Cold War Quiz Review

Question 1

During the Cold War Europe was divided between...

Accepted Answer

capitalist and communist countries

Question 2

One of the most significant moments in the presidency of John F Kennedy was?

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Avoiding nuclear disaster during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 3

He led a movement that sought to achieve better pay and working conditions for Hispanic farm workers

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Cesar Chavez

Question 4

MLK Jr. promoted non-violent protests as a means of gaining equality, whereas Malcolm X believed....

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it should be achieved "by any means necessary"

Question 5

Elvis Presley was a significant figure because?

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All of the above

Question 6

Who was overthrown after he nationalized a portion of his country&#x27;s Guatemala agricultural land to upset US business

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Jacob Arbenz

Question 7

During the Cold War the US and Soviet Union were reluctant to become involved in direct military conflict because of...

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the possibility of Nuclear War

Question 8

The Korean War eventually ended in

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a stalemate (tie): both North and South Korea ended up almost the same size

Question 9

Because they knew the terrain and DID NOT have the firepower the US had, the Vietnamese used..

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guerrilla warfare tactics

Question 10

The Vietnam WAr began after the US government falsly claimed the USS Maddox was attacked in what became known as the....

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Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Question 11

The map shown supports the idea that

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US intervened numerous times, all over the world in the post WWII era

Question 12

During the Space Race, what was the name of the satellite the Soviet Union launched first?

Accepted Answer

Sputnik

Question 13

The US government was very disturbed when communism came to their backyard (in Cuba) with the rise of....

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Fidel Castro

Question 14

What foreign policy did the U.S follow after WWII?

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the containment of communism

Question 15

All of the following incidents are events of the Cold War EXCEPT?

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White Flight

Question 16

The US oversaw

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West Berlin

Question 17

The Feminine Mystique gave voice to

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the feeling of hoplessness felt by many American housewives

Question 18

The McCarthy hearings are most closely associated with the fear of

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a communist threat inside the US

Question 19

All of the following contributed to racial exclusion EXCEPT?

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the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 20

As a result of WWII

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the U.S. and U.S.S.R. became the two major world powers

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