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The Cold War 2

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did Fidel Castro meet in a bar in Mexico City, leading to a decision to overthrow the Cuban government?

a)

Che Guevara

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Leonid Brezhnev

2.

What did the US do in response to discovering Soviet missiles in Cuba?

a)

Launched a full-scale invasion of Cuba

b)

Ignored the threat

c)

Set up a blockade around Cuba

d)

Negotiated peace with the Soviet Union

3.

Which US President inherited the Vietnam crisis?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Richard Nixon

4.

What was the main reason Mikhail Gorbachev wanted to reform the Soviet Union?

a)

To improve relations with the West

b)

To strengthen military power

c)

To allow Soviet people to find satisfaction in their work

d)

To dismantle the Soviet Union

5.

What did the INF Treaty accomplish?

a)

Started the Space Race

b)

Eliminated intermediate-range missiles

c)

Increased nuclear weapons

d)

Ended the Vietnam War

6.

What event symbolized the end of the Cold War?

a)

The signing of the INF Treaty

b)

The fall of the Berlin Wall

c)

The dissolution of the Soviet Union

d)

Nixon's visit to China