American II Final Assessment

Which event initiated the Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union?

• The launch of Explorer 1
• The moon landing
• The launch of Sputnik
• Yuri Gagarin's orbit

What was Winston Churchill referring to with the term "Iron Curtain"?

• A military defense system
• The division between Communist and non-Communist Europe
• The Berlin Wall specifically
• Soviet naval blockades

The Marshall Plan's primary objective was to:

• Create NATO
• Prevent nuclear proliferation
• Rebuild Western Europe economically
• Support Asian military operations

What was the purpose of the direct communication line between Washington and Moscow?

• Share intelligence data
• Coordinate space missions
• Discuss trade agreements
• Prevent accidental nuclear conflict

Which U.S. policy aimed to stop communism's spread globally?

• The Marshall Plan
• Détente
• Containment
• Brinkmanship

The Cuban Missile Crisis resulted in:

• Cuba becoming democratic
• A U.S. invasion of Cuba
• Soviet missile removal from Cuba and U.S. missile removal from Turkey
• Castro's overthrow

McCarthyism in 1950s America led to:

• Improved Soviet relations
• Civil rights advancement
• Widespread Communist investigations
• Increased Soviet immigration

The Warsaw Pact was:

• A trade agreement
• A nuclear disarmament treaty
• A communist military alliance
• A peace treaty

What factor primarily contributed to the Soviet Union's collapse?

• Afghanistan war losses
• Economic and reform pressures
• Nuclear conflict
• UN intervention

The Bay of Pigs invasion was:

• A successful overthrow
• A failed CIA operation
• Cuba's NATO entry
• The end of communism in Cuba