What was Guerrilla warfare?

fighters use the element of surprise to eliminate their opponent

The Cold War was between which two countries?

The Soviet Union and the United States

What does perjury mean and who was convicted of perjury?

lying under oath; Whittaker Chambers

How did the Korean War end?

Korea is divided; North Korea communists and South Korea non communist

How did the Korean war start?

North Korea invaded South Korea

All of the following describes how the Vietnam war ends EXCEPT

Vietnam becomes a unified democratic nation

What was the Marshall Plan?

provided massive economic aid to Europe

All of the following are true about the House Un-American Committee EXCEPT

it was deemed unconstitutional by the legislative branch

Korea was divided between what two countries after WWII?

The United States and the Soviet Union

All of the following are difficulties that the Americans faced while fighting in Vietnam EXCEPT

well trained South Vietnamese forces

Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

executed for sharing information about the atomic bomb with the Soviets

What does blacklist mean?

list of individuals whose loyalty was suspicious

All of the following are true about Sen. Joseph McCarthy EXCEPT:

helped improve the lives and careers of those who were proven innocent

What was the Truman Doctrine?

a commitment to assist nations threatened by communism through military aid

What does the term "Iron Curtain" mean and who coined the term?

describes the division between eastern & western Europe; Winston Churchill

How did we help the people of Western Berlin after Stalin instituted a blockade?

supplies were airlifted into western Berlin

South Vietnamese supporters of communist in South Vietnam

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1
What nation and its capital was divided up into four zones?
France
Great Britain
Germany
Soviet Union
2
What nation fell to communism under Mao Zedong that shocked the US and showed that perhaps containment failed?
Vietnam
China
Soviet Union
Korea
3
What was Guerrilla warfare?
large bombs that were dropped on villages
a nickname for the North Vietnamese army
fighters use the element of surprise to eliminate their opponent
the use of chemical warfare
4
The Cold War was between which two countries?
The United States and Korea
The Soviet Union and the United States
The Soviet Union and Vietnam
Korea and Vietnam
5
What does perjury mean and who was convicted of perjury?
lying under oath; Whittaker Chambers
refusing to testify; Alger Hiss
committing a violent act; Joseph McCarthy
assassinating a government official; Lee Harvey Oswald
6
How did the Korean War end?
Korea is divided; North Korea communists and South Korea non communist
a territory of the Soviet Union
One unified democratic Korea
One unified communists Korea
7
How did the Korean war start?
The United States invaded South Korea
North Korea invaded South Korea
South Korea invaded North Korea
The Soviet Union invaded North Korea
8
All of the following describes how the Vietnam war ends EXCEPT
Vietnam become a unified communist nation
a cease fire
Vietnam becomes a unified democratic nation
Ford views a video and pulls the U.S out of Vietnam
9
What was the Marshall Plan?
promised a military alliance to those nations threated by communism
charter that formed the United Nations
charter that formed NATO
provided massive economic aid to Europe
10
All of the following are true about the House Un-American Committee EXCEPT
it was deemed unconstitutional by the legislative branch
they questioned people about communists or communists sympathizers
individuals were questioned about the beliefs of their friends or coworkers
investigated communist subversion in the nation
11
Korea was a colony of what country?
Soviet Union
China
Japan
France
12
All of the following were things occuring at home during the Vietnam War EXCEPT
a coup
riots
protests
demonstrations
13
Who sent about 180,000 troops to help the North Koreans?
The United States
China
Japan
Soviet Union
14
Korea was divided between what two countries after WWII?
Soviet Union and China
France and Great Britain
The United States and the Soviet Union
Japan and China
15
All of the following are difficulties that the Americans faced while fighting in Vietnam EXCEPT
swampy rice patties
well trained South Vietnamese forces
muddy trails
dense jungles
16
What does the word subversion mean?
raids
spying
sabotage
to censure
17
What communist nation's border did the U.N. troops get close to?
Soviet Union
China
Japan
Twain
18
What event caused many Americans to turn against the war and Johnson?
Operation Rolling Thunder
The use of Napalm and Agent Orange
Tet Offensive
Americans began using Guerilla Warfare
19
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
members of the Hollywood 10
keepers of the blacklist for McCarthy
executed for sharing information about the atomic bomb with the Soviets
members of the HUAC
20
Who did South Korea appeal to for help?
The United Nations
The Americans
The Soviet Union
The League of Nations
21
What does Red Scare mean?
fear of capitalists
fear of communists
fear of fascism
fear of democracy
22
What does blacklist mean?
list of individuals whose loyalty was suspicious
you could be jailed if you didn't submit paperwork to be blacklisted
those who were blacklisted were excluded from being questioned by the HUAC
only those who were blacklisted could work in the Hollywood film industry
23
All of the following are true about Sen. Joseph McCarthy EXCEPT:
held hearings accusing people of being communists without proof
used unapproved accusations against political opponents
claimed he has a list of State department employees who were communists
helped improve the lives and careers of those who were proven innocent
24
The United States wanted to "contain"
communism
capitalism
slavery
totalitarianism
25
What was the Truman Doctrine?
the charter that formed NATO
a commitment to assist nations threatened by communism through military aid
allowed President Truman to drop the atomic bomb on the Soviet Union
the charter that formed the United Nations
26
What does the term "Iron Curtain" mean and who coined the term?
a military strategy similar to blitzkrieg; Erwin Rommel
unrestricted submarine warfare; Harry S. Truman
describes the formation of the Soviet Union; Joseph Stalin
describes the division between eastern & western Europe; Winston Churchill
27
How did we help the people of Western Berlin after Stalin instituted a blockade?
supplies were airlifted into western Berlin
we were unable to help since Berlin was located in the Soviet zone
send supplies by trains
military unities brought in supplies to western Berlin
28
All the of following led to McCarthy's downfall EXCEPT
He contracted Polio
accuesd high ranking army officials of being communists
Television
bullying witnesses
29
Who became president when FDR suddenly died?
Richard M. Nixon
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
30
What general led the U.N. Forces in Korea?
MacArthur
Truman
Rommel
Eisenhower
31
What was formed to settle disputes between nations and prevent future wars?
Warsaw Pact
The United Nations
Congress
NATO
32
The Vietcong were
Chinese forces that entered Vietnam
a name given to American soldiers in Vietnam
North Vietnamese supporters of democracy
South Vietnamese supporters of communist in South Vietnam

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