Cold War Scenarios check

What was the US Navy's response to the Soviet missiles in Cuba?

• Air strike

• Naval quarantine

• Ground invasion

• Diplomatic talks

What did the US agree to do in exchange for the Soviet Union withdrawing missiles from Cuba?

• Withdraw American missiles from Turkey

• Provide economic aid to Cuba

• Establish a trade agreement

• Remove naval ships from the Caribbean

What was the main reason for the US establishing a blockade around Cuba?

• To prevent Soviet ships from entering

• To stop Cuban exports

• To enforce a trade embargo

• To protect communist interests in Cuba

What was the Berlin Blockade?

• A military operation to invade West Berlin

• An economic sanction against East Germany

• A Soviet-imposed restriction cutting off land and water routes to West Berlin

• A peace treaty between the US and the Soviet Union

Where was West Berlin located during the Berlin Blockade?

• It was surrounded by communist East Germany

• In Poland

• In neutral Switzerland

• In Allied-occupied France

What was the main reason for the mass emigration of East Germans to West Berlin?

• Better weather

• They couldn't find a job in East Germany

• More prosperous and democratic conditions

• Family reunification

What is the current status of the Korean Peninsula as mentioned in the text?

• Unified and peaceful

• Still divided and technically in a state of war

• Under United Nations control

• Occupied by foreign powers

Where is the border between North and South Korea?

• The Rhine River

• The Yellow River

• The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the 38th parallel.
• The 42nd parallel