Cold War History Quiz

Who wrote the Long Telegram?

Question Answer Choices Richard Nixon George Keenan Winston Churchill John F. Kennedy

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."

Question Answer Choices John F. Kennedy Adlai Stevenson Dwight Eisenhower Hubert Humphrey

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

Question Answer Choices Cuban Missile Crisis Sinking of the Maine Bay of Pigs ouster of Batista

Who gave the famous "Iron Curtain" speech?

Question Answer Choices John F. Kennedy Winston Churchill Richard Nixon Josef Stalin

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

Question Answer Choices Greece Iran Guatemala Afghanistan