The Early Cold War Period

What were the names of the three astronauts on Apollo 11?

• Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins

• John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom

• Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, Alexei Leonov

• Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Jack Swigert

What is NATO?

• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• The United Nations

• The Warsaw Pact

• The European Union

Who was the commander of U.N. forces during the Korean War and why was he fired?

• Douglas MacArthur - for openly criticizing President Truman

• George Patton - for losing a major battle

• Dwight D. Eisenhower - for political reasons

• Omar Bradley - for military incompetence

Why did the U.S. blockade Cuba in 1962?

• The Soviets were secretly putting nuclear missiles on the island

• Cuba was planning to invade the U.S.

• Cuba was supporting terrorist organizations

• Cuba was refusing to trade with the U.S.

What structure was put up in 1961 by the East German communists to keep people from fleeing to western nations?

• The Great Wall

• The Berlin Wall

• The Iron Curtain

• The Maginot Line

What nation sent the first man into space and who was he?

• The United States - Neil Armstrong

• The Soviet Union - Yuri Gagarin

• China - Yang Liwei

• India - Rakesh Sharma

How did the U.S. help keep the communists from taking over in Greece and Turkey?

• They provided military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey

• They sent troops to Greece and Turkey

• They signed a peace treaty with Greece and Turkey

• They imposed economic sanctions on Greece and Turkey

What was the most significant Asian nation to fall to Communism?

• Japan

• South Korea

• China

• Vietnam

What was the Marshall Plan and why did we do it?

• It provided economic aid to European countries to rebuild after World War II

• It was a military strategy to contain communism

• It aimed to colonize European countries

• It was a plan for space exploration

What was the nickname given by Winston Churchill to the border between free nations and communist nations in Europe during the Cold War?

• The Great Divide

• The Iron Curtain

• The Red Line

• The Berlin Wall