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Cold War History Quiz

How well do you know the Cold War?

  1. Which attempted intervention in Cuba made John F. Kennedy look weak to the Soviets?

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  2. Who wrote the Long Telegram?

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  3. Which president believed in a strong nuclear arsenal for American defense?  The term for this type of defense was "mutual assured destruction," which ironically enough spells out "mad."

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  4. In the name of stopping communism,which nation did America NOT intervene in before 1970?

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  5. Who gave the famous "Iron Curtain" speech?

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To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

The Crucible

by Arthur Miller

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare