APUSH Cold War Project Quiz

President John F. Kennedy Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1963

The Domino Theory suggested that the transformation of one country into a communist regime would encourage nearby nations to do the same

The Soviets' launch of the Sputnik into space served as a push for the Americans to form NASA

Leonid Brezhnev succeeded Joseph Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union

The significant gap between Soviet military capabilities and the United States' lack of missiles and power was known as the Military Industrial Complex

Nikita Khrushchev did as much as he could to preserve Stalinism within the Soviet Union

Malcolm X, unlike some other Civil Rights Movement leaders, was willing to resort to violence if necessary

President Eisenhower supported intervention across the world, specifically in Iran, Guatemala, and Egypt, in order to prevent the spread of Communism

The case "Brown vs. Board of Education" only strengthened segregation in schools

Eisenhower's "New Look" involved the strategic creation and placement of nuclear weapons in order to deter threats from the Soviet Union