Which of the following had a major impact on the US citizens view of the War?

US media broadcasting war images on TV

What did the Truman Doctrine state?

The US would help any nation oppose communist control.

shifting the buren of the war to the South Vietnamese

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

The North Vietnam supply line for the South rebels

more powerful than the Atomic bombs dropped on Japan

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Soviets tried to put missiles in Cuba

After WWII, Germany (and Berlin) were divided into what four controlled zones?

American, French, British and Soviet

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution

allowed the US to get more involved in Vietnam

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1
Which of the following had a major impact on the US citizens view of the War?
boycotting the 1970 Olympics
Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency
Canada boycotting American properties
US media broadcasting war images on TV
2
Why did the US invasion of Cuba (Bay of Pigs) fail?
Cuban citizens failed to join the uprising
Cuban rebel's boats ran aground
all answers are correct
JFK cancelled the supporting air attacks
3
How did the US know that the Soviets were placing missiles in Cuba?
Castro told Kennedy
U2 Spy Plane took pictures
Nikita Kruschev told Kennedy
They were playing with a Quija board and found out
4
What did the Truman Doctrine state?
The US wouldn't try to control Cuba
European countries could not colonize the Western Hemisphere.
The US would help any nation oppose communist control.
The US would control Cuba
5
Veitnamization was
prisoners of war that stayed in Vietnam
medical shots required for US soldiers in Vietnam
shifting the burden of the war to the North Vietnamese
shifting the buren of the war to the South Vietnamese
6
The Korean and Vietnam wars were both because the US wanted to contain
Fascism
Communism
Democracy
Capitalism
7
Between WWI and WWII which country controlled Korea?
China
Cuba
Japan
United States
8
What action did JFK take to stop the Soviets from getting the missiles to Cuba?
Invading Cuba
Naval Blockade
Asking nicely
Bombing Cuba
9
North Korea was supported by which countries during the war?
USSR and China
Russian and China
France and Vietnam
USSR and Russia
10
The Ho Chi Minh Trail was
The train system in Vietnam
The North Vietnam supply line for the South rebels
The Vietnam airlift
The South Vietnam supply line for the North rebels
11
The Berlin airlift was necessary because the Soviets blocked access to...
West Berlin
East Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
12
What is the dividing line between North and South Korea called?
PYT
TLC
DMZ
TMZ
13
The Soviets were the first to...
put a man on the moon
all answers are correct
launch a satellite into space
send a probe to Mars
14
How were the Vietnam and Korean wars similar?
Both were fought to contain communism
US Supported the South in both
The Soviets and Chinese supported the North in both
all answeres are correct
15
When did the war between North and South Korea actually end (when was the peace treaty finalized?)
1965
1970
1985
2018
16
Winston Churchill's idea that there was an invisible division between communist and democratic countries in Europe was..
The Berlin Wall
The Iron Curtain
The Iron Maiden
The Iron Wall
17
The husband-wife team of spies that were found guilty and executed were named...
The Rosenblatts
The Goldbergs
The Goldblatts
The Rosenbergs
18
Who challenged the US to back an effort to get a man on the moon?
Johnson
Nixon
Kennedy
Truman
19
The Hydrogen Bomb...
was the first type of nuclear bomb
floated upward like a helium balloon
the bomb dropped on Nagasaki
more powerful than the Atomic bombs dropped on Japan
20
Which of the following was a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
USSR removed the missiles from Cuba
A direct line was opened between Moscow and DC - the "red phone"
all answers are correcte
US removed missiles from Italy and Turkey
21
MAD - stood for...
Mutually Agreed Destruction
Mothers Against Destruction
Mutually Assured Devestation
Mutually Assured Destruction
22
Which was NOT a way to protest the Vietnam War?
Popular songs
marches against the government
registering for the draft
burning draft cards
23
What was the reason the US was involved in the Korean War?
Fear of the Domino Theory
Harry Truman was bored
The US wanted to fight with the Soviets
Macarthur wanted to invade China
24
JFK - ask not what America can do for you, but what you can do for the freedom of man.. - What group did JFK create?
Marshall Plan
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Peace Corps
25
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US tried to overthrow the Cuban government
Soviets tried to put missiles in Cuba
Russians tried to put missiles in Cuba
US tried to put missiles in Cuba
26
After WWII, Germany (and Berlin) were divided into what four controlled zones?
American, Itlalian, French and Russian
French, British, Russian and Soviet
American, French, British and Russian
American, French, British and Soviet
27
The US plan for helping Europe rebuild after WWII was called...
Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
The European New Deal
28
As the Vietnam war escalated, the distrust in the American Government was called
Disillusionment Gap
Sociological Gap
Credibility Gap
Counterculture Gap
29
The name of the government committee that investigated Kennedy's assassination
Lee Havery Oswald
Go Fund Me
Truman Commission
Warren Commission
30
Joseph McCarthy...
Was a senator from Wisconsin
Accused government officials of being communists
all answers are correct
never provided actual proof of his accusations
31
Which Cuban dictator was the US supporting before the Bay of Pigs invasion?
Nikita Krushchev
Fidel Castro
Rapheal Castro
Fulgencio Batista
32
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution
decreased the US involvement in Korea
decreased the US involvement in Vietnam
increased the US involvement in Korea
allowed the US to get more involved in Vietnam
33
Which of the following was a result of the Bay of Pigs failed invasion?
USSR gained confidence to challenge JFK in the future Cuban missile crisis
all anwers are correct
JFK took responsibility for the failure
USSR believed JFK and US were weak

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