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

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

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

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

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Robert Kennedy

• James Gregory

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John F. Kennedy

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Fidel Castro

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Edwardo Obstinado

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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)

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

Following a supposed attack on a U.S. vessel, Congress authorized President Johnson to take any action necessary against the North Vietnamese

• SALT Treaty

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• War Powers Act

• Geneva Accords

Massive bombing campaign against North Vietnam which dropped more bombs than all of World War II but had little effect on the North Vietnamese

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Search and Destroy

• Massive Retaliation

• Operation Linebacker

Which of the following was the main reason why the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant to engage in direct military conflict during the Cold War era?

• Because of pressure from nations that refused to choose a side in the conflict

• Because of the potential for global nuclear destruction

• Because of the peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations

• Because of increased tensions among various ethnic groups in the Middle East