What political alliances did both the US and Soviets make during this time? (name of alliances?)

US, NATO ; Soviet Union, Warsaw

Officially, who does the US side with in regards to China and Taiwan’s claim?

China, the US does not recognize Taiwan as a country

What media coverage turned people’s opinion against this war?

It showed the realities of war and war crimes

What was brinkmanship?

Two countries going to the edge of nuclear war

What were the correct political divisions of Berlin post WW2 and which countries controlled each side?

West, US and Allies : East, Soviet Union (Russia)

What were other issues the counterculture protested for aside from the war?

Civil Rights Issues, Women's Rights, New/Different Religions

What were the political divisions between North and South Korea? (what did each side support?)

North, Communism ; South, Democracy

How did the Great Leap Forward affect Chinese citizens?

Many starved and died from famine

How did the US try to aid Berlin?

Providing supply airlifts across the Berlin Wall

What was containment?

The US policy to stop the spread of Communism

What were issues with the draft system?

Not all men were being drafted equally

What was the Bay of Pigs?

A CIA backed attempt to overthrow Castro which FAILED

What agreement did the US and Soviet Union reach in this event?

For both sides to remove missiles they had placed

What is the conflict between China and Taiwan?

Dispute over Taiwan's status as a country

How did the US try to counteract this?

Using Agent Orange and Napalm on the Jungles

Who were the US/Soviet leaders during this event?

John F. Kennedy & Nikita Kruschev

What was the Great Leap Forward?

China's plan to modernize and industrialize

What happened at Tiananmen Square?

