What was the source of contention between Hawks and Doves?

Hawks supported the War. Doves didn't.

Why did the Bay of Pigs Invasion fail?

Lack of support from U.S. troops

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?

Vietnamese supposedly fired on U.S. ships

What was the Domino Theory?

If one country fell to Communism, the others around it would

What is meant by Polarization in regard to the Vietnam War?

The widely different views Americans had on the war.

Why did the world need a peaceful resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union would be nuclear.

What was Containment?

An attempt by the U.S. to keep Communism from spreading more

Why did the U.S. invade the Dominican Republic?

To prevent the rise of a communist dictatorship

What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

To overthrow the Castro regime in Cuba

What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allow for?

Gave LBJ extreme power to oppose communism in Southeast Asia

What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The Soviet Union built missile sites in Cuba.

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Cold War 1959-65

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1
What was the source of contention between Hawks and Doves?
Hawks supported the War. Doves didn't.
Doves thought the Hawks were unpatriotic.
Doves supported the War. Hawks didn't.
Hawks thought Doves were too patriotic.
2
Why did the Bay of Pigs Invasion fail?
No one spoke Spanish
No one knew how to swim
The CIA agents forgot their passports
Lack of support from U.S. troops
3
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
A boat of Vietnamese refugees set sail for the U.S.
A flock of seagulls disrupted U.S. military radars
A shark attacked some kids at a beach
Vietnamese supposedly fired on U.S. ships
4
What was the Domino Theory?
If one country fell to Communism, the others around it would
If one national leader was assassinated, others would follow
If a country resisted Communism, it would become a target
Knocking over one domino wouldn't make the others fall
5
What were the people who avoided the Draft called?
Draft Demons
Draft Dancers
Draft Duckers
Draft Dodgers
6
What is meant by Polarization in regard to the Vietnam War?
The similar views Americans had on the war.
The widely different views Americans had on the war.
7
How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis Last?
One month
1 day
13 days
4 hours
8
In what year was the Berlin Wall built?
1945
1960
1973
1961
9
Why did the world need a peaceful resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Rations were tight from the second world war.
Kennedy was a pacifist.
War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union would be nuclear.
France wanted to keep selling baguettes to both countries.
10
What was Containment?
An attempt by the USSR to prevent the spread of religion
An attempt by the U.S. to keep Communism from spreading more
An attempt by Cuba to not need international trade
An attempt to actually remove stains from tupperware
11
Who was the youngest man ever elected to the presidency?
Teddy Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
John Franklin Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
12
What was the bombing campaign against Vietnam called during the Vietnam War?
Operation Frequent Wind
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Barbarossa
13
In 1965, Berkeley students organized the first public burning of what objects as a protest?
Birth certificates
Military dog tags
Draft Cards
the American flag
14
Why did the U.S. invade the Dominican Republic?
To prevent the rise of a communist dictatorship
To try a new brand of ice cream
To assassinate the current ruler
To gain intelligence against Cuba
15
How did men dodge the draft?
Have flat feet
Run away to Canada
Be a conscientious objector
All of the above
16
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
To destroy every child's dreams at the state fair
To kidnap Miss Piggy
To overthrow the Castro regime in Cuba
To overthrow Stalin's regime in the USSR
17
What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allow for?
Gave Kennedy the ability to send troops into Vietnam
Asked France for help in the war against Vietnam
Gave LBJ extreme power to oppose communism in Southeast Asia
Decreased salary of senators following the Vietnam war
18
Who installed a Communist regime in Cuba in 1959?
Donald Duck
Fidel Castro
Raúl Castro
Alexander Hamilton
19
Who declared the U.S. would be the first to land on the moon?
LBJ
JFK
FDR
20
What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Soviet Union built missile sites in Cuba.
The U.S. built missile sites in Cuba.

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