The 1960s: Cold War, Cuba, and Vietnam

What was the main focus of the United States' foreign policy during the 1960s?

• Containing communism

• Promoting democracy

• Establishing global alliances

• Expanding colonialism

What major event in Cuba heightened tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The Bay of Pigs invasion

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The nationalization of foreign businesses

• The Cuban Revolution

How did the United States attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro's government?

• Direct military intervention

• Economic sanctions

• Diplomatic negotiations

• Covert CIA operations

What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• Stalemate between the US and Cuba

• Negotiated settlement with Castro

• Defeat of the US-backed exiles

• Successful overthrow of Castro

Why did the Soviet Union place nuclear missiles in Cuba?

• To provoke a direct conflict with the US

• To support Castro's communist regime

• To protect Cuba from US invasion

• To gain a strategic advantage over the US

How did the United States respond to the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba?

• Direct military strike on Cuba

• Naval blockade of Cuba

• Covert CIA operations in Cuba

• Diplomatic negotiations with the Soviet Union

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Establishment of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba

• US invasion of Cuba

• Soviet withdrawal of missiles from Cuba

• Nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union

What was the main reason for US involvement in Vietnam?

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To establish a colonial presence

• To gain control of valuable resources

• To support the Vietnamese resistance movement

Who led the resistance movement against French colonial rule in Vietnam?

• Kim Il-sung

• Mao Zedong

• Fidel Castro

• Ho Chi Minh

What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

• US victory and reunification of Vietnam

• US withdrawal and division of Vietnam

• Communist victory and reunification of Vietnam

• Stalemate and continued division of Vietnam