The Cold War and Cuba

Question 1

How did President Kennedy refer to the blockade ordered against Cuba in October 1962?

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as a quarantine

Question 2

Which event most directly led to construction of the Berlin Wall?

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the outcome of the 1961 Vienna Summit

Question 3

Conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union over the city of Berlin first arose

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in 1948, during the Soviet Union blockade.

Question 4

In the wake of the Cuban Revolution of 1959, Cuba

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formed an alliance with the Soviet Union.

Question 5

Which country assisted East Germany in construction of the Berlin Wall?

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the Soviet Union

Question 6

Who was the US president during the building of the Berlin Wall?

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John F. Kennedy

Question 7

Which statement best describes the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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It was a failure that was an embarrassment for the Kennedy administration.

Question 8

Which statement best describes Kennedy’s response to the building of the Berlin Wall?

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Kennedy declared his support for Berlin but took no action against the USSR.

Question 9

The creation of a communications hotline between the United States and the USSR was a result of

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the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Question 10

The 26th of July Movement was organized in the 1950s to oppose

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Fulgencio Batista.

The Cold War and Cuba Answers