Cold War Practice 2020

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

• They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
• They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
• They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
• They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

The Cold War started immediately after WWII and lasted until

• 1960's
• 1970's
• 1980's
• 1990's

What type of government did the Soviet Union (USSR) have during the Cold War? 

• capitalism 
• democracy
• communism 
• theocracy

Who built the Berlin Wall?

• Soviet Union
• NATO
• The UN
• China

What is Communism?

• people taking a chance to start a new business
• the government having complete control of businesses and property
• free enterprise and economic growth encouraged by the government
• a democratic government with personal freedoms and economic opportunities

In what country is the city of Berlin located?

• France
• Germany
• England
• Soviet Union

What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?

• Truman Doctrine
• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Marshall Plan

Who was the leader of the Cuban Communists?

• Mao Zedong
• Phillipe Alegante
• Fidel Castro
• Nikita Krushchev

Who was the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis, who was also assassinated?

• Richard Nixon

• John F Kennedy

• Franz Ferdinand

• Lyndon B Johnson

What is a satellite state?

• A communist state meant to create a buffer zone for the USSR
• A communist state that fought against the USSR
• A colony in outer space circling the planet
• A capitalist state that was part of NATO