Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Cold War Quiz

There will be a quiz over the Cold War on Monday, May 18th. Students will be given two of the following prompts to answer.
  1. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Cuban rebels under Castro and the Batista regime during the Cuban Revolution.
  2. Briefly discuss events during the Cold War in Guatemala, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Chile. Include the foreign policy aims and actions of the United States in your answer.
  3. Examine the effects of McCarthyism on society and culture in the United States from the late 1940s to the late 1950s.
  4. Identify and explain two CIA actions in Latin America during the Cold War. What goals did the CIA intend to achieve? Were they successful? What resulted from their actions?