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WorksheetsThe Cold War (Part 3)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
What did President Eisenhower (America) do to Fidel Castro (Cuba) when he found out the new Cuban economy would threaten America?
He placed a trade embargo on Cuba
He used missiles to start war
He backed away from assisting Cuba
He provided all the assistance Castro wanted
True or False: Fidel Castro ruled as a dictator
True
False
What happened at the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
America invaded Cuba
The Cuban Army crushed the Cuban Exiles
The Soviet Union invaded Cuba
The American Army crushed the Cuban Army
Who secretly built missile sites in Cuba?
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Castro
Eisenhower
Name one condition of the Kennedy/Khrushchev/Castro agreement...
America had to remove their missiles in Turkey
America could not invade Cuba
The Soviet Union could not invade America
America had to lift the trade embargo with Cuba
Define: Brinkmanship
In what year was the trade embargo lifted?
1975
2000
2015
2020
What type of government does Iran become?
Communist
Theocracy
Democracy
Autocracy
Who was Pro-West & Pro-America?
The Shah
The Ayatollah
What is a theocracy?
Government run by religion
Total government control
No order or control/no set leader
Rule by the citizens
True or False: Islamic Fundamentalism rejects western teachings and culture
True
False
Who is Ruholla Khomeini?
The leading Shah
Civilian from Iraq
The leading Ayatollah
Civilian from Iran
Why did Iran and Iraq begin war with each other?
What was a main reason The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan?
The Soviet Union did not invade Afghanistan
To use Afghanistan as a Satellite Nation
To gain control over their land
To establish Communism in the Middle East
True or False: Iraq won the war against Iran
True
False
True or False: The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is compared to the American war in Vietnam
True
False
