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WorksheetsSTAAR Events Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?
Korean & Vietnam War
WWI & WWII
Civil War & Spanish American War
Persian Gulf & War on Terror
During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?
Berlin Airlift
Vietnam War
Watergate Scandal
Bataan Death March
This was the time period when countries were building up their nuclear weapons supply out of fear.
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.
The U.S. government started NASA.
U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.
All of the above
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.
He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.
He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.
He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.
What does this political cartoon best represent?
Public opposition to the League of Nations
German Imperial Fleet discussing a blockade of Mexico
The Zimmerman Telegram
Talks of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
WWI began because of the assassination of ______________________________.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Pope Pius V
King John II
Duke of Buckingham
The genocide of six million Jews committed by the Nazis was called the __________________.
Black Plague
Apartheid
Reign of Terror
Holocaust
The event where thousands of Allied soldiers invaded the beaches of Normandy and pushed the Germans out of France is called ____________.
V-J Day
V-E Day
D-Day
K-Day
What warfare strategy was most commonly used in WWI?
Guerrilla Warfare
Blitzkering
Standard Warfare
Trench Warfare
It improved trade relationships with a shorter route
Which of the following were the leading causes of the United States entering the Spanish American War?
The sinking of the USS Maine and Yellow Journalism
What natural resource was involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Coal
Oil
Timber
Steel
President Bush Sr and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991; their goal was to restore Kuwait's peace and protect Saudi Arabia's Oil. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?
The idea to fix stagflation with massive tax cuts for the rich
In what city was JFK assassinated?
Seattle
Dallas
New Orleans
Chicago
The Battle of Argonne Forest was the last battle in WW1
True
False
Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in a confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970
Kent State University
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Viet Cong
