The purpose of the Yalta Conference was to..

Discuss the reconstruction of post war Europe

Why were United States forces unprepared for the VietCong Tet Offensive?

Because it took place on a national holiday

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?

A system to protect the U.S. against enemy missiles

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1
At the Battle of Dien Bein Phu, the French were defeated by...
Domino Theory
Khmer Rouge
Vietnamization
Nonaligned Nations
2
He wrote the "Iron Curtain" speech which symbolized the division between East and West Europe.
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
George Kennan
3
How did the launching of Sputnik in 1957 impact the United States?
Fear of Soviet technological superiority
All of the above
Fear of a missile gap
Concern over science and math education in the United States
4
The purpose of the Yalta Conference was to..
Discuss the reconstruction of post war Europe
Select a leader for the United Nations
Discuss the use of atomic force against Germany
Discuss the terms for Japanese surrender
5
The purpose of the "Marshall Plan" was to:
Rebuild Europe
Petition the state of Israel
Rebuild Japan
Establish the Untied Nations
6
Why were United States forces unprepared for the VietCong Tet Offensive?
Because they were waiting on fresh troops to arrive
Because the fighting was mainly in the jungles
Because it took place on a national holiday
Because the VietCong used napalm, a new chemical agent
7
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?
A system to protect the U.S. against enemy missiles
A council created to create defense measures
A failed operation to invade the Soviet Union
A program to weed out terrorist activity in the U.S.
8
The 38th parallel divided...
West and East Berlin
North and South Korea
North and South Vietnam
Western and Eastern Europe
9
The policy of detente was mainly intended to
Restrict the spread of Communism
Call world attention to abuses of human rights
Solidify U.S. relations with its economic allies
Reduce Cold War tensions
10
The two competing economic systems during the Cold War were:
Fascism and Nazism
Nazism and Communism
Communism and Fascism
Capitalism and Communism

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