Cold War 1960s

Cold War 1960s

8th Grade

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Cold War 1960s

Cold War 1960s

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Match the following

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Kennedy's plan to fight communism through foreign aid.

Green Berets

Fighting with small groups of soldiers

and using tactics such as ambush

guerrilla warfare

Kennedy's plan to help countries fighting communism.

Peace Corps

Special Forces unit trained to fight guerrilla wars.

2.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Reorder the following events about the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Kennedy refuses to provide American air support to backup forces on land.

President Kennedy approves CIA plan to start an uprising in Cuba.

The Bay of Pigs fails, Kennedy is embarrassed and takes the blame. It makes Kennedy look weak.

On April 17th, 1961, 1,500 Cuban exiles land in the Bay of Pigs, Cuba.

Rebel leader Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba in 1959 and set up a communist dictatorship.

3.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Reorder the following events in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Mid- October 1962- American spy plane flying over Cuba discovered that the Soviets were building launching sites for

nuclear missiles.

On October 22, 1962, President Kennedy appeared on national television. He revealed to the nation the

"secret, swift, and extraordinary buildup" of Soviet missiles in Cuba.

Next, Kennedy orders the U.S. Navy to blockade, or close off, Cuba until the Soviets removed their missile.

Five days later, the Soviet ships turned back. The Soviets agreed to remove their missiles from Cuba,

and the United States agreed not to invade Cuba.

With disaster averted, Kennedy and Khrushchev worked to build better relations. In 1963 a hot line was

set up between Moscow and Washington for instant communication in times of crisis.

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

The Space Race

Who was the first astronaut in space? ​ (a)  

Who was the first American to make a space flight? ​ (b)  

Who was the first American to orbit the Earth? ​ (c)  

Who won the Space Race by putting a man on the moon? ​ (d)  

Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
United States
Soviet Union

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the following

France

What was the name of the communist forces fighting in South Vietnam?

Ngo Dinh Diem

Who was the leader of communist forces in Vietnam?

Geneva Accords

Which country first held Indochina as a colony?

Ho Chi Minh

Which peace agreement in 1954 split Vietnam into 2 halves?

Vietcong

Who became the U.S. backed leader of South Vietnam in 1955?

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