Cold War Review

The launching of Sputnik led to-

• Environmental concerns
• containment
• the Berlin Airlift
• the space race

Which of the following events occurred during the Cold War?

• World War II ends
• Korean War begins
• the atomic bomb is developed
• Russia invades Poland

"This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" - _{Neil Armstrong}
The above quote refers to which of the following events-

• Launching of Sputnik
• Fall of the Berlin Wall
• US entry into the Vietnam Conflict
• US moon landing

"Sputnik Launch Propels Soviets Ahead in Space"
In 1957, the United States government responded to the event described in this headline by-

• reducing military spending
• building a joint space station with the Soviet Union
• constructing President Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" defense system
• providing funds to improve education in math and science

The attempted invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles was known as-

• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• Bay of Pigs Invasion
• The U-2 Incident
• The Falkland Island Invasion

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Truman Doctrine were attempts to carry out a United States Foreign policy of

• Brinksmanship
• Containment
• Appeasement
• Neutrality

Why was the Truman Doctrine created?

• Stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons
• Contain communism by giving aid to poorer nations like Greece and Turkey
• Use the United Nations as a tool to eliminate threats posed by the Soviet Union
• Rebuild southeast Asia by extending economic aid

Which of the following was the primary reason for the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1960?

• to make Cubans aware of the benefits of democracy
• to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro
• to warn the Soviet Union against involvement in Latin America
• to establish normal diplomatic relations with Cuba

The United States carried out the idea expressed in this late 1940s cartoon by-

• forming a military alliance with Russia
• airlifting supplies to West Berlin
• accepting Russian authority over West Berlin
• agreeing to turn over control of Berlin to the United Nations

The main idea of this cartoon from the late 1940s is that

• Europe is slipping into chaos and revolution
• American economic aid is assisting European recovery
• containment is failing as a policy for stopping Soviet expansion into Western Europe
• Europeans are not making serious attempts to solve their economic problems