The of Fall Saigon was important because...

US pulled out and the North Vietnamese captured the capitol

What was the Marshall Plan?

Plan to aid and help rebuild Western Europe

What committee investigated US citizens with Nazi & Communist ties?

HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)

The Arms Race was competition between the US and Russia over what?

Increase in defense spending & having most nuclear weapons

Why was NATO created?

Alliance for mutual defense agreement if attacked

What did the GI bill provide?

Educational funding & created educated/productive workforce

The following are all causes of the Korean War except...

South Korea tries to extend democracy into North Korea

All of the following are reasons for suburban sprawl after WWII except?

Improvement to hospitals and schools

Protesting the War in Vietnam usually involved ...

burning draft cards and occured on college campuses

Sputnik I became the first what?

Soviet first spy satellite into orbit

Nixon believed in Vietnamization which was his policy to ...

train the South Vietnamese to defend themselves

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the President the power to do what?

Command the military without declaring war

The Vietnam War caused what change to the Constitution?

Changed voting age from 21 to 18

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Unit 8 The Cold War

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1
The of Fall Saigon was important because...
A land slide cause Saigon to slide down into the Yellow Sea
US took over North Vietnamese capitol
US pulled out and the North Vietnamese captured the capitol
China joined the war and captured Saigon
2
What was the Marshall Plan?
Plan to aid and help rebuild Western Europe
A public service plan to help soldiers returning from WWII
A plan to stop communism
A Plan to return to America to peacetime
3
The race between US and the Soviets to achieve supremacy in space was called __________.
Space Race
Race to Space
Arms Race
Sputnik Race
4
What committee investigated US citizens with Nazi & Communist ties?
HRCRC (House Representatives Communism Review Committee)
NCIHC (Nazi & Communism Investigative House Committee)
RSC (Red Scare Committee)
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
5
The Arms Race was competition between the US and Russia over what?
Winning the most medals in the Olympics
Increasing the population the fastest
Getting the most space shuttles in space
Increase in defense spending & having most nuclear weapons
6
The massive birthrate increae in the US after WWII was called?
Population Explosion
The Baby Boom
A Baby Shower
Suburban Sprawl
7
When many government officials were accused of being Communist smypathizers was started by...
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
Paul McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
8
Why was NATO created?
Committee to oversee peace in Asian countries
Alliance to stop spread of communism in Asia
To oversee the distrubtion of money to fix Germany
Alliance for mutual defense agreement if attacked
9
US pointed missiles at Russia. Then US discovers Russian missiles in Cuba is part of?
The Cold War
Turkey Missile Crisis
Woodstock Missile Piles
Cuban Missile Crisis
10
The Containment Policy tried to keep what from spreading?
Communism
1952 Flu Epidemic
Democracy
Socialism
11
What was the Truman Doctrine trying to stop?
Cubans crossing into the US
US forces being sent to Korea
Soviet imperialism after WWII
Soviet Embassy opening in the US
12
How did the US get supplies into West Berlin when the Soviets blocked their access?
U-boats
Berlin Airlift
US Postal Service
Berline Transatlantic Oceanliner
13
All of the following were characteristics of the Cold War except...
Space Race
Vietnam Missile Crisis
McCarthyism
Korean War
14
Tension between US and Russia from the US trying to stop the spread of communism was called?
World War 2.5
The Cold War
The Red Scare
The War to End All Wars
15
What did the GI bill provide?
GI tests when returning from the war
Educational funding & created educated/productive workforce
Created a college just for veterans
Helped service members pay their bills
16
The following are all causes of the Korean War except...
Soviet Union and China helping North Korea
South Korea tries to extend democracy into North Korea
US supporting the Truman Doctrine
North Korea crossed the 38th parallel
17
All of the following are reasons for suburban sprawl after WWII except?
Improvement to hospitals and schools
Urban overcrowding
Inexpensive suburban housing
Less expensive vehicles
18
Decrypted messages sent to Soviet spies in US were discovered and called __________________.
Venona Project
Soviet Spy Project
Virigina Project
Manhatten Project
19
Protesting the War in Vietnam usually involved ...
Occured only in large cities
Peaceful demonstrations
burning draft cards and occured on college campuses
Only spouses of soldiers serving over seas
20
Sputnik I became the first what?
First nuclear bomb produced by Russia
First Russian Astronaunt
Soviet first spy satellite into orbit
First US satellite put into orbit
21
What theory believed that if one country fell to Communism others would fall as well?
The Communist Tide Theory
The Domino Theory
The Red Scare Theory
The Truman Theory
22
Nixon believed in Vietnamization which was his policy to ...
train US Soliders to fight in Vietnam
train the South Vietnamese to defend themselves
teaching Americans to understand the Vietnamese culture
Train the North Vietnamese to defend themselves
23
During the Vietnam War, Roy Benavidez won ____________________.
The Medal of Honor
The lottery
A pass from being drafted
Free college tutition
24
What did the Soviets build in Germany to seperate the democratic and communist sides?
Berlin Wall
A border line
Chain-link fence
Military Operating Base
25
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the President the power to do what?
Fight Communism
Spy on the American public
Command the military without declaring war
Send secret missions into Vietnam
26
Name for massive N Vietnamese military campaign known as the __________
Tet Offensive
Vietnamese New Year
Hamburger Hill
Fall of Saigon
27
In 1956, what motto was added to paper currency in the United States?
Seize the Day
In God We Trust
Go with God
One Nation Under God
28
The Vietnam War caused what change to the Constitution?
Changed voting age to 19 and increased poll tax
Allowing quartering troops again
Eliminated voting age and change % of toll tax collected
Changed voting age from 21 to 18

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