Checkpoint 13: The Cold War

Front

What political leader made the statement: "History is on our side. We will bury you!" -excerpt from 1956 speech to ambassadors from Western countries? Options: Fidel Castro, Harry Truman, Nikita Khrushchev, Winston Churchill

Back

Nikita Khrushchev

Front

What did the statement "History is on our side. We will bury you!" directly lead to? Options: World War II, Communism, the end of the Cold War, an international “arms race”

Back

an international “arms race”

Front

Which phrase correctly describes the Cold War?

Back

a period of tension and rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union

Front

Who was West Germany controlled by?

Back

the Allied armies

Front

Who was East Germany controlled by?

Back

the Soviets

Front

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

Back

The Soviet Union did not want people leaving East Berlin for West Berlin

Front

Why did President Kennedy announce a goal of putting a man on the moon by 1970?

Back

The goal was part of the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Front

The Cuban Missile Crisis started when the United States found out that the Soviet Union had built __________ in Cuba.

Back

missile launching pads

Front

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy ordered __________ to prevent any Soviet ships from going to Cuba.

Back

a blockade

Front

During the Cuban Missile Crisis people were worried that __________ might start.

Back

a nuclear war