2024-2025: Cold War Era 1950s-1960s- Mastery Check

The Bay of Pigs operation in Cuba failed because

• Fidel Castro’s troops broke the rebel codes.
• a popular uprising against Fidel Castro never materialized.
• the CIA misinterpreted the weather patterns.
• U.S. naval support was outmatched.

The most significant outcome of the Cuban missile crisis was

• the dismantling of missile sites.
• the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
• freeing Cuba from communism.
• removing long-range missiles.

This excerpt shows that President Kennedy’s motive for proceeding with the space race against the Soviets was

• fiscal.
• ideological.
• political.
• scientific.

Détente is a

• type of nuclear weapon.
• strategy of containment.
• policy involving relaxed tensions between nations.
• withdrawal of U.S. troops.

The term Cold War applies to

• a period of tension that does not involve a military action.
• a wintertime battle between competing nations.
• a prolonged era of increased trade and prosperity.
• a temporary cease-fire between violent outbreaks.

President Eisenhower’s foreign policy of brinkmanship

• negotiated treaties, ensuring lasting alliances.
• guaranteed monetary loans, expanding American influence.
• ensured democracy, banning communism from American soil.
• threatened war, hoping an opponent would back down.

After World War II, which military alliance was formed between the United States and Western Europe?

• Warsaw Pact
• SEATO
• NATO
• NAFTA

Which Cold War event is being described in this excerpt?

• the Cuban missile crisis
• the space race
• the fall of the Berlin Wall
• the Vietnam War

The Berlin Wall was constructed to

• shield Germans from invading hostile forces.
• help Germans protect their local cultural landmarks.
• protect Germans from foreign competition for manufacturing jobs.
• keep Germans from traveling between communist and capitalist areas.

In a historic move, which country did Richard Nixon visit in 1972 to attempt to normalize relations?

• East Germany
• China
• North Korea
• Israel