A student protest was put down violently by the Chinese Government

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1
What 2 countries supported the Korean side the UN did not support?
China, Soviet Union
China, Vietnam
Soviet Union, Ukraine
US, Canada
2
What political alliances did both the US and Soviets make during this time? (name of alliances?)
US, NATO ; Soviet Union, Warsaw
US, League of Nations ; Soviet Union, United Nations
Soviet Union, The Red Guard ; US, Justice Society of America
Soviet Union, NATO ; US, Warsaw
3
Who became the leader of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1920s?
Ho Chi Minh
Joseph Stalin
Mao Zedong
Fidel Castro
4
Officially, who does the US side with in regards to China and Taiwan’s claim?
Neither, the US is not involved with either country
Taiwan, the US does recognize Taiwan as a country
Taiwan, the US does not trade with China
China, the US does not recognize Taiwan as a country
5
What year did the Berlin wall fall?
1962
1989
1975
1945
6
What media coverage turned people’s opinion against this war?
It showed the realities of war and war crimes
It showed the US helping the Communists
It made North Vietnam look like the good side
It showed how big Vietnam was
7
What was brinkmanship?
Firing missiles from space
Giving enemies what they want to avoid war
Fighting wars only on ships
Two countries going to the edge of nuclear war
8
Americans from what 2 main fields or industries were targeted by these trials?
Hollywood and the Military
Hollywood and Factory Workers
Education and Medicine
Education and the Military
9
Who was the senator who was leading the trials during the 2nd Red Scare?
Joseph Goebbels
Paul McCartney
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Stalin
10
What were the correct political divisions of Berlin post WW2 and which countries controlled each side?
West, Soviet Union (Russia) : East, US and Allies
West, US and Allies : East, Soviet Union (Russia)
North, Soviet Union (Russia) : South, US and Allies
North, US and Allies : South, Soviet Union (Russia)
11
Which is NOT a way people tried to avoid the draft?
Going to Canada
Faking a medical injury
Renouncing their citizenship
Going to College
12
What were other issues the counterculture protested for aside from the war?
Removing the electoral college
Civil Rights Issues
Women's Rights
New/Different Religions
13
Which country did he fight to get out of Vietnam before the Vietnam War?
China
Great Britain
Japan
France
14
What did the CIA steal in order to get ahead in the Space Race?
A Russian ICBM
A Russian Spacecraft
A Chinese Spacecraft
Russian Scientists
15
McCarthyism today might also be known as?
Cancel Culture
Racism
Being Woke
Feminism
16
Which IS NOT a reason the counterculture opposed the war?
civil rights issues
they all supported communism
they didn't support US motives for the war
they felt the draft was unfair
17
What were the political divisions between North and South Korea? (what did each side support?)
North, Socialism ; South, Democracy
North, Capitalism ; South, Monarchy
North, Communism ; South, Democracy
North, Democracy ; South, Communism
18
How did the Great Leap Forward affect Chinese citizens?
Many starved and died from famine
There was no affect on the citizens
Many fled the country
Many were elevated to the upper class
19
What role did the Soviet Union play in this event?
They told the US about the secret missiles on Cuba
They gave Cuba an army
They invaded Cuba's enemies
They provided ICBMs to Cuba
20
Why did the US get involved in Vietnam?
To prevent terrorism
To stop the Communist North
There were ICBMs in China
To support South Korea
21
The 2nd Red Scare was a fear of what?
Nazis
Communism
Cuba
Death
22
What was so concerning about the ICBM?
It was invisible
Only the Soviets had it
It was bigger than the atomic bomb
The range it could travel
23
How did the US try to aid Berlin?
By aiming missiles at the Soviet Union from the Western Side of Germany
By destroying the wall with ICBMS
Threatening the Soviet Union with nukes if they didn't bring down the wall
Providing supply airlifts across the Berlin Wall
24
Were more Americans in support of or against the Vietnam war?
Most were against the war
More supported the war
25
Which country made it to space first?
Soviet Union
Brazil
China
US
26
What was containment?
The US policy to stop the spread of Communism
The Soviet Union policy to stop the spread of Democracy
The US policy to to stop the rise of China
The Soviet Union policy to spread Communism
27
What were issues with the draft system?
It was targeting only Northerners in the US
Women weren't being drafted
Not all men were being drafted equally
It didn't provide enough soldiers
28
What was the Bay of Pigs?
A CIA backed attempt to overthrow Castro which SUCCEEDED
A direct US military strike on Cuba
A CIA backed attempt to assinante Castro with ice cream
A CIA backed attempt to overthrow Castro which FAILED
29
What role did the U-2 Plane play in the Space Race/Cold War?
It was used for spying
The CIA dropped Agent Orange from it
Secret Agents used it to invade countries
It could launch nukes
30
What is the latitude line that divides North and South Korea?
38th Parallel
The Equator
42nd Parallel
The Great Divide
31
What agreement did the US and Soviet Union reach in this event?
To join forces against China
For the US to promise to stop trying to assassinate Castro
To end the Cold War
For both sides to remove missiles they had placed
32
What is the conflict between China and Taiwan?
Dispute over who controls Hong Kong
Dispute over who gets to trade with the US
Dispute over Taiwan's status as a country
Dispute over who is a bigger country
33
Which Korean country did the UN support?
North Korea
South Korea
34
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Nho Dinh Diem
Fidel Castro
Ho Chi Minh
Kim Jong Un
35
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Mao Zedong
Ho CHi Minh
Fidel Castro
Pablo Escobar
36
How did the US try to counteract this?
Using Agent Orange and Napalm on the Jungles
Invading North Vietnam through China
Only attacking from the air
Attacking Vietnamese cities directly
37
Who were the US/Soviet leaders during this event?
John F. Kennedy & Fidel Castro
Ronald Regan & Nikita Kruschev
John F. Kennedy & Nikita Kruschev
Ronald Regan & Joseph Stalin
38
What was the Great Leap Forward?
China's plan to only allow 1 child per family
China's plan to focus only on farming
China's plan to invade Asia
China's plan to modernize and industrialize
39
What was the main way Vietcong tried to fight US soldiers?
By invading US military bases
head to head fire fights
Booby traps/Guerilla Warfare
With nukes
40
What happened at Tiananmen Square?
The US tried to aid Chinese citizens in a protest
A student protest was put down violently by the Chinese Government
Citizens tried to overthrow the Chinese government
Nothing
41
Which group mainly made up the counterculture?
Hippies
Women
Upper Class
African Americans

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