The Cold War

The Cuban Missile Crisis began when the U.S. learned that the Soviet Union had built what in Cuba?

• missile launching pads

• satellites

• missiles

Answer explanation

The Cuban Missile Crisis started when the U.S. found out that the U.S.S.R. or Soviet Union had built launch pads on Cuba. Then President Kennedy ordered a blockade to ensure that the Soviet Union could not get missiles to Cuba.

What political leader said "History is on our side. We will bury you!"

• Fidel Castro, from Cuba

• President Harry Truman, from the U.S.

• Winston Churchill, from the U.K.

• Nikita Khrushchev, from the U.S.S.R.

Answer explanation

Nikita Khrushchev, from the U.S.S.R. or Soviet Union, made this comment in a speech to ambassadors from Western Countries, including the U.S. The U.S. took this as a threat.

What did the statement "History is on our side. We will bury you!" start between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

• WWII

• Communism

• the end of the Cold War

• an international "arms race"

Answer explanation

The "arms race" was a competition between the Soviet Union and other countries, including the U.S. to build the biggest military and arsenal of weapons.

The Cold War was..?

• a period of war that took place in cold regions of the Soviet Union

• a period of partnership between the United States and the Soviet Union

• a period of tension and rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union

• a period of conflict involving missile defense systems in the arctic regions

Answer explanation

The Cold War was a period of tension and rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union.

Which of these is a positive that stemmed from the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A direct phone line was set up between Washington, D.C., and Moscow to discuss urgent problems.

• Communism was eliminated from the Americas.

Answer explanation

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, a direct phone line was set up between Washington, D.C., and Moscow to discuss urgent problems. That phone line still exists today.

Which of these is a positive that stemmed from the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Trade and tourism between Cuba and the United States increased, benefiting both countries.

• The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the testing of nuclear weapons.

Answer explanation

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, both the U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the testing of nuclear weapons.

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

• The Soviet Union did not want people leaving East Berlin for West Berlin.

• The United States did not want to have another Berlin airlift.

• The Soviet Union wanted to be part of the Marshall Plan

• The United States wanted to build an iron curtain

Answer explanation

The Berlin Wall was built because the Soviet Union did not want people leaving communist East Berlin for democratic West Berlin.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy ordered __________ to prevent any Soviet ships from going to Cuba.

• a blockade

• an arms race

• an airlift

Answer explanation

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy ordered a blockade to prevent any Soviet ships from going to Cuba. A blockade is a barrier that prevents supplies from coming to a country or area.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis people were worried that __________ might start.

• an arms race

• a nuclear war

• a space race

Answer explanation

During the Cuban Missile Crisis people were worried that a nuclear war might start because both the U.S. and the Soviet Union had nuclear weapons.

Why did President Kennedy announce a goal of putting a man on the moon by 1970?

• The goal was part of the Cuban Missile Crisis involving the Soviet Union.

• The goal was part of the Marshall Plan to rebuild the Soviet Union

• The goal was part of the arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• The goal was part of the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

Answer explanation

President Kennedy said the U.S. would make it to the moon before 1970 after the Soviet Union put both a satellite and a man into space.