Cold War Quiz

Who was the leader of Cuba during the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Fidel Castro

• Fulgencio Batista

• Francisco Franco

• Ho Chi Minh

The agreement between the US and the Soviet Union was that they would remove the missiles from Cuba if the US did what?

• Take missiles out of Poland

• Promised not to attack Cuba

• Promised to not attack the Soviet Union

• Take missiles out of the Soviet Union

What does this map represent?

• The Iron Curtain

• The Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• NATO and Warsaw Pact Alliances

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

• to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam

• to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam

• to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong

• to prevent attacks against United States shipping

What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?

• Gagarin

• Sputnik

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

Who were the two participants in the Space Race?

• The US and Cuba

• The USSR and US

• China and US

• US and North Vietnam

Who built the Berlin Wall?

• Soviet Union

• NATO

• The UN

• China

To stem the flow of refugees from East Germany through West Berlin, the leader of the Soviet Union ________________________.

• began a war with Korea

• sent missiles to Cuba

• put down a revolution in Hungary

• built a wall in Berlin

What was the primary reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961?

• To attract tourists to Berlin

• To prevent East Germans from escaping to West Berlin

• To enhance trade between East and West Germany

• To serve as a monument of German unity

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, which U.S. president was in office?

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson