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Grade 11 Cold War
A Cold War event that took place in 1961 was                                             
  1. Operation Vittles
  2. the building of the Berlin Wall
  3. the process of detente
  4. the intensification of the nuclear arms race
Grade 11 Cold War
The single most important reason the U.S. became engaged in the Cold War was to                                               
  1. prevent the communist takeover of East Berlin
  2. stop the spread of terrorism
  3. limit the development of nuclear weapons
  4. stop the spread of communism
Grade 11 Cold War
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union battled each other                                 
  1. militarily and politically
  2. economically and technologically
  3. technologically and politically
  4. militarily and economically
Grade 11 Cold War
Upon its creation after World War II, the purpose of NATO was to                                              
  1. resist the spread of communism.
  2. protect Western Europe from Soviet aggression
  3. give foreign aid to European countries
  4. Both a and b
Grade 11 Cold War
What is the purpose of NATO?
  1. Resist the spread of communism
  2. Protect Western Europe from Soviet aggression
  3. Give foreign aid to European countries
  4. Both a and b
Grade 11 Cold War
In 1962 what was later called the "Cuban Missile Crisis" aerial photographs taken by the U.S. showed two actions taking place that alarmed the U.S. What were they?
  1. Cubans building missile sites in forests
  2. Soviet ships carrying missiles to Cuba
  3. Soviets building Nuclear Weapons
  4. Both a and b
  5. Both a and c
Grade 11 Cold War
The single most important reason the U.S. became engaged in the Cold War was to                                               
  1. prevent the communist takeover of East Berlin
  2. stop the spread of terrorism
  3. limit the development of nuclear weapons
  4. stop the spread of communism
Grade 11 Cold War
Major political restrictions on U.S. military operations in Vietnam were                                                
  1. U.S. could not invade North Vietnam
  2. U.S. could not mine the port of Haiphong
  3. U.S. could not pursue enemy in Cambodia or Laos
  4. All of the above
Grade 11 Cold War
What is the purpose of NATO?
  1. Resist the spread of communism
  2. Protect Western Europe from Soviet aggression
  3. Give foreign aid to European countries
  4. Both a and b