Cold War Hotspots and Proxy conflicts

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was

• a successful military operation to overthrow the Cuban government

• a failed CIA-sponsored military invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles.

• a peaceful negotiation between the US and Cuba

• a covert operation to support Cuban rebels

In what way(s) did the United States support the mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War?

• Sending weapons, money, and supplies, but no soldiers

• Deploying troops to fight alongside the mujahideen

• Providing only humanitarian aid and food supplies

• Offering diplomatic support without any material assistance

What was the outcome of the Soviet-Afghan War?

• The Soviet Union established a permanent military base in Afghanistan.

• The Soviet Union withdrew its troops and Afghanistan's communist government fell.

• Afghanistan became a democratic state supported by the West.

• The Soviet Union won the war and expanded its territory.

What policy motivated the United States to support South Vietnam?

• Containment

• Isolationism

• Expansionism

• Neutrality

The longest running between 1954-1975, most expensive and deadly proxy war of the Cold War

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Gulf War

• Afghan War

North Korea's invasion of the South in 1950 aimed....

• To unify the Korean peninsula under communist rule.

• To establish a democratic government in South Korea.

• To gain control of South Korea's economic resources.

• To create a military alliance with China.

The rebels who fought against the Soviet Union during the Soviet Afghan War

• Mujahideen

• Taliban

• Al-Qaeda

• Northern Alliance

This is the first proxy war of the Cold War

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Afghan War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Identify the role played by the United States in the Soviet-Afghan War.

• Supported the Afghan Mujahideen with funding and arms

• Provided humanitarian aid to Afghan refugees

• Maintained a neutral stance throughout the conflict

• Engaged in direct military intervention against the Soviet Union

Which of the following best describes a proxy war?

• Two superpowers directly fighting

• Two countries fighting without any outside assistance

• Supporting sides in another country's war to oppose an enemy

• Competing in sports instead of military force