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WorksheetsCold War Quiz Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following was the main reason why the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant to engage in direct military conflict during the Cold War era?
Because of pressure from nations that refused to choose a side in the conflict
Because of the potential for global nuclear destruction
Because of the peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations
Because of increased tensions among various ethnic groups in the Middle East
1. What was the primary reason for US involvement in Southeast Asia during the 1960's and 1970's?
To gain access to foreign oil reserves
To find new markets for exports
To halt the spread of communism
To establish new colonies
Which of the following nations were divided into communist and non-communist parts throughout most of the Cold War Era?
Mongolia and Taiwan
Greece and Poland
Korea and Vietnam
Pakistan and Iran
The failed United States’ 1961 operation in Cuba was called
The Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Sheep
The Bay of Cows
The Bay of Havana
What is a proxy war?
a war between two states
a war where no lives are lost
a war where the powers in conflict use third parties as substitutes instead of fighting each other directly
a war where women are not allowed to fight
The idea that when one country falls to communism in a region others are likely to also fall to communism is known as ________________.
The Slinky Theory
The Monopoly Effect
The Kennedy Theory
The Domino Theory
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident claimed that 2 US Ships were attacked and this gave President ______________ the authority to send troops to Vietnam.
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Nixon
Johnson
What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USSR removes the missiles from Cuba and the US leaves Cuba alone
The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba
Kennedy got tired of fighting and signs a treaty with the USSR
Cuba gives up
Who were the two superpowers who emerged after WWII and engaged in Cold War for many years?
France and Germany
Switzerland and Poland
Libya and Turkiye
The United States and the Soviet Union
Who became president after John F. Kennedy was a assassinated?
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Bobby Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Who was the leader Cuba during the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Camilo Cienfuegos
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Miguel Diaz-Canel
