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Cuban Missile Crisis / Vietnam War

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Robert Kennedy

e)

James Gregory

2.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhal Gorbachav

d)

Fidel Castro

e)

Sergei Fedorov

3.

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

e)

Edwardo Obstinado

4.

Kennedy approved an invasion plan called

a)

Destroy Castro

b)

Operation Cuba's Biggest Regret

c)

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

d)

The U-2Coastal Operation

e)

The Soviet Nuclear Crisis

5.

Which of the following justifies Kennedy's Navy block around Cuba?

a)

Khrushchev removed all Soviet missiles from Cuba.

b)

An American spy plane caught the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba.

c)

Fidel Castro becomes dictator of Cuba and launches his new line of army fatigues with matching beards.

d)

Khrushchev led a conference in Yalta but the US was not invited.

e)

Castro threatened to launch four missiles at the US if Kennedy refused to take down the US missiles in Turkey.

6.

"Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island."

Which 1962 leader said this?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Wang Chung

e)

Hideki Tojo

7.

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

d)

Inchon Invasion

e)

Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

8.

Shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.

a)

blockade

b)

containment

c)

perestroika

d)

satellites

9.

An attempt by the Soviet Union in 1962 to place nuclear missiles in Cuba directed toward the United States.

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Detente

10.

A competition between superpowers to develop new, more deadly nuclear and controversial weapons.

a)

Arms Race

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Glasnost

d)

Warsaw Pact

11.

A massive concrete barrier, dividing democratic West Berlin from communist East Berlin. The wall acted as a symbol of the Cold War and Soviet Union restrictions.

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Cold War

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Iron Curtain

12.

Was there any Nuclear missile launching during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

a)

No

b)

Yes

13.

During the Cold War, who was the United States' biggest adversary?

a)

Germany

b)

North Korea

c)

England

d)

Soviet Union

14.
What did Khrushchev want when sending the missiles to Cuba?
a)
To increase the Soviet Union's nuclear capability
b)
Aid the Cuba
c)
Aid the US
d)
To increase the US nuclear capability
15.

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

16.

President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to...

a)

remove a communist dictator from power

b)

stop the flow of illegal drugs to the United States

c)

support Fidel Castro’s efforts for reform

d)

rescue hostages held by Cuban freedom fighters

17.
The  Cuban missiles were being installed _____ miles from the shore of Florida.
a)
90
b)
100
c)
110
d)
80
18.

What did the USA agree to do to end the Crisis? Select all the right answers.

a)

Pay compensation to Cuba and the USSR.

b)

Remove its missiles from Turkey.

c)

Leave Cuba alone.

d)

Apologise to Cuba for their actions.

19.
What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?
a)
WW2
b)
Cold War
c)
WW1
d)
Vietnam War
20.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
21.
What was the United States' policy towards communism during the early years of the Cold War?
a)
Containment
b)
Extermination
c)
Isolationsim
d)
Elimination
22.
What did the United States fear would happen if all of Vietnam became communist?
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Communism would not spread
c)
The Iron Curtain Theory
d)
Soviet Scare
23.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
24.
What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?
a)
USS Maddox
b)
USS Arizona
c)
USS Maine
d)
HMS Lusitania
25.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
26.
What style of warfare did the Vietcong use?
a)
Guerilla
b)
Trench
c)
Aerial
d)
Traditional
27.
What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Agent Yellow
c)
Agent Napalm
d)
Agent Magenta
28.
This was the surprise attack by the Vietcong on US troops in South Vietnam
a)
Tet Offensive
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Offensive
c)
Maddox Offensive
d)
Operation Rolling Thunder
29.
Who was elected president in 1968?
a)
Nixon
b)
Johnson
c)
Kennedy
d)
Eisenhower
30.
Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Maddox Resolution
d)
Agent Orange
31.
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?
a)
Kent State
b)
Ohio State
c)
Miami of Ohio
d)
Dayton
32.
What law limits the president's ability to send troops without a declaration of war?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
War Production Act
c)
Military Involvement Act
d)
War Involvement Act
33.
What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
a)
24
b)
25
c)
26
d)
27
34.
Was the US successful in containing communism in Vietnam?
a)
Yes
b)
No
35.
What was a popular method of protesting the Vietnam War?
a)
Burning Clothing
b)
Burning Draft Cards
c)
Sit-Ins
d)
Burning Down Recruitment Centers
36.
What country controlled Vietnam before Ho Chi Minh's communist revolution?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
United States
d)
Britain
37.
Who "won" the Vietnam War?
a)
North Vietnam
b)
United States of America
c)
South Vietnam
d)
North Korea
38.
What was the plan for replacing US soldiers with Vietnamese soldiers to decrease US involvement called?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Vietnamization
c)
Maddox Strategy
d)
Agent Orange
39.
Allowed the public to be negatively influenced concerning the  Vietnam war?
a)
Television and media bias
b)
Radio 
c)
Telegraph
d)
Internet
40.
What rule was Vietnam unified under 
a)
Democratic
b)
Communist
c)
Socialist 
d)
Monarchy
41.
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
42.
How did the US military attempt to take away the Vietcong's ability to hide in the jungle?
a)
They used napalm to burn the jungle down.
b)
They used agent orange to kill the plants in the jungle.
c)
both napalm and agent orange
d)
none of the options
43.
Most anti-war demonstrations took place where?
a)
large cities
b)
small towns
c)
shopping centers
d)
universities
44.
How was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars?
a)
television
b)
radio
c)
internet
d)
newsreels
45.

The US president that was granted sweeping war powers from the Tonkin Gulf Resolution was -

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)

b)

John F. Kennedy (JFK)

c)

Richard M. Nixon

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

46.

The corrupt, non-communist leader of South Vietnam who was assassinated

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

John F. Kennedy (JFK)

47.

Capital City of South Vietnam (Non-communist)

a)

Hanoi

b)

Saigon

c)

Tokyo

d)

Beijing

48.

What is the main idea behind the Domino Theory?

a)

Communism must be allowed to spread

b)

The South Vietnamese must fight their own war

c)

If Vietnam becomes Communist then all of Asia will follow

d)

We must push the communist back past the 38th parallel We must push the communist back past the 38th parallel

49.

Which group was most likely to be drafted in the military

a)

18-25 poor and uneducated men

b)

20-30 college students

c)

19-21 uneducated rich kids

d)

30-40 history teachers

50.

Was the south of Vietnam Communist or Capitalist?

a)

Communist

b)

Capitalist

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