What was the First Gulf War?

US and allies went to Kuwait to stop Suddam

How did the US fight in Vietnam?

Lots of Helicopters, Planes, and fire bombing

What was Desert Shield?

US and Allies sent troops to protect Saudi Arabia from Suddam

What was the Counter Culture movement?

A movement to change American Culture: Rejected being the same

By the late 1980's, how was the USSR doing?

Terrible, but things looked good to everyone

What was the space race?

A Race between the US and USSR to see who could accomplish more in space, A Race between the USA and USSR to make huge leaps in space technology

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis End?

Russia and the US negotatied for peace

How did N Vietnam Fight?

Lots of hiding and blending in (Guerilla Warfare)

How did the US beat Iraq so easily?

Modern Equipment and a strong airforce

A common way of living: Shared language, expectations, behavior

What was the Baby Boom

A huge increase in births in the US after WW2

Gorbachevs new Freedoms led to

Countries declaring independence from the USSR

The Failed Coup led to

Russia Declaring indepence, ending the USSR

What did Gorbachev change about the USSR?

He made it much more open and easy going

What did the Soviet Military try to do to stop Gorbachev?

They tried to take power (Coup)

How did people view Gorbachevs changes?

The world liked them but his own military did not

What happened at Kent state in the 70's

Student protesters were shot by US National Guard

Student Protests led to the US withdrawing and S Vietnam surrendering

What is an Arms Race?

A race to get the most and best Arms, A race to see who can get the best and most weapons

What was Desert Storm?

US and allies sent troops into Kuwait to fight the Iraqi army

By 1980, what was the Mood in the US?

Sad: We had many bad things going on

During the 73 Oil Crisis and the 79 Energy crisis, what happened?

