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WW2, Cold War, Vietnam
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1
Why did this monk set himself on fire?
To support the U.S. and South Vietnam
To see how much pain he could take
It was a religious ritual
To protest South Vietnam and the U.S.
2
Why did Operation Rolling thunder fail to win the Vietnam War?
The Vietnamese were willing to suffer high casualties
The communists hid in underground bunkers
All of the above
Many innocents were killed, making us unpopular
3
The cartoon below encouraged people to:
conserve resources
Ride cars
Be selfish
like Hitler
4
The
G.I. Bill
provided WW2 veterans with
Extra Social Security payments
Protection against racial discrimination
Educational opportunities and home loans
Civilian jobs in the military
5
One reason the Vietnam became unpopular is because:
It was in major magazines
it was on the radio
it was on television
it was on the internet
6
Japanese Americans were put in relocation camps because:
They might be spies
There were only 5000 of them
They helped the Russians in the war
We wanted to take their property
7
Why was Martin Luther King a critic of the Vietnam War?
Blacks were still not equal, so why fight for the U.S.?
All of the above
War was in opposition to non-violence
Money was spend on bombs not people
8
4 protestors were killed in this Vietnam war protest in 1970:
The Florida State Massacre
The Kent State Massacre
The Penn State Massacre
The Arizona State Massacre
9
After the Tet Offensive, the nation was divided between
Unionists and Confederates
Loyalists and Patriots
Doves and Hawks
Communists and Capitalists
10
This law was passed in 1935 to keep us out of war:
The Isolation Acts
The Dove Acts
The Neutrality Acts
The Peace Acts
11
The D-Day invasion was important because:
It opened up a new allied front
stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe
Avoided use of the Atomic bomb
forced Italy to surrender
12
Richard Nixon was caught in this scandal during the Vietnam War:
Southgate
Watergate
Bridgegate
investigate
13
During the Cold War, Senator Joseph McCarthy attracted public attention by investigating
civil rights violations against African Americans
war crimes of German and Japanese official
corruption by companies in the defense industry
allegations of communist influences in government
14
The Cold war (1945-1991) was a struggle between these two economic/political systems:
Capitalism and Communism
Capitalism and Fascism
Capitalism and Anarchism
Capitalism and Fuedalism
15
This law was passed to help Great Britain in the war but
not
send American soldiers:
Pure Food and Drug Act
Lend-Lease Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Neutrality Acts
16
What event brought us in to World War Two in 1941?
The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Sinking of the Maine
Hitler invaded Poland
17
The Vietnam War took money away from LBJ's anti-poverty programs called:
The New Deal
The Great Society
The Fair Deal
The New Freedom
18
The 26th amendment was passed in 1971. It:
Gave 18 year olds the right to vote
Gave 18 year olds the right to drink alcohol
Gave 18 year olds the right to remain silent
Gave 18 year old the right to birth control
19
The threat of communist influence in theUnited States during the 1950s prompted Congress to:
investigate suspected communist sympathizers
ban foreign students
eport citizens who were communists
repeal loyalty oaths
20
After World War II, United States foreign policy was primarily focused on:
sending volunteers to developing countries
containing the spread of communism
securing peace in the Middle East
maintaining neutrality in world conflicts
21
Since the 1950s, the term
McCarthyism
has been applied to events that are related to
the basic rights of citizens to own and carry guns
questionable methods used to finance political campaigns
reckless accusations unsupported by evidence
the violent activities of international terrorists
22
The Rosenburgs were put on trial because:
They were accused of spying for the Spanish
They were accused of spying for the Russians
They were accused of spying for the Americans
They were accused of spying for the Germans
23
This was a major reason why we got involved in the Vietnam War:
The Domino Pizza
The Domestic Theory
The Dominant theory
The Domino Theory
24
This poster was used during WW2 to encourage women to:
Serve in the armed forced
contribute to the war effort
Exercise their right to vote
Buy War bonds
25
The Truman Doctrine was the belief that Communism:
Ain't so bad
Had to be opposed economically and politically
Must be supported economically and politically
Cannot be stopped
26
The Cuban missile crisis was effectively ended when the
Cuban authorities Signed new trade agreementswith the U.S.
