What was the period after World War II known as?

Cuban Missile Crisis

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The Long Peace
The Cold War
The Great War
The Silent War
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What event brought the world close to nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Berlin Crisis
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Who was the Soviet premier during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What did the U.S. try to do in Cuba in 1961?
Sign a peace treaty
Start a trade agreement
Overthrow the communist government
Establish a military base
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What was President John F. Kennedy's response to the missiles in Cuba?
A nuclear strike
A diplomatic meeting
A full-scale invasion
A naval blockade
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What did the U.S. agree to remove in exchange for the Soviet withdrawal from Cuba?
Embargoes on the Soviet Union
Missiles from Turkey and Italy
Troops from Vietnam
Spies from the Soviet Union
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Who refused to authorize the launch of a nuclear torpedo, preventing escalation?
Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Rudolph Anderson
Vasili Arkhipov
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What was the defense readiness level set to by the U.S. Military during the crisis?
DEFCON 5
DEFCON 3
DEFCON 1
DEFCON 2
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What did the U.S. promise in addition to removing missiles from Turkey and Italy?
To never invade Cuba
To supply Cuba with food
To remove all spies from Cuba
To sign a peace treaty with the Soviet Union
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