Cold War Lesson 5: Mounting Tensions in the Sixties

What does the term "flexible response" refer to?

• Policy of using nuclear weapons to fight a war

• Policy of using nonnuclear weapons to fight a war

• Theory that one country falling to Communist influence would quickly lead to other countries in the same area falling, too

• Treaty that barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere

Who was the ruler of Cuba during the Sixties?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Fidel Castro

• None of the above

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

• To prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

• To allow East Germans to flee to West Berlin

• To expand the space program

• To establish a direct phone line between the White House and the Kremlin

What theory did President Kennedy's policy in Southeast Asia rely on to stop the spread of communism?

• The ripple effect theory

• The domino theory

• The butterfly effect theory

• The chain reaction theory

What was the plan called that was approved to remove Castro from power in Cuba?

• Operation Freedom

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Operation Cuban Liberty

• Havana Overthrow

What event caused a tense standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962?

• The Berlin Crisis

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War

Which Soviet leader did President Kennedy negotiate with during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Joseph Stalin

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

What was the result of the attack by Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro?

• It was a success and Castro was removed.

• It led to a prolonged war in Cuba.

• The attack failed and many exiles were captured.

• It resulted in a peace treaty between the U.S. and Cuba.

What was established as a result of the battles between Kennedy and Khrushchev to ease tensions?

• A trade agreement

• A hot line between their two nations

• A cultural exchange program

• A shared space exploration mission

What did the Limited Test Ban Treaty ban?

• Testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere

• The sale of nuclear weapons

• The development of new nuclear weapons

• The use of nuclear weapons in warfare