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The Cold War & JFK Review
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1
How long was JFK president for?
6 months
Almost 3 years
A year
4 years
2
Kennedy created an elite branch of army known as the popular, what?
Blue Berets
Red Berets
Green Berets
Portland Berets
3
In 1962, US spy planes reported that the Soviet Union had placed long-range missiles in
West Germany.
Columbia.
China.
Cuba.
4
This wall split Berlin into half.
the wall of America
Berlin wall
Great Wall of China
Wall of Mexico
5
The Berlin Wall was erected in order to __________________________.
protect Soviet military supplies.
prevent the spread of communism.
to prevent refugees from leaving communist East Germany.
retaliate against U.S.aggression.
6
U.S. involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars were direct results of the ________.
policy of deterrence.
Marshall Plan.
policy of containment.
Truman Doctrine.
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The alliance that promised to prevent the spread of communism
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
United Nations
NATO
8
What is the hotline? (Red Phone)
The Soviet Union & U.S. communicating over the phone on a crisis
Number to report crimes
Division in Washington D.C.
Emergency number
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The willingness to go to the edge of nuclear war to force the other side to back down
covert action
military-industrial complex
brinkmanship
sacrifice race
10
Which counties occupied "West" Berlin?
Spain
Poland
Soviet Union
USA, France, & Great Britain
11
What event led to the Berlin Crisis?
East German's defecting to West Germany
the US giving economic aid to West Germany
Stalin was bored
the creation of West Germany
12
After the Soviet Union cut off access to West Berlin, how did the Allies help?
They were each given Marshall Checks.
Supplies were carried in through a series of tunnels
Communist leaders gave them all homes and jobs
Berlin Airlift-supplies were brought to West Berlin by plane
13
What occurred in Germany following the Yalta Conference?
It was left independent.
It was divided into two sides, both communist.
It was divided into four zones run by an Allied nation.
Hitler was allowed to stay in power.
14
What did the Peace Corps do for other countries?
volunteers that helped struggling nations
Spread information pamphlets on how great the U.S. truly was
a war protest
Gave people homes
15
What is the
policy of containment
?
taking down the Soviet Union
stopping the spread of communism
establishing democracies in former communist countries
overthrowing communist governments
16
JFK defeated_____ to become president.
Richard Nixon
LBJ
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
17
Kennedy increased_____ in order to build up the nations conventional forces.
jobs
defense
taxes
economy
18
Border nations between the U.S.S.R. and the west that served as a buffer against attacks were called...
Iron Curtain
Stalin's Wall
Satellite Nations
States
19
Which countries were superpowers during the Cold War?
Soviet Union and Japan
United States and Germany
Soviet Union and the United States
Korea and Vietnam
20
Which US foreign policy program gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
The Marshall Plan
The Fair Deal
The Truman Doctrine
The Containment Policy
21
The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between....
North and South Korea
North and South Cambodia
China and Taiwan
Korea and China
22
The bay of pigs was a successful mission.
True
False
23
People would get shot trying to cross the Berlin Wall.
True
False
24
Which event first led many Americans to fear we were losing the space race to the Soviet Union?
The launch of Yuri Gagarin in to space.
The lauch of Sputnik space satellite.
Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.
The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle.
25
What were the Green Berets?
Navy Veterans
The Berlin special forces
Army Veterans
the USA special forces
26
Who took over after JFK's assassination?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Harry truman
27
Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba if the United States would _______.
not invade Cuba.
send aid to Cuba.
remove missiles from Florida.
stop the blockade of Cuba.
28
Who killed John F. Kennedy?
Soviet spies
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Anti-Castro Cubans
29
When was JFK assassinated?
November 4, 1964
November 22, 1963
November 17, 1962
November 10, 1962
30
The 1960 presidential campaigns of Kennedy and Nixon were affected by the new use of
radio.
television.
the courts.
newspapers.
31
Who was the 36th president of the United States?
Richard Nixon
Barack Obama
John F. Kennedy
Donald Trump
32
Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism.
Wild Fire Theory
Multiply Theory
Iron Curtain
Domino Theory
33
What two countries were the missiles pulled from?
Isis and Japan
Belgium and Finland
Turkey and Cuba
France and Italy
