Cold War Leaders

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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  1. Nikita Khrushchev

  2. Leonid Brezhnev

  3. Yuri Andropov

  4. Konstantin Chernenko


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

Which U.S. president ordered the Bay of Pigs invasion?

  1. John F. Kennedy

  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower

  3. Lyndon B. Johnson

  4. Richard Nixon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John F. Kennedy ordered the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, which was an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro.

Who was the leader of China during the Korean War?

  1. Mao Zedong

  2. Zhou Enlai

  3. Liu Shaoqi

  4. Deng Xiaoping


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mao Zedong was the leader of China during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953.

Which U.S. president signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) with the Soviet Union?

  1. Richard Nixon

  2. Gerald Ford

  3. Jimmy Carter

  4. Ronald Reagan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Richard Nixon signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) with the Soviet Union in 1972.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall fell?

  1. Mikhail Gorbachev

  2. Konstantin Chernenko

  3. Yuri Andropov

  4. Leonid Brezhnev


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

Which U.S. president launched the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also known as "Star Wars"?

  1. Ronald Reagan

  2. George H.W. Bush

  3. Bill Clinton

  4. George W. Bush


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ronald Reagan launched the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) in 1983.

Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  1. Fidel Castro

  2. Che Guevara

  3. Camilo Cienfuegos

  4. Juan Almeida Bosque


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fidel Castro was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

Which U.S. president ordered the invasion of Grenada?

  1. Ronald Reagan

  2. George H.W. Bush

  3. Bill Clinton

  4. George W. Bush


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ronald Reagan ordered the invasion of Grenada in 1983.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended?

  1. Mikhail Gorbachev

  2. Konstantin Chernenko

  3. Yuri Andropov

  4. Leonid Brezhnev


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union when the Cold War ended in 1991.

Which U.S. president signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with the Soviet Union?

  1. Ronald Reagan

  2. George H.W. Bush

  3. Bill Clinton

  4. George W. Bush


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ronald Reagan signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with the Soviet Union in 1987.

Who was the leader of China when the Cultural Revolution began?

  1. Mao Zedong

  2. Zhou Enlai

  3. Liu Shaoqi

  4. Deng Xiaoping


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mao Zedong was the leader of China when the Cultural Revolution began in 1966.

Which U.S. president ordered the bombing of North Vietnam?

  1. Lyndon B. Johnson

  2. Richard Nixon

  3. Gerald Ford

  4. Jimmy Carter


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lyndon B. Johnson ordered the bombing of North Vietnam in 1965.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the Prague Spring occurred?

  1. Leonid Brezhnev

  2. Yuri Andropov

  3. Konstantin Chernenko

  4. Mikhail Gorbachev


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leonid Brezhnev was the leader of the Soviet Union when the Prague Spring occurred in 1968.

Which U.S. president signed the Paris Peace Accords, ending the Vietnam War?

  1. Richard Nixon

  2. Gerald Ford

  3. Jimmy Carter

  4. Ronald Reagan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Richard Nixon signed the Paris Peace Accords in 1973, ending the Vietnam War.

Who was the leader of China when the Tiananmen Square protests occurred?

  1. Deng Xiaoping

  2. Jiang Zemin

  3. Hu Jintao

  4. Xi Jinping


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Deng Xiaoping was the leader of China when the Tiananmen Square protests occurred in 1989.

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