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Cold War wars day 4 (Middle East)
Cold War wars day 4 (Middle East)
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Review of the Beginning of the Cold War
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What was the name of the nationalist resistance group fighting against the French in Vietnam?
Vietminh
South Vietnam
Vietcong
North Vietnam
2
How long was the Cuban missile crisis?
1 month
1 week
13 days
12 days
3
What was the primary goal of the PLO?
The liberation of Palestine
The destruction of Palestine
The liberation of Israel
The destruction of Israel
4
Who was President of the United States during Operation Desert Storm?
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George H.W. Bush
5
American hostages were taken from the US embassy in what country?
Iran
Palestine
Iraq
Israel
6
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Diem
Mao Zedong
Chaing Kai Sheck
Ho Chi Minh
7
US supported a corrupt nationalist government in S. Vietnam because of what policy?
Geneva Accords
SEATO
Constitution
Containment
8
All of the following is territory Israel will gain after the 6 day war except:
Jerusalem
West Bank
Sinai Peninsula
Iraq
9
What document revealed the U.S. had been secretly bombing Cambodia & Laos?
Consumer Report
Pentagon Papers
Wikileaks
Bryce Report
10
What country controlled Vietnam?
Great Britain
France
Vietnam
USSR
11
Eisenhower threatened____ against France, Great Britain and Israel for attacking the Suez Canal
economy sanctions
nuclear war
removal of troops
to leave the UN
12
What is the cause of the Suez Crisis?
USA launches air strikes against Israel
The PLO took control of Suez Canal
Saddam Hussein took control of the Kuwait
Gamal Nasser (Egypt) took control of the Suez Canal
13
T/F: The US was involved in the attack against Egypt to regain control of the Suez Canal.
True
False
14
Which legislation dramatically increased President Johnson's power in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin
Vietminh Declaration
Geneva Accords
Tet Offensive
15
Most of the Middle Eastern conflicts start because of all of the following except:
Oil
Land/borders
Creation of Israel
religion
16
Who came up with the Bay of Pigs invasion?
The United Nations
The CIA
Kennedy
Eisenhower himself
17
This agreement provided the framework for a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
Egypt-Israel Accords
Camp David Accords
United Nations Truce
Paris Peace Accords
18
What happened in 1963?
Pres. Johnson will be assassinated & JFK will take office
The Geneva Accords divides Vietnam at the 38th parallel
Kennedy will be assassinated & LB J will take office
North Vietnam will invade South Vietnam
19
What year was Kennedy Assassinated?
1964
1963
1982
1961
20
The Geneva Convention divided Vietnam at what parallel?
38th
7th
28th
17th
21
What was the coordinated attack launched by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong?
Tet Offensive
Communist Attack
Guerrila Warfare
Ho Chi Minh Attack
22
Which of the following brought about the end of U.S. soldiers fighting in Vietnam?
the capture of the capital, Saigon
Paris Peace Accords
new government in South Vietnam
Case-Churchill Amendment
23
The Persian Gulf War was caused when Iraq invaded which country?
Israel
Kuwait
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
24
limited the President's power forced him to get congressional approval 2 commit Am troops 2 war
Patriot Act
War Powers Act
War Bill of 1973
Gulf of Tonkin
25
Which president was MOST responsible for escalating troop numbers in Vietnam?
Nixon
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
26
Who is the leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Joseph Stalin
John F Kennedy
Vladimir Putin
Nikita Khrushchev
27
True/False: Israel will win the 6 day war and gain territory
True
False
28
The best way to describe the outcome of the Bay of Pigs Invasion is
it was a disaster
It proved to be a success years later
It was successful
It was never attempted
29
Which theory proposed if Vietnam fell, ALL of Southeast Asia would fall to communism?
House of Cards Theory
Marshall Plan
Containment Theory
Domino Theory
30
Who will invade Afghanistan in 1979?
USSR
Palestine
USA
Israel
31
What war will be heavily protest against?
Cambodia
Korea
Vietnam
Cuba
32
Operation Desert Storm will begin what conflict?
Yom Kippur War
Persian Gulf War
Iran-Iraq conflict
USSR-Afghan war
33
Leader/Dictator of Iraq:
Gamal Nasser
Yasser Arafat
Golda Meira
Saddam Hussein
34
Policy that withdrew US troops out of Vietnam
Guerrilla Warfare
Vietnamization
Retreat
None of these are correct
35
If one SE Asia country falls to communism, they all will fall to communism
Dominos
Domino Theory
Vietaminization
Domino Pizza
36
The group of countries that control most of the world's oil.
SEATO
NATO
OPEC
Iraq, Israel, and Iran
37
College where a protest turned violent and 4 were killed
Kent State University
University of Pitt
Columbia College
Ohio State University
38
What doctrine: The US would aid any country in the Middle East resisting communist aggression
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
39
Communist leader of Cuba who openly supported the Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
JFK
Yuri Gagarin
Nikita Khrushchev
40
All of the following countries were on the same side during the Korean War EXCEPT:
North Korea
South Korea
China
USSR
41
Which military alliance was developed by the US to stop the spread of communism in SE Asia?
Warsaw Alliance
SEATO
NATO II
United Nations
42
Who will be Israel's ally during the Israeli-Palestine conflict?
USA
USSR
43
Which of the following occurred at the end of the Korean War?
Korea was united under a communist government
Korea never united under one government & remains divided
Chinese troops help guard the border between N and S Korea
Korea was united under a democratic government
44
What was the name of the communist resistance group fighting US troops in South Vietnam?
Vietcong
Vietminh
Tet Offenders
Guerrillacong
45
True/False: The US gave aid to both Iran and Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war.
False
True
46
OPEC stands for:
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Petroleum Importing Countries
Organization of Puppet Exclaiming countries
Organization of Puppy Energy Corporation
47
Once the US got involved in the Middle East, OPEC placed a____________ on the US
oil embargo
high oil import tax
protective tariff
gas embargo
48
Which event led to the Korean War?
The US and its allies invaded communist South Korea
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea
Communist Chinese forces invaded North Korea
South Koreans invaded communist North Korea
49
Which U.S. President is credited with securing peace between Egypt and Israel?
Gerald Ford
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jimmy Carter
George H.W. Bush
50
Which president will increase bombing in Cambodia?
Kennedy
Johnson
Jefferson
Nixon
51
Kennedy's initial response to discovering nuclear missiles in Cuba was
Bomb the missile sites
Bay of Pigs invasion
Attack Cuba
Blockade Cuba
52
True/False: Soviet Union allied with Afghanistan in the 50s and 60s
False
True