The Cold War

The Cold War

11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What country put the first human-made space satellite into orbit around Earth?

the United States

Great Britain

the Soviet Union

France

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What event signaled the arrival of the Cold War in Asia?

the Korean War

the Cultural Revolution

the Great Leap Forward

Nixon’s visit to China

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Korea was the site of the first ___________________ during the Cold War.

nuclear battle

proxy war

bombing raid

airlift

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the sites of the two major hot conflicts of the Cold War?

Korea and Vietnam

Germany and France

Algeria and Morocco

Cuba and Spain

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why did the United States and the Soviet Union nearly start a nuclear war over Cuba?

The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba.

The United States attempted to colonize Cuba

The Soviet Union began a blockade of Cuba.

The United States flew spy planes over Cuba.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

direct, armed conflict between the two nations

the founding of the United Nations

a deep reduction in military expenditures

a competition for political influence over other countries

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

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