Quiz Me! - Events: Cold War 1 / 10Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War? Rebellions in Soviet satellite states Fall of the Berlin Wall Krushchev’s election as Soviet President Dissolution of the Soviet Union 2 / 10Which two presidents were the first to send military advisors and aid to South Vietnam? Eisenhower and Kennedy Johnson and Nixon Truman and Eisenhower Kennedy and Johnson 3 / 10Which statement best describes the 1970 event known as Kent State? Students, who were part of Johnson’s Silent Majority, staged a pro-war rally at a well-known college campus in Ohio. The National Guard fired into a crowd of students protesting Nixon’s Cambodian campaign, killing four and wounding nine innocent bystanders. The Ohio National Guard backed Eisenhower’s decision to desegregate schools across the country, despite resistance from parents. Students protesting Kennedy’s decision to send in military advisors and aid began firing on National Guard troops. 4 / 10Which event best describes the failed invasion of Cuba? Krushchev’s Missile Gamble Nixon’s Gulf of Tonkin Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs Guevara’s Cuban Revolution 5 / 10Which leader fulfilled an election promise by ending the Korean War? Mao Zedong Truman Eisenhower MacArthur 6 / 10 Which title best describes the list above? Space Race Brings Innovation Cold War Causes Fear Super Powers at War Satellites in Space 7 / 10Why were U.S. troops ordered to Korea in June of 1950? To help the Korean army invade China To prevent Korea from invading Vietnam To defend Korea from Soviet invasion To defend Korea from Chinese invasion 8 / 10What prompted the Cuban Missile Crisis? Castro aimed missiles made in China at the United States. The U.S. discovered a secret Soviet missile base in Cuba. The U.S. aimed missiles at Cuba and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union threatened a missile attack on Cuba. 9 / 10Which individual called for a series of Senate hearings that kicked off a new round of paranoia and accusations about the loyalty of Americans in all walks of life? Douglas MacArthur Julius Rosenberg Alger Hiss Joseph McCarthy 10 / 10Which best describes the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis? Nikita Khrushchev was praised in the Soviet Union for standing up to the U.S. in Cuba. Khrushchev refused to dismantle the Soviet missiles in Cuba aimed at the U.S. The U.S. placed missiles in Turkey to force the Soviets to withdraw Cuban missiles. The Soviets agreed to dismantle the missiles and President Kennedy withdrew the blockade. Your score is
