
Socialist
2
Who was the leader of the Communist government in Cuba during the Bay of Pigs?
FDR
Castro
Vladimir
Gorbachev
3
The political, military, and ideological barrier put up by the Soviet Union after WW2
The Iron Curtain
The Fog of War
The Velvet Frog
The Iron Shield
4
The Berlin Wall was built to?
Keep out infidels
Keep the Soviets from going to East Berlin
Keep the Soviets from going to West Berlin
Keep out the Russians
5
The Cuban Missile Crisis was caused by?
Kennedy saying "ich bin ein berliner"
All of the above
Castro putting nuclear missiles in Miami
U2 spy planes finding missiles in Cuba
6
In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed MAINLY because?
Years of economic stagnation left it far behind Western and Asian countries
Key Soviet leaders were assassinated
A civil war erupted in the southern republics
The United States was a better country and capitalism ruled the world
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Where the missiles in Cuba capable of hitting Washington DC?
False
True
8
What happened at the Bay of Pigs?
The United States bombed Cuba from the sea
Castro's forces were routed
Batista retook control of Cuba
The American trained Cubans surrendered in less than 24 hours
9
Who said, "We choose to go to the moon in this decade...not because they are easy, but because they are hard..."
Harry S Truman
Fidel Castro
Nikita Kruschev
John F Kennedy
10
The first man in space was?
Maury Povich
Yuri Andriavich
Francis Powers
Yuri Gagarin
11
The first satellite in space launched by the soviet union was?
Rednik
Spelunking
Red Star
Sputnik
12
What conflict involved the United States and China during the Cold War?
Vietnam War
Korean War
Afghanistan
WW2
13
Who was president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John F Kennedy
Harry Truman
14
The two superpowers that emerged after World War 2 were?
Soviet Union and China
United Kingdom and Russia
United States and United Kingdom
United States and Soviet Union
15
Which of the following was the first country to have an atomic bomb?
Russia
Germany
The United States
Japan
16
How many people were killed trying to cross the Berlin Wall?
140
200
400
5000
17
The U2 pilot that was shot down over soviet air space was?
Maury Povich
Yuri Andravich
Francis Powers
Yuri Gagarian
18
What is propaganda?
It is a radio station that shares news
A type of communication between military leaders
All of the above
The use of media sources to manipulate the viewpoints of people
19
What happened when the border between East and West Germany was opened?
A fierce battle took place
A neutral zone was established
The people from East and West Germany tore the wall down
Everyone stayed where they were
20
The Cold War involved which two Superpowers?
China and USSR
United States and USSR
England and USSR
England and United States
21
Which of the following was the first country to have a Hydrogen Bomb?
The United States
Germany
The Soviet Union
Japan
22
What is another name for the USSR?
European Union
Austria
England
Soviet Union
23
What is the issue with Nuclear Warfare?
b and c
Man now had the firepower to destroy the world
It is ineffective
It takes too many resources to make bombs
