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Cold War/60's Final
Cold War/60's Final
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1
How did America’s attitude toward the war in Vietnam change over time?
America became more supportive of the war
America's attitude about the war never changed
America became less supportive of the war
Ameica was never at war with Vietnam
2
What was the main goal of the civil rights movement?
Equality between genders
End Communism
End the war in Vietnam
Equality between races
3
How did the Brown v Board of Education impact segregation in schools?
It made segregation illegal
It made segregation legal
It didn't affect schools at all
It made it worse
4
What event caused the Cuban leader Fidel Castro to allow the USSR to place nuclear missiles in Cuba?
The Bay of Pigs
The Fall of Saigon
The Korean War
The Cuban Missile crisis
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What event was the closest the world has ever come to a nuclear war?
Korean War
Bay of Pigs
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Why did the Bay of Pigs fail?
Cuba surrendered
The US failed to support the Cuban rebels
The Cuban rebels joined the Communist Army
The Soviet Union stopped the invasion
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Since the the 1950s, the false and unsupported accusations of a person's actions is now called?
McCarthyism
brinkmanship
containment
infiltration
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Why was the United States so afraid of the Soviet Unions launch of a satellite into space?
The Soviet Union had developed a technology the US didn't have.
The Soviets had launched their satellite beofre the US could.
Americans thought that the Soviets would spy on them.
All of these are true
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What year did the US put a man on the moon?
1968
1969
1970
1991
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What does containment refer to?
Deliver Poland to the West
Stop the spread of communism
Stop the USSR from spreading democracy
Jumpstart Europe's economy
11
How did the assassination of JFK impact the United States?
It allowed more people to join communism
It didn't impact the United States
It ended the era of the Great Depression
It ended the era of American innocence
12
What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
South Vietnam invaded North Vietnam
North Vietnam attacked an American ship
Russia attacked Germany
Russia attacked an American ship
13
Describe two ways the civil rights movement tried to create change in the 1960’s.
Boycotts and Sit ins
Elections
Lynchings and violence
Leaving the United States
14
What was the main goal of the United States during the space race?
To put a man on Mars
To explore the sun
To put a man on the Moon
To explore deep space
15
What was the domino theory?
If one country had nukes, then all countries should have access to nukes
In one country fell to communism, the everyone would fall to communism.
If one state left the union then they all would
If the US lost the space race communism would take over the moon
16
Who is best known for investigating communism in the film industry?
Melissa McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
JFK
Harry S Truman
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What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?
Cold War
Space race
Berlin airlift
Truman Doctrine
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What was a controversial practice used by the government to recruit Americans for the Vietnam war?
Containment
Kidnapping
The Draft
Segregation
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What did Sputnik actually do?
Communicate with aliens
Spy on America
Nothing
Gathered data on space
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The first satellite launched into space was
Apollo II
NCC-1701
Discovery
Sputnik
