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Cold War

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The leader of Cuba during the Cold War time

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Raul Castro

2.
The agreement between the US and the Soviet Union was that they would remove the missiles from Cuba if the US did what?
a)
Take missiles out of Poland
b)
Promised not to attack Cuba
c)
Promised to not attack the Soviet Union
d)
Take missiles out of the Soviet Union
3.

Who was the U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis time?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

George Washington

4.

What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.

b)

The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba

c)

Cuba forfiets

d)

JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty

5.

President _____ was the most involved during the Watergate scandal

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

John F. Kennedy

6.

How did the Watergate scandal get its name?

a)

Watergates opening was a metaphor used for the flood of information and the president's inability to stop it

b)

People broke into Richard Nixon's office at the Watergate aprtment complex to get information about the election

c)

Bill Watergate was the director of the FBI in charge of investigating Nixon but he was corrupt

d)

there was a break-in at the Watergate apartments and office complex in D.C.

7.

Nixon was impeached and removed from office.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What happened at the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

More than 1,000 men were captured

and imprisoned

b)

It was a success.

c)

The Soviet Union backed off

d)

Fidel Castro was captured

9.

Who was arrested for JFK's murder?

a)

Nellie Connelly

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

Joe Kennedy

10.
Which side of Berlin was controlled by the Soviet's military aggression?
a)
North Berlin
b)
East Berlin
c)
West Berlin
d)
South Berlin
11.
This was the time period where countries were building up their nuclear weapons supply out of fear
a)
Cold War
b)
World War I
c)
Heat Wave
d)
Great Depression
12.
In this type of government, there is no private ownership and the government owns all the factories and controls all the jobs 
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Traditional
d)
Anarchy
13.
The agreement between the US and the Soviet Union was that they would remove the missiles from Cuba if the US did what?
a)
Take missiles out of Poland
b)
Promised not to attack Cuba
c)
Promised to not attack the Soviet Union
d)
Take missiles out of the Soviet Union
14.
Who sided with Castro during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Raul Castro
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
15.
WHAT DOES NASA  STAND FOR ?  
a)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
b)
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION
c)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL 
d)
NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL
16.
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?  
a)
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED  SPUTNIK 
b)
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
c)
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
d)
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
17.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
18.

Since Americans were terrified of the Soviet Union sending over nuclear bombs, how did people prepare in the 1950's? (more than 1 answer)

a)

Built Bomb Shelters

b)

Stop, drop and roll drills

c)

Duck & Cover drills

d)

Americans weren't scared at all...didn't prepare

19.

What was the Bay of Pigs?

a)

A cove of pigs.

b)

a SUCCESSFUL invasion of Cuba.

c)

A failed invasion attempt by the U.S. to overthrow Castro.

d)

Castro's invasion of the United States.

20.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
21.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
22.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
23.
Person who was killed on April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony outside his hotel room at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee after trying to help black sanitation workers receive better working conditions    
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Robert Kennedy
24.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
25.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC. 
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
d)
Jesse Jackson
26.
People who protest to call attention to a cause, like civil rights
a)
activist
b)
actor
c)
reporter
d)
scholar
27.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
28.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
29.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
 Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
30.
Why did the United States begin to send advisers and troops to Vietnam in the 1950s?
a)
to prepare for the United States invasion of Laos
b)
to defend American bases in the Gulf of Tonkin
c)
to help the South Vietnamese revolt against the French
d)
to prevent the spread of communism into South Vietnam
31.
Who was the Korean War between?
a)
U.S. and Korea
b)
Russia and China
c)
North Korea and South Korea 
d)
All of the above
32.
U.S. President during MOST of the Korean War?  (1950-1952)
a)
FDR
b)
TRUMAN
c)
NIXON
d)
JOHNSON
33.
Commander of UN/US forces during much of the Korean War?
a)
General Eisenhower
b)
General Washington
c)
General Patton
d)
General MacArthur
34.
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
a)
John Bassilone
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Richard Nixon
35.
Like Germany, Korea was divided into occupations zones.  The _____ zones were split by the _______________.
a)
2/38th parallel
b)
4/38th parallel
c)
2/39th parallel
d)
3/ 11th parallel
36.

During WWII, Korea was a colony of _______

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

37.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Help north Korea
d)
Provide collective security
38.

Who Supported North Korea?

a)

Japan

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

South Korea

39.
Which country controlled the Koreas during WWII
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
USSR
40.

Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the war?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

William C. Westmoreland

d)

Bien Denh Phu

41.

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow was known as

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Subversion

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Detente

42.

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress

a)

allowed the United States to invade Saigon.

b)

authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U. S. forces.

c)

called for both U. S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.

d)

condemned U. S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.

43.

What countries helped North Vietnam during the war?

a)

US and Russia

b)

Canada and the Soviet union

c)

China and Spain

d)

Chinese and the Soviet Union

44.
These were South Vietnamese who supported the communist north
a)
North Vietnamese Army
b)
Deferment
c)
Tet
d)
Viet Cong
45.

He was the U.S. backed leader of South Vietnam

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Hoi Bien Giap

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Phi Beta Sigma

46.

A major surprise attack constructed by the North Vietnamese where cities in South Vietnam were attacked during the New Year’s celebration

a)

Tet Offensve

b)

My Lai Massacre

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

d)

Kent State Shooting

47.
Allowed the public to consider different viewpoints concerning the  Vietnam war?
a)
Television 
b)
Radio
c)
Telegraph
d)
Internet
48.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
49.

Which side ended up winning the Vietnam war?

a)

United states

b)

South Vietnam

c)

North Vietnam

d)

North korea

50.
What country had control of Vietnam during WWII?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
India
51.
What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
a)
24
b)
25
c)
26
d)
27
52.
According to the Geneva Accords Vietnam would be divided a the ____ parallel.
a)
17th
b)
16th
c)
15th
53.

A Labor Union formed in 1966 to seek higher wages and better working conditions for Mexican-American farm workers in California.

a)

La Raza Unida

b)

American Indian Movement

c)

United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

d)

Equal Rights Amendment

54.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
a)
Supplying food and goods to Berlin
b)
Taking people from East Berlin to West Berlin
c)
Dropping of bombs on Berlin
55.
Which countries competed in the Space and Arms Race?
a)
US & Cuba
b)
Japan & Vietnam
c)
USSR & US
d)
North & South Korea
56.
Berlin was split into how many sections?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
57.
The Berlin Airlift was:
a)
America's plan to get rid of the Berlin Wall
b)
Necessary for supply of food and fuel to people of West Berlin
c)
Rescuing Berliners
d)
A plan for freeing East Berlin from communism
58.

Who was the Marshall Plan named for?

a)

Marshall Tucker

b)

President Truman

c)

George C. Marshall

d)

Thurgood Marshall

59.

What was Marshall Aid used for?

a)

Fuel

b)

Food

c)

Loans

d)

All of the above

60.

Cuban Exiles came to America, were trained by our military and given supplies to over throw the Cuban leader. This event is known as

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Bay of Pigs

c)

La Raza Unida

d)

Cuban Invasion

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