Post War America BJU Ch. 15

The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?

• •The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
• •The United States attacked Cuba.
• •The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
• •The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.

In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• •North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
• •South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
• •North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
• •South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.

This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union. 

• JFK
• Joseph McCarthy
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Adolf Hitler

Was the Cold War an actual war?

• Yes
• No

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

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

• Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

• Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

• Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

• Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

• JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

• JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

• JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

• JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

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

After WWII, the United States had which type of government?

• democracy

• communism

• monarchy

• dictatorship

Which country was first to launch a satellite in space and have a man in orbit?

• China

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• United States