Cold War and US History Quiz

Cold War and US History Quiz

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Cold War and US History Quiz

Cold War and US History Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major event did Fidel Castro and Che Guevara plan in a bar in Mexico City?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The overthrow of the Cuban government

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

The assassination of JFK

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Bay of Pigs Invasion fail?

Castro's forces were too strong

The Soviet Union intervened

Kennedy scaled back American air support

Lack of Cuban exile support

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the US response to discovering Soviet missiles in Cuba?

Launching airstrikes

Invading Cuba

Setting up a blockade

Negotiating with Castro

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What treaty was signed after the Cuban Missile Crisis to limit nuclear tests?

SALT I

START Treaty

Limited Test Ban Treaty

INF Treaty

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason for US involvement in Vietnam?

To establish a military base in Asia

To gain control of Vietnamese resources

To stop the spread of communism

To support French colonizers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Domino Effect in the context of the Vietnam War?

The fall of one country to communism leading to the fall of its neighbors

The collapse of the French colonial empire

A series of military defeats for the US

The spread of democracy in Southeast Asia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which trail did the Vietcong use to supply their campaign?

The Ho Chi Minh Trail

The Red River Trail

The Silk Road

The Mekong Trail

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