What was the importance of Cuban Missile Crisis?

The US wanted the Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba

The Cuban Missile Crisis ended with

US removes missiles from Turkey, Soviets from Cuba

What was the 'Space Race'?

Countries competing to put the first man in space

What was the significance of the Cuban missile crisis?

The world came close to nuclear war

Mutually Assured Destruction....

Prevented the USSR and the US from using atomic bombs on each other

Truman removed General MacArthur from command of the US troops in Korea because...

MacArthur's aggressive tactics were upsetting China

What was the Truman Doctrine?

a pledge of aid to countries "at risk of communism"

What caused The Cold War?

The development of communism alarmed the United States.

What was the result of the Korean War?

South Korea and North Korea signed an Armistice

What was the Korean War?

A war between North and South Korea, A war between North Korea and the UN/South Korea

How did nuclear weapons affect the Cold War?

It encouraged the superpowers to war through proxies, It meant that the USA and USSR never went to war directly

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Cold War Korea Quiz

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1
The Cold War was an actual war
True
False
2
When Was the Truman Doctrine Established
1947
1887
1940
1950
3
Macarthur wanted to use nuclear weapons in the Korean War
False
True
4
What was the importance of Cuban Missile Crisis?
The US placed missiles in Cuba.
The US wanted the Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
The US wanted the Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba
The US attacked Cuba.
5
Who was the Cold War between??
Britain and Germany
France and USSR
US and USSR
US and Germany
6
The Cuban Missile Crisis ended with
US removes missiles from Cuba
A happy Fidel Castro
US removes missiles from Turkey, Soviets from Cuba
All out nuclear war
7
What was the 'Space Race'?
Countries competing to put the first man in space
Countries competing to find the first aliens
Countries competing to get the most land
Countries competing to make the fastest rockets
8
What was the significance of the Cuban missile crisis?
Khrushchev condemned the actions of Castro
The U.S. failed to give air cover to Cuban exiles
The world came close to nuclear war
The U.S. overthrew communism in Cuba
9
Mutually Assured Destruction....
Helped other countries create their own atomic bombs
None of the above
Prevented the USSR and the US from using atomic bombs on each other
Pushed the USSR and the US to use atomic bombs
10
Truman removed General MacArthur from command of the US troops in Korea because...
MacArthur's aggressive tactics were upsetting China
MacArthur had lost many battles
MacArthur's policies were too passive
MacArthur was rude to him
11
Who was the leader of North Korea
Kim Jong Un
Kim Yo Jong
Kim Yo Sung
Kim Il Sung
12
Where was Korea divided?
17th Parallel
38th Parallel
18th Parallel
37th Parallel
13
What was the Truman Doctrine?
a pledge of aid to countries "at risk of communism"
a pledge of money to allied countries
a pledge of money to support capitalism
all of the above
14
What caused The Cold War?
The development of communism alarmed the United States.
The United Stated broke a treaty with Russia.
Russia was threatening to get to space first.
Russia had nuclear weapons.
15
What was the result of the Korean War?
The US had to interrupt the fighting to announce they would join
Abraham Lincoln stopped the War to make peace with both sides
The battle never ended
South Korea and North Korea signed an Armistice
16
What was the Korean War?
A war between North and South Korea
A war between Britain and US
A war between North Korea and the UN/South Korea
A war between Afghanistan and Israel
17
How did nuclear weapons affect the Cold War?
It encouraged the superpowers to war through proxies
It resulted in a land invasion of Russia
It meant that the USA and USSR never went to war directly
It encouraged war between the superpowers
18
What did Truman do to MacArthur during the Korean War?
fired him
demoted him
promoted him
made him a Senator

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