Cold War and International Conflicts Quiz

What was the significant event in 1957 involving the Soviet Union?

• Vietnam War begins

• Korean War ends

• Launch of Sputnik

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Cuba became a democratic state

• Cuba remained Communist without nuclear missiles

• Cuba launched missiles at the US

• Cuba was annexed by the US

Who came to power in the Soviet Union after Stalin's death?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

What was the primary fear behind the Domino Theory during the Vietnam War?

• Economic collapse of the US

• Spread of communism

• Nuclear war

• Spread of democracy

Which substances were used by the US during the Vietnam War?

• Napalm and Agent Orange

• White Phosphorus and VX

• Mustard Gas and Phosgene

• Chlorine and Sarin

What was the major event in 1968 during the Vietnam War?

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Tet Offensive

• Fall of Saigon

• Signing of the Geneva Accords

Which country was divided at the 38th parallel after WWII?

• Germany

• China

• Vietnam

• Korea

What were the sites of the two major hot conflicts of the Cold War?

• Korea and Vietnam

• Germany and France

• Algeria and Morocco

• Cuba and Spain

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?

• An attack by the North Vietnamese on the US ships

• A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union

• A diplomatic meeting between the United States and Vietnam

• A peace treaty between the United States and Vietnam

What was the main objective of the United States in the Vietnam War?

• To spread democracy in Southeast Asia

• To support French colonial rule

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To gain territorial control in Asia