Cold War Negotiations - H and N

1. SALT (Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty) I, SALT II, and the START treaties were all examples of the United States...

2. The SALT Treaty I took place in Finland on November 17, 1969.

• trying to diffuse

  tensions in Western Europe.

• trying to diffuse

  tensions in the Middle East.

• failing to address

  military issues during the era of the Cold War.

• working with the

  Soviet Union to reduce the levels of nuclear weapons.

The Strategic Defense Initiative (or Star Wars Intiative) on March 23, 1983, was an extremely costly...

• missile defense system

• project

• government

• first strike attack system

"One small step for a man .... one giant leap for ___" is the most famous quote from Armstrong.

• mankind

• odyssey

• tranquility

• awe

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Apollo 11 team?

• Apollo Creed

• Buzz Aldren

• Michael Collins

• Neil Armstrong

Which U.S. President gave a speech at Rice University in 1962 setting the deadline of reaching the moon by the end of the decade?

• Robert Kennedy

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Jimmy Carter

What is the date that Armstrong and Aldrin first stepped foot on the Moon?

• April 24, 1968

• August 1, 1963

• November 22, 1963

• July 20, 1969

TRUE or FALSE: Michael Collins got to step on the moon

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

He stayed on Apollo 11 in charge of the controls. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.

Where did the 1989 protests take place?

• Hong Kong

• Tiananmen Square

• The Great Wall of China

• Shanghai

The protesters in Tiananmen Square wanted less government control over their lives.

• True

• False

Who made up the majority of protestors at Tiananmen Squar?

• doctors

• teachers

• students

• children