The Cold War Continues

The Cold War Continues

8th - 10th Grade

46 Qs

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The Cold War Continues

The Cold War Continues

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th - 10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.8.7, RI.11-12.5, RI.6.5

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46 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
Spain and Portugal
England and France
Germany and Italy
United States and Soviet Union

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why did the U.S. get involved in the Korean War & the Vietnam War?
To support the USSR
To stop the spread of communism
To convict Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
To liberate prisoners of war

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A standoff in 1962 between the United States and Soviet Union over missiles the Soviets were placing in Cuba.

embargo

diplomacy

Cuban Missile Crisis

Tet Offensive

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Harry Truman

Dwight Eisenhower

John F. Kennedy

Robert Kennedy

James Gregory

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

John F. Kennedy

Nikita Khrushchev

Fidel Castro

Dwight Eisenhower

Edwardo Obstinado

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Cuban Missile Crisis

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cuban revolutionary leader who sided with the Soviets and pushed for nuclear weapons to be positioned in his nation; survived numerous assassination attempts

Fidel Castro

Ho Chi Minh

Robert McNamara

Henry Kissinger

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