QUIZ: The Cold War

There will be a quiz over the Cold War unit next Thursday/Friday 4/27-28. Students will be given two of the following questions to answer in addition to a document analysis.

• What was the Cold War? Explain its origins. 
• To what extent were US ideals like liberty and democracy upheld in Latin America where the US intervened?
• Why did the US want a government change in Guatemala in 1954? How did they achieve it?
• Why was the Cuban Revolution successful? Identify and explain weaknesses with Batista’s government and strengths of the rebels.
• Explain McCarthyism and its effects in the United States.
• Consider either the Bay of Pigs Invasion or Cuban Missile Crisis. Describe the events providing context and explaining the outcomes.