M Cold War

Question 1

Why was the discovery of nuclear missiles on Cuba such a threat to the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Cuba is 90 miles from the U.S.

Question 2

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

Accepted Answer

To keep the people in Easter Berlin from escaping to West Berlin

Question 3

What country followed the policy of containment?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 4

The Cold War was a series of tense conflicts between what two countries?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union & United States

Question 5

When the U.S. offered many European countries money to rebuild after WW2 it was called:

Accepted Answer

The Marshall Plan

Question 6

This event put the U.S. ahead of the Soviets in the Space Race:

Accepted Answer

Putting men on the moon

Question 7

The event when the U.S. and Soviet Union came the closest to nuclear war is:

Accepted Answer

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 8

What drills were done during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Duck & cover

Question 9

The Korean war is nicknamed the:

Accepted Answer

Forgotten War

Question 10

After the Korean War, the Korean peninsula was divided along what:

Accepted Answer

The 38th Parallel

Question 11

How did the Korean War end

Accepted Answer

With an armistice

Question 12

The Cold War was an actual war

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

The U.S. policy to keep communism from spreading to other countries was called:

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 14

The Soviets took the lead in the Space Race by launching a satellite called:

Accepted Answer

Sputnik

Question 15

The Vietnam War was:

Accepted Answer

A huge failure for the U.S.

Question 16

The event where the U.S.flew supplies to West Berlin because Stalin blocked them off is called:

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Airlift

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