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The Cold War
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What event was the direct cause of the Cuban missile crisis?
the invasion of the Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba
the nuclear bombing of Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev's shoe-banging speech
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Which countries were the superpowers on the two sides of the Cold War?
The United States and the USSR
China and the Soviet Union
The United States and England
England and China
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What type of weapons did superpowers compete for during the Cold War?
pistols
missiles
submarines
nukes
4
What was the aim of the Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika?
to move the Soviet Union closer to communism
to move the Soviet Union closer to republicanism
to move the Soviet Union closer to capitalism
to move the Soviet Union closer to socialism
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What event is generally considered the mark of the end of the Cold War?
Cuban missile crisis
Vietnam War
fall of the Berlin Wall
moon landing
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Which group was targeted in the United States during the "Red Scare"?
Republicans
Democrats
communists
Nazis
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What is the driving goal of the United Nations?
to bring leaders to New York City
to keep peace between countries
to develop a high-tech military
to raise funds for itself
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Which president set the goal of sending Americans to the moon?
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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What did NOT occur during the Cold War?
Vietnam War
The Red Scare
Korean War
World War II
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What was an effect of the division of Berlin?
communist support in West Berlin
a period of German economic prosperity
Soviet censorship of democratic ideas
a resurgence of the Nazi Party
