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1
Which event did
NOT
relate to the communist "Red Scare" in America after World War II?
execution of the Rosenburgs
"McCarthyism"
conviction of Alger Hiss
creation of the United Nations
2
Which country built missile sites in Cuba in 1962 causing a crisis with the United States?
Soviet Union
China
Turkey
East Germany
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 resignation of Richard Nixon
the assassination of President Kennedy
4
Which US President was the first to reopen diplomatic relations with communist China in 1972?
Ronald W. Reagan
William Clinton
Richard M Nixon
John F. Kennedy
5
Which US president made this famous quote during his inaugural address?
Ronald W. Reagan
Harry S Truman
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
6
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to
overthrow Castro and Cuba's communist government
remove Soviet nuclear missiles from Cuba
send U-2 spy planes over USSR
destroy the Berlin Wall and unify Germany
7
During which war was there an increase of an anti-war movement due to its unpopularity?
Persian Gulf War
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II
8
How did President Reagan help cause the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union?
increased military and economic pressure on the USSR
decreased US military spending
reduced nuclear arms production
invaded East Berlin
9
Why did the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall in 1961?
to prevent East Germans from moving west
to protect the United Nations headquarers
to prevent attack from the Soviet Union
to block West Germans from coming into East Germany
10
A defensive alliance of the US and European allies to prevent a USSR invasion of Western Europe
Axis Powers
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
11
Put these events in chronological order
A C B
C A B
B C A
C B A
12
Who was the United States President during the "Cuban Missile Crisis" ?
Ronald W. Reagan
Harry S Truman
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
13
After World War II, West Germany and Japan established what type of government?
democracy
totalitarian
czarist empire
constitutional monarchy
14
Which President escalated the war in Vietnam, sending more troops than any other president?
Richard M Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry S Truman
John F. Kennedy
15
Which nation(s) occupied West Germany following World War II ?
Poland & Austria
USA, Great Britain, France
Warsaw Pact counties
Soviet Union
16
What was Senator Joseph McCarthy's action that further intensified the "Red Scare"?
sold nuclear secrets to the Soviets
joined the communist party
accused members of the US government of being communist
took a pacifist position with the Soviets
17
Name the group formed at the end of WWII in an effort to prevent future world wars?
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Geneva Convention
18
What does the term "perestrokia" mean?
economic system of community or national ownership
policy of governmental openness
policy of increasing social and political control
program of economic, political, and social change
19
Which President introduced the policy of "Vietnamization", replacing US troops with Vietnamese
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald W. Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson
20
What happened to Germany after World War II?
became part of Poland
divided into west and east
returned to a totalitarian form of government
made to pay war reparations
21
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy led to
the destruction of the Berlin Wall
a decrease in military involvement in Vietnam
internal conflict over military involvement in Vietnam
the overthrow of Castro in Cuba
22
What effect did the Watergate scandal have on Richard Nixon's administration?
gave Nixon more political strength
caused him to lose the 1976 election
forced Nixon to change his foreign policy
forced Nixon to resign
23
How did the US involvement in Vietnam affect present-day military decisions?
policy of extended military
involvement created policy of isolationism
adopted a policy of pacifism
reluctant to extended military conflicts
24
Which US president is most closely associated with the policy of "massive retaliation"?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
25
During what time in history would this map of Europe be accurate ?
after WWI (1919 - 1939)
before World War I (1914)
after the "Cold War" (1991 - present)
after WWII (1945-1990)