United States formed theAlliance for Progress
Bay of Pigs invasion removed Fidel Castro frompower
Soviet Union agreed to withdraw weapons fromCuba
27
If you didn't answer the questions in the HUAC hearings, you were
Blackjacked
Blackmailed
Blacklisted
Redlisted
28
As a result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon:
None of the above
Was Impeached
Resigned
Went to jail
29
One man objected to being moved in to a internment camp. This case became known as:
Korematsu V. U.S.
Plessy V. Ferguson
Schenk V. U.S.
Brown V. Board of Education
30
How many Americans died in the Vietnam War?
5,800
580,000
58,000,000
58,000
31
After the Tet offensive, LBJ decided:
resign from office
To surrender
Not to run for another term
To send more forces in to Vietnam
32
Richard Nixon reduced american troops in Vietnam by implementing:
Quitting the war
Signing a peace treaty
De-Americanization
VIetnamization
33
The U.S. began the Manhattan Project in order to:
Build skyscrapers in NYC
Build underground military bases
build an atomic bomb
increase security for Manhattan
34
Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) authorized this sustained bombing of North Vietnam:
Operation Rolling Rock
Operation Bowling Blunder
Operation Rolling Stones
Operation Rolling Thunder
35
After Castro took over Cuba, we tried to overthrow him in the:
Bay of Chickens invasion
Bay of Penguins invasion
Bay of Pigs invasion
Bay of Cows invasion
36
The U.S. justification for dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is:
Japan was going to get an atomic bomb
The bombs would end the war quickly
Japan's Military power was in these cities
Japan ahd attacked major cities in other nations
37
Why did 18 year olds want the right to vote?
18 year olds were fighting in Vietnam
To take civil service tests earlier
They wanted to drive earlier
They wanted to marry earlier
38
During the Red Scare, the House Un-American Activities Committee(HUAC):
Investigated Corruption on Wall Street
Investigated President Truman
Investigated Communist influence in Hollywood
Investigated the Ku Klux Klan
39
World War Two started in Europe in:
1938
1940
1939
1941
40
During WW2, the government dealt with the problem in this cartoon by:
Rationing gasoline
Ending the use of tanks
increasing oil imports
setting higher mileage standards
41
In
Korematsu V. U.S
., the government ruled that:
It was not justified to put them in camps
President Roosevelt was guilty of exceeding his powers
It was justified to put Japanese Americans in camps
none of the above
42
This law was passed in 1973, limiting the president's power to wage war:
The Patriot Act
The Alien and Sedition acts
The Internal Security Act
The War powers act
43
Which event of 1948–1949 is illustrated by this cartoon?
reunification of Germany
Berlin airlift
collapse of the Berlin Wall
allied invasion on Normandy
44
One goal of the Marshall Plan (1947) was to
rebuild the economy of Western Europe
provide defensive weapons to Great Britain
bring Nazi war criminals to trail in Nuremberg
und the construction of the iron curtain
45
This event (1968) made people doubt the U.S. would win the Vietnam War:
The election of Richard Nixon
The assassination of MLK
The Tet Offensive
The Bombing of Hanoi
46
The Berlin airlift was used during the Cold War to:
overcome a blockade created by the Soviet Union
prevent a communist takeover of Greece and Turkey
support peacekeeping efforts by N.A.T.O.
rescue people fleeing West Germany
47
The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO were all part of the foreign policy of
détente
colonialism
isolationism
containment
48
This got us directly involved in the Vietnam War:
The Gulf of Mexico resolution
The Gulf War Resolution
The Gulf Tonkin Resolution
The Persian Gulf Resolution
49
After the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were:
Declared enemies of the state
Deported
Stripped of Citizenship
Put in to interment camps
50
During the Cuban Missile crisis (1962), the U.S:
Bombed Cuba
Quarantined Russia
invaded Cuba
Quarantined Cuba