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WorksheetsCold War 1960s-1980s
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
Who was the U.S. president associated with the period of Detente?
Kennedy
Nixon
Reagan
Eisenhower
The Soviet leader associated with 1970's Detente was
Brezhnev
Andropov
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
What was the purpose of President Nixon's goal of DETENTE?
To negotiate the withdrawal of US and Chinese soldiers from Korea.
To create a military's alliance with China against the Soviet Union.
To create an agreement limiting Chinese and soviet development of nuclear weapons.
To normalize relations between the US, China and the Soviet Union.
What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?
France
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
The Ho Chi Minh Trail was
a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.
a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.
the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.
a supply line used by South Vietnam.
After the Vietnam War
South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.
both countries were reunited.
the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.
all of the above.
The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war
is determined mainly be technological superiority.
is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers.
is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals.
can be strongly affected by public opinion.
Which of the following was not a reason for the Vietnam War?
The Domino Theory
Containment
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Vietnamization
Which American president escalated the Vietnam War and did not run for re-election as a result of anti-war activities in the United States?
Kennedy
Nixon
Truman
Johnson
If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Tet Offensive
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
Which of Gorbachev's New Thinking policies was about openness and being able to criticise the government?
Perestroika
Glasnost
Which of Gorbachev's New Thinking policies was about restructuring the economy and the political system?
Perestroika
Glasnost
How did the Space Race and arms race contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Both were expensive programs that put a strain on the country's economy.
There were not enough military bases to support the programs.
The US used espionage to steal the technology from both programs.
The USSR did not have the resources to develop the technology needed for the programs.
What happened to the Communist regimes in Eastern Europe by the summer of 1990?
A) They were strengthened by protests
B) They were replaced by democratically elected governments
C) They remained in power unchanged
D) They formed alliances with the U.S.S.R.
What was one of Mikhail Gorbachev's beliefs about the Soviet Union's situation?
A) The Soviet Union needed to increase spending on nuclear weapons
B) The Soviet Union needed reform to revive the economy and society
C) The Soviet Union needed to strengthen its military alliances
D) The Soviet Union needed to continue the Arms Race with the U.S.
Which of the following reforms did Mikhail Gorbachev implement in the Soviet Union?
A) Restricting citizens from voicing their opinions
B) Allowing citizens to freely voice their opinions
C) Increasing spending on nuclear weapons
D) Intensifying the Arms Race with the U.S.
What was the key announcement made on the evening of November 9, 1989, by an East German Communist Party official?
A) Citizens were free to cross the country's borders
B) The Berlin Wall was going to be reinforced
C) The government was implementing stricter border controls
D) The reunification of Germany was official
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Felipe Gonzales
Fidel Castro
Pancho Villa
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)
How did the US discover that nuclear missile sites were being constructed in Cuba?
from American CIA spies in Cuba posing as farmers
from US spy satellites
from listening in on secret Soviet-Cuban radio transmissions
the British intercepted the telegram which outlined the nuclear missile project in Cuba
from photographs taken from an American U-2 spy plane
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhal Gorbachav
Fidel Castro
Out of the options presented to President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he elected to go with which one?
"quarantine" or blockade Cuba
airstrike on key bases
launch a full invasion and overthrow Castro
use diplomacy to appeal to Castro
What was established between the US And the USSR after the Cuban Missile Crisis to make it possible for talk directly during a crisis?
direct telegraph line from DC to Moscow
telephone hotline from DC to Moscow
internet (email) line between DC and Moscow
satellite communications between DC and Moscow
What was the Space Race?
A race to explore the depths of the ocean
A competition between two countries to build the tallest skyscraper
A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
A competition between two countries to develop the most advanced technology
What was the name of the first satellite launched into space?
Explorer
Mercury
Voyager
Sputnik
What was the impact of the launch of Sputnik on the United States?
It made the United States feel threatened by the Soviet Union's technological advancements.
It made the United States feel more competitive in the global arena.
It made the United States more determined to stop space development
It made the United States complacent
What significant accomplishment did the United States achieve in the Space Race?
Developing the first reusable spacecraft
Landing a man on the moon
Establishing the first international space station
Constructing the first space telescope
Who was the first human sent into space?
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard
Valentina Tereshkova
