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WorksheetsLate Cold WAR
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 28mins
What event "influenced" how people felt about Senator Kennedy & VP Nixon when it came to voting in the 1960 election?
NY Times newspaper article
TV ads shown before the election
Televised TV debate
None of the Above
who won the 1960 election?
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
What was the "secret attack" of the Cuba that was planned & arranged by the CIA called?
"Six Days in Havana"
"Operation Woodchuck"
"Bay of Pigs"
None of the Above
What were the consequences pf the attempted "Bay of Pigs" invasion?
Castro troops pinned the invaders on the beach
Cuba closed its borders to the exiles. No one could come & go.
Castro asked Khrushchev for help with defending Cuba.
All of the Above
True or False: The Bay of Pigs invasion was very successful.
True
False
Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
James Gregory
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhal Gorbachav
Fidel Castro
Sergei Fedorov
Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Dwight Eisenhower
Edwardo Obstinado
The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)
Inchon Invasion
Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)
Why did the USSR want to put missiles on Cuba?
To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US
To counter the Warsaw Pact countries that were overthrowing communism
To counter the US missiles in Italy and Turkey
To counter the power of NATO
Tet Offensive
was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by South Vietnam
was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by North Vietnam
was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by the Soviet Union
was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by the US
Which of the following is the best title for this list?
Protests Against the Vietnam War
Opposition to the Arms Race
Support for Gender Equality
Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste
The event described in this headline resulted in —
decreased federal funding of student loans
increased support for the antiwar movement
the reinstatement of the draft
an end to federal investigations of student organizations
During the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in —
public support for an expanded military draft
mandatory rationing of consumer goods
mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war
national attention for a third-party presidential candidate
How did press coverage of events during the Vietnam War affect the United States?
Film footage from the front lines increased congressional support for the war.
Reporting on military setbacks contributed to public disillusionment with the war.
Increased U.S. media presence overseas resulted in overwhelming international support for U.S. intervention.
Live presidential press conferences led to a decline in partisan politics in Congress.
This excerpt describes changes in student fashion toward the end of —
the Jazz Age
the Cold War
the counterculture movement
the conservative movement
individuals or groups who rejected mainstream American life or norms through protest, sit-ins and civil disobedience-
House Un-American Activities Committee
Counterculture
Baby Boomers
New Deal
When dealing with the USSR, Nixon chose a policy of "detente". What does this mean?
a strong embargo
relaxation of hostility and tensions
consistent anti-communist policies
strict US isolationism
How did the Watergate scandal get its name?
Watergates opening was a metaphor used for the flood of information and the president's inability to stop it
People broke into Richard Nixon's office at the Watergate aprtment complex to get information about the election
Bill Watergate was the director of the FBI in charge of investigating Nixon but he was corrupt
there was a break-in at the Watergate apartments and office complex in D.C.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
China
Germany
Soviet Union
Cuba
What event signaled a coming US victory in the Cold War?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Iran Contra Affair
Cuban Missile Crisis
Election of Jimmy Carter
What measures did Reagan take in opposition to the Soviet Union?
strong military build up
agreeing to avoid developing any anti-missile defense systems
refusing to label them an "Evil Empire"
supported Afghanistan rebels resisting the Soviet Union
