The Cold War

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During what event did U.S. airplanes drop food and supplies to the people in West Berlin?

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Berlin Airlift

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I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?

Back

Joseph McCarthy

Front

What role did the US play in the Korean War of 1950?

Back

The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.

Front

Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War in the 1950s?

Back

To stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam.

Front

I was born in 1894.
I was the leader of the USSR.
I wanted to put nuclear missiles on Cuba.
I served as leader until 1964.
Who am I?

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Nikita Khrushchev

Front

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

Back

They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

Front

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?

Back

The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.

Front

Who built the Berlin Wall? Options: Soviet Union, NATO, The UN, China

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Soviet Union

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Why did the United States begin to send advisers and troops to Vietnam in the 1950s? Options: to prepare for the United States invasion of Laos, to defend American bases in the Gulf of Tonkin, to help the South Vietnamese revolt against the French, to prevent the spread of communism into South Vietnam

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to prevent the spread of communism into South Vietnam

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What does NATO stand for?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization