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Cold War II
Test Description: Covers the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United Nations, space race, Vietnam, fall of USSR
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred because:
A
Cuba and the Soviet Union came to the brink of war
B
The U.S. accidentally detonated a nuclear bomb in Cuba
C
The Soviets were storing nuclear weapons in Cuba
D
Cuban communists were threatening to bomb the U.S.
2) The Cuban Missile Crisis is important because:
A
It marked Cuba's first victory over the U.S.
B
It killed Cuba's leader, Fidel Castro
C
It could have started an all-out nuclear war
D
It led to the destruction of Cuba
3) The United Nations took the place of what organization?
A
The Communist Party
B
NATO
C
The Warsaw Pact
D
The League of Nations
4) The main purpose of the United Nations is to:
A
Put war criminals on trial
B
Make sure all nations agree with the U.S.
C
Take over countries that cause trouble
D
Keep peace and protect human rights
5) Sputnik was the first:
A
Dog to walk on the moon
B
Space shuttle to carry a man to the moon
C
Man-made satellite to orbit earth
D
Nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima
6) The Soviet Union set up satellite states mainly to:
A
Protect it from invasion
B
Send its people into space
C
Expand the rights and freedoms of the people there
D
Provide more labor for factories
7) The U.S. became involved in Vietnam because:
A
It would provide military bases closer to the Soviet Union
B
It wanted to gain land in southeast Asia
C
It wanted to stop the spread of communism
D
It was worried about Ho Chi Minh's treatment of his citizens
8) This term, experienced under President Nixon, refers to an easing of tensions during the Cold War:
A
blacklisting
B
detente
C
evil empire
D
duck-and-cover
9) This leader of the Soviet Union allowed satellite nations more freedom:
A
Joseph Stalin
B
Vladimir Putin
C
Nikita Kruschev
D
Mikhail Gorbachev
10) Nationalism in Yugoslavia after the fall of the Soviet Union led to:
A
the formation of four independent countries
B
ethnic cleansing in the region
C
all of these
D
violence between ethnic groups
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