Cold War 60's-70's Quiz

What event in 1948 escalated the Cold War tensions between the Soviet Union and the Western countries?

• The signing of a "treaty of friendship" with Mao Zedong

• The testing of the atomic bomb

• The Berlin Blockade

• The spread of communism into Eastern Europe

Which of the following was a significant reform initiated by Nikita Khrushchev during the period known as de-Stalinization?

• The building of the Berlin Wall

• The release of political prisoners and relaxing censorship

• The testing of the hydrogen bomb

• The signing of a treaty with Mao Zedong

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, what action did the USA take in response to Fidel Castro's alignment with the USSR?

• They blockaded Cuba and negotiated the removal of missiles

• They invaded Cuba

• They cut off all diplomatic relations with Cuba

• They supported a military coup in Cuba

What was the outcome of the Vietnam War by 1975?

• The USA defeated the communist forces

• Vietnam was divided into North and South with a democratic government in the South

• Communist rule was unified across Vietnam

• Vietnam became a major economic ally of the USA

What was a direct consequence of America's involvement in the Vietnam War during the 1970s?

• Improved relations with communist countries

• Economic prosperity in the USA

• Increased popularity of anti-war movements in the USA

• Strengthening of the NATO alliance

What policy did Richard Nixon adopt in the 1970s to ease Cold War tensions?

• Brinkmanship

• Detente

• Isolationism

• Militarism

In what year did Nixon visit China, becoming the first U.S. president to recognize communist China?

• 1970

• 1971

• 1972

• 1973

What was the main outcome of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between the USA and USSR?

• Increased number of missiles for both nations

• Reduction in nuclear arms

• No change in arms policies

• Limited the number of missiles each nation could have

Why did détente end in 1979?

• The USSR's economic collapse

• The USSR invaded Afghanistan

• The USA invaded Vietnam

• The USA and USSR signed a peace treaty

What was a significant action taken by the United States after the USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

• The USA invaded Afghanistan as well

• The USA cut all trade with the USSR and supported Afghan rebels

• The USA formed an alliance with the USSR

• The USA provided economic aid to the USSR