Kennedy and the Cold War — Unit test

Question 1

Which event occurred in October of 1962, sparking the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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American spy planes photographed Soviet missile bases on the island.

Question 2

Why was there tension between the United States and the USSR after World War II?

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Their economies were based on different principles and systems.

Question 3

What was a common theme of folk and rock music created by the 1960s counterculture?

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nonviolence

Question 4

Which of the following was a physical symbol of the split between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

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the Berlin Wall

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes the action that ultimately ended public support for Senator McCarthy’s investigations?

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McCarthy claimed that there were communists in the US military.

Question 6

The United States’ policy of containment after World War II was intended to prevent Communism from spreading beyond

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Eastern Europe.

Question 7

In 1954, after the French were defeated at Dien Bien Phu,

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Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel.

Question 8

Which of the following saw a decrease in the United States during the 1950s?

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unemployment

Question 9

best

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An armistice is a cease-fire agreement, while a peace treaty is a negotiation for peace.

Question 10

President Kennedy’s ambitious plan for the nation was called

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the New Frontier.

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