The Cold War Era Answers

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Why was the Bay of Pigs invasion a failure?

A
The Cuban weather was stormy.
B
The CIA trained the Cuban exiles.
C
Many Cuban exiles died or were imprisoned.
D
The Cuban people did not support the action.
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Which situations are examples of indirect conflicts between nations? Select three options.two nations launching missiles at one anothertwo nations trying to be the first to explore spacetwo nations working to discover new technologiestwo nations using military action to control territorytwo nations expanding their nuclear weapons arsenals

A
two nations launching missiles at one another
B
two nations trying to be the first to explore space
C
two nations working to discover new technologies
D
two nations using military action to control territory
E
two nations expanding their nuclear weapons arsenals
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Which statement best describes Batista’s rule in Cuba?

A
The government was communist.
B
The USSR supported the leadership.
C
The citizens enjoyed increased freedoms.
D
The gap between the rich and the poor grew wider.
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During the Red Scare, what were Americans afraid communists would do? Select three options.send US citizens to prisonspy on the US governmentattack the US with nuclear weaponsgive information to the USSR governmentencourage organizations to blacklist people

A
send US citizens to prison
B
spy on the US government
C
attack the US with nuclear weapons
D
give information to the USSR government
E
encourage organizations to blacklist people
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What was significant about the new types of missiles developed during the Cold War era? Select three options.The missiles carried nuclear weapons.The missiles led to an increase in deaths due to war.The US and the USSR used the missiles in direct conflicts. The US and the USSR stationed the missiles around the world. The missiles made it possible to destroy targets over long distances.

A
The missiles carried nuclear weapons.
B
The missiles led to an increase in deaths due to war.
C
The US and the USSR used the missiles in direct conflicts.
D
The US and the USSR stationed the missiles around the world.
E
The missiles made it possible to destroy targets over long distances.
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What was the long-term consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A
The US and Cuba had a hostile relationship.
B
The US and Cuba worked together for peace.
C
The US and Cuba became reluctant trade partners.
D
The US and the USSR agreed to protect Cuba together.
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Which statement best describes a primary cause of the Cuban Revolution?

A
Many Cuban citizens were in exile in the US.
B
There was a large gap between the rich and the poor in Cuba.
C
The CIA and the US military supported a change in the Cuban government.
D
The majority of Cuban citizens believed in the need for democratic reforms.
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Read the excerpt from the Judge Irving Kaufman’s statement sentencing Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to be executed in 1951."No one can say that we do not live in a constant state of tension. We have evidence of your treachery all around us every day—for the civilian defense activities throughout the nation are aimed at preparing us for an atom bomb attack.”

A
There was a need to make citizens fear being called communist.
B
The sentence was needed to ease the tension Americans were feeling.
C
The secrets given to the USSR could leave the US open to atomic attack.
D
The judge wanted to make Americans watch their neighbors for signs of treason.
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Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of treason?

A
They were proven to be spying for the USSR.
B
They tried to attack the US with nuclear weapons.
C
They brought USSR secrets to the US government.
D
They wanted to leave the US to go live in the USSR.
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Which actions were taken by Fidel Castro as the leader of Cuba? Select three options.limited free speech and pressdecreased taxes and regulationstrengthened trade and diplomacyexpanded healthcare and educationnationalized industry and agriculture

A
limited free speech and press
B
decreased taxes and regulation
C
strengthened trade and diplomacy
D
expanded healthcare and education
E
nationalized industry and agriculture

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