Edmentum - Cold War Events

Edmentum - Cold War Events

7th Grade

14 Qs

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Edmentum - Cold War Events

Edmentum - Cold War Events

Assessment

Quiz

History

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sara Corl

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the Cold War, the "enemy" the U.S. was "fighting" was...

Terrorists

Communism

Democracy

Dictators

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Korean War, the U.S. fought against North Korea, which was backed by...

The Soviet Union

Japan

Germany

The North Vietnamese

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did General MacArthur address Congress after he was fired?

He wanted to announce his run for Presidency

He wanted to justify (explain) his reasons for continuing and expanding the fight in Korea

He wanted to thank Americans for being celebrated as a war hero

He wanted to apologize for not following President Truman's policies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the Communist leader of Cuba that the U.S. tried to overthrow in the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Nikita Krushchev

Ngo Dinh Diem

Fidel Castro

Miguel Díaz-Canel

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which two regions did the Eisenhower administration effectively use brinkmanship (bringing the U.S. to the "brink"/edge of war)?

France and Germany

Russia and Poland

Vietnam and Cuba

Korea and Indochina

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the punishment for the Rosenbergs, who were convicted of providing bomb secrets to the Russians (McCarthyism)?

They were sent back to Russia.

They were executed by electric chair.

They were sent to federal prison in Kansas for life.

They were sent to Guantanamo Bay.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What policy did Kennedy lay the groundwork for at the end of his presidency?

Isolationism

brinkmanship

flexible response

detente

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