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1
Tensions between the US & USSR peaked in 1962 when it was discovered
The USSR built the Berlin wall around West Berlin
The US went to war with South Korea
The USSR placed nuclear missiles on Cuba
The USSR had spies in the Manhattan Project
2
Which President is known for escalating the war in Vietnam in the mid 1960's?
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
3
Fears over communists in the US increased after the 1953 stalemate with which communist country
United States
Germany
Korea
Vietnam
4
Which term does this political cartoon refer?
Berlin Blockade
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Stalinism
5
The image refers to which theory?
Domino Theory
Red Theory
Collapse Theory
McCar-Theory
6
Which was a "
scandal
" involving Nixon being forced by the Supreme Court to hand over tapes?
Whitewater
Waterloo
Watergate
Whitewash
7
Who ordered Nixon to hand over tapes?
Congress
Supreme Court
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
8
Which President created the Loyalty Review Program over fear of communism in US government?
John Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
9
Which was signed by Nixon and eased concerns about nuclear weapons?
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT)
Nuclear Un-armament Knowledge Enclave (NUKE)
Mutually Assured Destruction Exercise (MADE)
Wartime Reduction Organization & Nuclear Governing (WRONG)
10
Which best describes the purpose of President Truman's "Loyalty Review Program"
Remove communist influence in government
Remove communist influence in Hollywood
Remove socialistic tendencies seen in television news
Remove communist influence in education
11
Which competing alliances intensified the cold war?
UN and NATO
UN and Warsaw Pact
NAFTA and Warsaw Pact
NATO and Warsaw Pact
12
The image shows what about the American people in the US during Vietnam?
People trusted the government less
People trusted the US government more
People didn't care about the war
13
The Truman Doctrine worked to create political stability in Greece and what other country?
Turkey
France
Poland
Germany
14
What was launched by the soviets which helped lead to the creation of NASA in Florida?
Borscht
Sekunda
Sputnik
Smotret
15
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed the President to?
Rename states
Extend his term as President during a time of war
Appoint a Supreme Court Justice without approval
Use military force without a declaration of war
16
Vietnamization was a term that referred to?
The increased role of the United Nations in the Vietnam war
The increased presence of US troops in Vietnam
The decreased presence of US troops in Vietnam
The surrender of the Vietcong to US forces
17
Which President in the 1950's was concerned withe increase or proliferation of nuclear weapons?
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Reagan
18
Which is the reason for the Truman Doctrine ?
The plan the unify north and south Korea
The plan the stop Fascism in Italy
Rebuild Western Europe after WWII
The plan to aid countries threatened by communism
19
The Marshall Plan was an attempt to create which?
Alliance with the soviet union
Economic recovery in Western Europe
Military Alliance in western Europe
An organization to compete with the United Nations
