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1
During which war was there an increase of an anti-war movement due to its unpopularity?
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
Korean War
World War II
2
Which US president made this famous quote during his inaugural address?
Harry S Truman
Ronald W. Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
3
What event forced Lyndon Johnson to take the oath of office aboard Air Force One Nov 22, 1963
the Cuban Missile Crisis
winning the 1963 election
the assassination of President Kennedy
the resignation of Richard Nixon
4
Which President introduced the policy of "Vietnamization", replacing US troops with vietnamese
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ronald W. Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
5
How did the Korean War end?
a "stalemate" South = democratic & North = communist
Communism was driven out of the North
a "stalemate" South = communist & North = democratic
North Korea installed communist govt in the south
6
A defensive alliance of the US and European allies to prevent a USSR invasion of WesternEurope
Axis Powers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
7
What happened to Germany after World War II?
divided into west and east
returned to a totalitarian form of government
made to pay war reparations
became part of Poland
8
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy led to -
the overthrow of Castro in Cuba
a decrease in military involvement in Vietnam
internal conflict over military involvement in Vietnam
the destruction of the Berlin Wall
9
What was the US effort to rebuild the economies of Europe after World War
II
Bay of Pigs
perestrokia
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
10
What was the term used for Gorbachev's policy of promoting govt. openness to the Soviet public
pravda
perestrokia
glasnost
bolshevik
11
What does the term "perestrokia" mean?
program of economic, political, and social change
policy of increasing social and political control
policy of governmental openness
economic system of community or national ownership
12
What event ultimately ended the "Cold War"?
the assassination of President Kennedy
the dropping of the atomic bomb
the fall of the Berlin Wall
the collapse of the Soviet Union
13
During what time in history would this map of Europe be accurate ?
after the "Cold War" (1991 - present)
after WWII (1945-1990)
after WWI (1919 - 1939)
before World War I (1914)
14
Which war was the first fought by the US in an effort to contain communism?
Persian Gulf War
Russian Civil War
Korean War
Vietnam War
15
After World War II, West Germany and Japan established what type of government?
democracy
czarist empire
totalitarian
constitutional monarchy
16
How did the US involvement in Vietnam affect present-day military decisions?
adopted a policy of pacifism
reluctant to extended military conflicts
created policy of isolationism
policy of extended military involvement
17
What was the purpose of the US "Cold War" policy of "Massive Retaliation"?
to prevent the spread of communism
to serve as a "first strike" stratagy against the USSR
to deter nuclear attack by the Soviet Union
to remove the Soviets from Europe and unify Germany
18
Which event did
NOT
relate to the communist "Red Scare" in America after World War II?
execution of the Rosenburgs
conviction of Alger Hiss
"McCarthyism"
creation of the United Nations
19
During Kennedy's inaugural address, to what county is this quote directed ?
Japan
China
Soviet Union
Great Britain
20
An alliance of communist countries such as the Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, and Romania
NATO
Axis Powers
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
21
Which US Pres. stated during a 1987 speech in Germany, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"
Ronald W. Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
George Bush
22
Veterans returning from this war sometimes faced hostility from some who opposed the war?
Korean War
Vietnam
Cold War
Persian Gulf War
23
Why did the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall in 1961?
to protect the United Nations headquarters
to prevent East Germans from moving west
to block West Germans from coming into East Germany
to prevent attack from the Soviet Union
24
Which nation(s) occupied West Germany following World War II ?
Warsaw Pact counties
USA, Great Britain, France
Poland & Austria
Soviet Union
25
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to -
remove Soviet nuclear missiles from Cuba
destroy the Berlin Wall and unify Germany
overthrow Castro and Cuba's communist government
send U-2 spy planes over USSR
26
Which county did President Reagan refer to as the "Evil Empire"
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Iraq
North Korea
27
Name the group formed at the end of WWII in an effort to prevent future world wars?
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Geneva Convention
United Nations
28
Which Soviet leader introduced "perestrokia" and "glasnost"; led to the fall of Communism?
Nikita Khrushchev
Josef Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Mikhail Gorbechev
29
What effect did the Watergate scandal have on Richard Nixon's administration?
forced Nixon to change his foreign policy
gave Nixon more political strength
caused him to lose the 1976 election
forced Nixon to resign
30
How did the Vietnam War end?
North and South Vietnam unified under communist control
a "stalemate" South = democratic & North = communist
a "stalemate" South = communist & North = democratic
North and South Vietnam unified under democratic control
31
How did President Reagan help cause the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union?
increased military and economic pressure on the USSR
reduced nuclear arms production
invaded East Berlin
decreased US military spending
32
The 1990's collapse of the Soviet Union led to the reunification of this country?
Germany
Yugoslavia
Poland
Korea
33
Who was the United States President during the "Cuban Missile Crisis" ?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ronald W. Reagan
Harry S Truman
34
Which US president is most closely associated with the policy of "massive retaliation"?
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
35
Which country built missile sites in Cuba in 1962 causing a crisis with the United States?
Soviet Union
East Germany
Turkey
China
36
Put these events in chronological order
B C A
C A B
A C B
C B A
37
The US policy of "containing" the spread of communist aggression into other countries.
Massive Retaliation
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Monroe Doctrine
38
Which US President was the first to reopen diplomatic relations with communist China in 1972?
Ronald W. Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Richard M Nixon
William Clinton
39
What was Senator Joseph McCarthy's action that further intensified the "Red Scare"?
joined the communist party
accused members of the US government of being communist
sold nuclear secrets to the Soviets
took a pacifist position with the Soviets
40
Which President escalated the war in Vietnam, sending more troops than any other president?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Harry S Truman
Richard M Nixon
