20th Century History

Which event do historians credit for tipping off the Cold War?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis.

• The Holocaust.

• The Igor Gouzenko affair.

• Apartheid in S. Africa.

Whom was Igor Gouzenko?

• A Soviet clerk that defected to the West (Canada).

• A member of MI6.

• A Soviet clerk that defected to West Germany.

• A Soviet engineer.

Nelson Mandela was President of the

• African Union.

• Both c and d.

• South African Democratic Congress.

• African National Congress (ANC).

Which year was the state of Israel formed?

• 1932.

• 1948.

• 1965.

• 1982.

Where is the Panama Canal located?

• Central America.

• South East Asia.

• Western U.S.

• Inside Panama.

What was the Suez Canal crisis?

• A canal in the Gulf occupied by Indian forces that were not pleased with Indian independence.

• The creation of an Israeli state that spilled over to Egypt.

• A standoff between American and Soviet forces.

• Historic event that took place in 1956 when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal which was controlled by the French and the British.

The Bosnian War (1992-95) took place in which geographical region:

• Iberia.

• Northern Europe.

• The Balkans.

• The Mediterranean.

What is the Cold War exactly?

• An armed conflict that never quite ended.

• Indirect conflict that took place all over the world between superpowers U.S and USSR.

• A war that took place above the equator.

• A war fought in extremely cold temperatures.

Whom provided arms to Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser after aide was denied by Britain and France?

• James Byrnes.

• Joseph Stalin.

• Chiang Kai-shek.

• Nikita Khrushchev.

Whom was President of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• President Teddy Roosevelt.

• President Harry S. Truman.

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

• President John F. Kennedy.