The US ran out of gas due to events in the Middle east

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1
Reagan declared war on who?
Vietnam
Iraq
Drugs
Afghanistan
2
What was torn down in Berlin that showed the USSR had lots of issues?
The Berlin Tower
A Statue of Stalin
The Berlin Wall
A Statue of Gorbachev
3
What was the First Gulf War?
US invades Afghanistan
US and allies went to Kuwait to stop Suddam
USSR invaded Afghanistan
US invaded Iraq
4
How did the US fight in Vietnam?
Lots of tanks and trucks, fought large battles
Lots of Helicopters, Planes, and fire bombing
Lots of drone attacks
Lots of naval invasions, fighting in and around water
5
Who invaded Afghanistan FIRST (in the 80's)
USA
USSR
France
Britain
6
Who helped the Afghans fight back?
Britain
USA
France
USSR
7
The Anti War Movement started with what War?
Korea
WW2
Vietnam
First Gulf War
8
What was Desert Shield?
The US attacked Iraq
The US attacked Iran
USSR sent troops to Afghanistan
US and Allies sent troops to protect Saudi Arabia from Suddam
9
What was the Counter Culture movement?
A movement to change Soviet Culture: Rejected being different
A movement to change World Culture: Rejected being the same
A movement to change Soviet Culture: Rejected being the same
A movement to change American Culture: Rejected being the same
10
By the late 1980's, how was the USSR doing?
Terrible, things were falling apart
Terrible, but things looked good to everyone
Great, but things looked terrible to everyone
Great, it was beating Afghanistan
11
After the Soviets fell in 1991, Who was the only superpower left?
Britain
France
The USA
Russia
12
Which Vietnam was Communist?
North Vietnam
West Vietnam
East Vietnam
South Vietnam
13
Who did the US want to win the Iran-Iraq war?
Iraq
Syria
No one
Iran
14
What was the space race?
A Race between the US and USSR to get to space
A Race between the US and USSR to see who could accomplish more in space
A Race between the USA and USSR to make huge leaps in space technology
A Race between the US and USSR to build the best weapons
15
Iraq and Kuwait were both part of
Warsaw Pact
United States
British Empire
Nato
16
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis End?
USA launched an invasion of Cuba
USA Bombed Cuba
Russia and the US negotatied for peace
Russia attakced the USA
17
How did N Vietnam Fight?
Lots of tanks and huge wave attacks
Lots of hiding and blending in (Guerilla Warfare)
Lots of helicopters, planes, and fire bombing
Head to head fighting with US forces
18
How did the US beat Iraq so easily?
Smarter Generals
Modern Equipment and a strong airforce
A huge wave of soldiers
The Raw Power of Freedom
19
Who was the first Country to get a Nuke AFTER the USA?
Britain
India
China
Soviet Union
20
What is Culture?
A Unique way of living: No Shared language, expectations, behavior
A common way of living: Shared language, expectations, behavior
A common way of fighting: Shared weapons, expectations, behavior
A common way of diplomacy: Shared patterns, expectations, behavior
21
What was the Baby Boom
A huge increase in births around the world after WW2
A huge increase in babies stolen in the US after WW2
A huge increase in births in the US after WW2
A huge increase in homes in the US after WW2
22
Gorbachevs new Freedoms led to
Countries declaring independence from the USSR
The US attacking Russia
The Soviet Union becoming stronger
The S0viets winning in Afghanistan
23
The Failed Coup led to
Russia Declaring indepence, ending the USSR
Poland Declaring indepence, ending the USSR
A stronger govt
American invasion, ending the USSR
24
What did Gorbachev change about the USSR?
He made it friends with China
He made it much more open and easy going
He made it stronger
He made it mush stricter
25
What did the Soviet Military try to do to stop Gorbachev?
They tried to take power (Coup)
They supported Gorbachev
They tried to talk to him (Negotiate)
They got help from other countries (Alliances)
26
What country was a Democracy and Capitalistic
USA
Soviet Union
France
Britain
27
Who won the Iran Iraq war?
Iraq
Iran
Syria
No one
28
How did people view Gorbachevs changes?
The world liked them but his own military did not
The world liked them but his own people did not
The people liked them but the world did not
The US liked them but his everyone else did not
29
Who won the Korean War
South Korea
North Korea
No One
USA
30
What happened at Kent state in the 70's
Student protesters were shot by US National Guard
A very large peaceful protest was held
National Guard were shot by Rioters
The US Army moved tanks onto campus to stop protests
31
Who Controlled Vietam before we got there?
USSR
Australia
Britain
France
32
Reagan made friends with who?
Hitler
JFK
Kim Jong Un
Gorbachev
33
What did the Iranian Revolution aim to destroy?
Northern Culture
Soutern Culture
Western Culture
Eastern Culture
34
What were the top 2 Countries in the World after WW2?
Britain and USA
Germany and USA
Russia and France
Soviet Union and USA
35
What do we call the time when Cuba became communist and had Russian nukes aimed at us?
Russian Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
WW3 Crisis
Atomic Annihilation Crisis
36
What Group and Movement started in the 70's?
The Yakuza/Asian Power
Black Panthers/Black Power
MLK/Civil Rights Movement
KKK/White Power
37
How did Vietnam end?
USA beats N Vietnam
No One wins
Stalemate
Student Protests led to the US withdrawing and S Vietnam surrendering
38
What is an Arms Race?
A race to create a weapon with as many arms as possible
A race to see who can get the most guns
A race to get the most and best Arms
A race to see who can get the best and most weapons
39
What was Desert Storm?
A huge storm that stopped the US invasion
US and allies sent troops into Kuwait to fight the Iraqi army
USSR backed up the US invading Iraq
A huge air lift
40
Which Country was Communist and a Dictatorship?
Britain
Soviet Union
France
USA
41
By 1980, what was the Mood in the US?
Angry: We had been attacked by Vietnam
Happy: The US was number one in the world
Sad: We had many bad things going on
Indifferent: Nothing was really that important
42
Who was the American President elected in 1980 who promised to Make America Great Again?
Clinton
Trump
Reagan
Carter
43
During the 73 Oil Crisis and the 79 Energy crisis, what happened?
The world ran out of gas due to events in the middle east
The US ran out of gas because of events in Vietnam
The Soviets ran out of gas due to events in the middle east
The US ran out of gas due to events in the Middle east
44
Who won the First Gulf War?
Iraq
France
USSR
USA
45
NATO and the Warsaw pact are examples of what?
Foreign Nations
Peace Treaties
Economic Unions
Alliances

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