How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

The Soviet Union agreed to take missiles out of Cuba

Why is the concept ICBM important in the Nuclear Arms Race?

Now nuclear missiles could reach other continents

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so important in history?

It was the closest the world has gotten to a nuclear war

Why did the M.A.D. concept cause hesitation when it came to using nuclear weapons?

M.A.D. meant you would be destroyed along w/ your enemy

What country did Russia China support in the Korean War and why?

Russia/China supported North Korea since they are Communist

What did the concept of M.A.D. mean?

country would be destroyed along with the offending country

What was the goal of the Space Race?

To see whether Russia or US could get to the moon first

What country did the US support in the Korean War and why?

U.S. supported South since they're Democratic

How did the Marshall Plan affect the US economy after WWII?

Rose since Europe had to buy resources from USA to rebuild

In exchange for the Soviets taking their Cuban missiles down, what did the US agree to do?

end the naval blockade of Cuba & respect Cuba’s sovereignty

Why did the Soviet Union want to build these Cuban missile bases?

It was a reaction to the US building missile bases in Turkey

Why was the Berlin Wall created?

To keep Communist people from defecting west and being free

Define the Nuclear Arms Race:

Competition between Russia and US to build nuclear weapons

What started the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Russia put Nuclear Missiles in Cuba

Why did the Soviet Union blockade Berlin? (Hint: W. Berlin= West Berlin)

Hoped W. Berlin would run out of supplies & join Communism

What was the purpose of the HUAC?

Investigate Americans of alleged disloyalty & Communist ties

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

To help Europe rebuild after WWII, specifically Germany

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1
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
The Soviet Union agreed to take missiles out of Cuba
Cubans agreed to take missiles down
US agreed to take missiles out of Cuba
Chinese agreed to take missiles out of Cuba
2
Why is the concept ICBM important in the Nuclear Arms Race?
Missiles were more accurate than ever before.
Now nuclear missiles could reach other continents
Humans could now attack an area w/o affecting nearby places
Humans could now destroy nature beyond return
3
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so important in history?
It was the closest the world has gotten to a nuclear war
It was the 1st time the US accepted a region's sovereignty
It was the 1st time any country could've destroyed the world
To torture future students learning about the Cold War
4
What does M.A.D. stand for?
Mutual Assigned Destruction
Mean Absolute Deviation
Mean Absolute Difference
Mutual Assured Destruction
5
Why did the M.A.D. concept cause hesitation when it came to using nuclear weapons?
Countries didn't know if other nations were more powerful
They didn't know the affects of nuclear warfare
countries didn't want to destroy resources they could use
M.A.D. meant you would be destroyed along w/ your enemy
6
Who won the Korean War?
United States
No One
Russia/China
7
Which country successfully sent a man into space first?
North Korea
United States
Germany
Russia
8
What country did Russia China support in the Korean War and why?
Russia/China supported North Korea since they are Communist
Russia/China supported East Korea since they are Communist
9
What did the concept of M.A.D. mean?
If you send a missile to another country they will be mad
Only one country will be destroyed
country would be destroyed along with the offending country
If you fail my class you won't like Captain Chapman
10
What was the goal of the Space Race?
To see what whether US or China, could get to the Mars first
To see whether Russia or US could get to the moon first
Competition between US & N. Korea to get life into space 1st
Competition between US & N. Korea to get to the moon first
11
What structures did some people build at their houses during the Cold War?
Missile/Fall in structures
Bomb/Fallout shelters
Tornado Shelters
Shrines to McCarthy
12
What happened to many of these people as a result of McCarthy’s claims?
They usually lost their jobs
More people left the city to live in the country
More people became rich
More jobs were created
13
What country did the US support in the Korean War and why?
U.S. supported South since they're Democratic
U.S. supported North since they were Democratic
14
How did the Marshall Plan affect the US economy after WWII?
Plummeted due to there not being jobs for returning soldiers
Plummeted due to the tax money it took to rebuild Germany
Lowered since US became #1 trade partner in world w/ Europe
Rose since Europe had to buy resources from USA to rebuild
15
In exchange for the Soviets taking their Cuban missiles down, what did the US agree to do?
end the naval blockade of Cuba & respect Cuba’s sovereignty
end the navy blockade, but didn't accept Cuba's sovereignty
To give them more territory in Germany
Take their missiles in Turkey down
16
Why did the Soviet Union want to build these Cuban missile bases?
It was a reaction to the US building missile bases in Iran
It was a reaction to the US building missile bases in Turkey
It was a reaction to the US building missile bases in Mexico
It was a reaction to the US building missile bases in Iraq
17
Who was the first person to land on the moon?
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Tyson
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
18
Why was the Berlin Wall created?
To keep Communist people from defecting east and being free
Both sides wanted independence and the wall was the best way
To keep Communist people from defecting west and being free
To separate the Communists from the free Totalitarianism
19
Define the Nuclear Arms Race:
Competition between N. Korea and US to build nuclear weapons
Competition between China & US to build nuclear weapons
Competition between Russia and US to build nuclear weapons
Race between China & N. Korea to build nuclear weapons
20
Which country successfully sent a satellite into space first?
Japan
South Korea
Russia
United States
21
What claims did Joseph McCarthy make about people?
That they were anarchists.
That they were Republicans
That they were Korean spies
That they were communists
22
What happened with Korea's borders after the end of the Korean War?
All of Korea became a Democratic country
All of Korea descended into anarchy
The borders didn't change
All of Korea became a Communist country
23
What started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Russia put Nuclear Missiles in Cuba
Americans and Cubans put Nuclear Missiles in Mexico
China put Nuclear Missiles in Cuba
Cubans turned against US and put up missiles pointing at US
24
Why did the Soviet Union blockade Berlin? (Hint: W. Berlin= West Berlin)
Hoped W. Berlin would run out of supplies & join Communism
Uprisings in Berlin & Soviets didn't want that to spread
Hoped E. Berlin would run out of supplies & join Capitalism
Ensured Germans wouldn't deliver nuclear warheads to Turkey
25
What was the purpose of the HUAC?
Investigate Americans of alleged disloyalty & Communist ties
To investigate German Americans and find their spies
Civil rights firm to free the wrongly accused of espionage
To investigate Chinese Americans and to find their spies
26
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
To rebuild Korea after the Korean War
To help Europe rebuild after WWII, specifically Germany
To fix relations with Russia
To establish peace in Europe

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