Cold War Facts
True or False:
The CIA and MI6 were spy agencies during the Cold War.
What is True?
This person authorized the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
A person was considered a human computer during the Cold War because...
a. They would use a computer
b. It was a computer shaped like a human
c. They solved problems and calculations
What is ... They solved problems and calculations.
What American organization was used to gather information on the Russians during the Cold War?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation
b. Central Intelligence Agency
c. Federal Spies and Espionage
b. Central Intelligence Agency
What is 1962?
This material is highly explosive
What is Plutonium?
This person taught herself computer programming.
Who is Dorothy Vaughn
The Cold War years ended in the 1980s, when the _____.
a. United States quit building bombs
b. Soviet Union collapsed
c. United Nations intervened
b. Soviet Union collapsed
President Kennedy's first plan
What was a naval blockade?
King and Kennedy brothers all fought for
Nuclear energy is directly used for _______.
What is electricity?
a. 1943
b. 1969
c. 1958
What is 1958?
What does not happen during a cold war?
a. military conflict
b. Suspicion and distrust
c. New weapon technology
a. military conflict
President Kennedy was assassinated in this city and state.
What is Dallas, Texas?
During peaceful times of the Cold War, nuclear power was used to generate...
A title Katherine Johnson did not have was...
a. physicist
b. geologist
c. space scientist
What is a geologist?
What was the Cold War a war of?
a. threats and suspicion
b. tanks and airplanes
c. soldiers and sailors
d. banks and ballots
a. threats and suspicion
What is October 25th?
RANDOM TRIVIA: Three examples of new technologies or inventions that benefited the Space Race were...
What is more advanced computers, cell phones, and protective clothing?
This energy technology was developed during the Cold War.
What is Atomic/Nuclear?
Pocahontas