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1
What contributed to the end of the Cold War?
Ronald Reagan’s death while president
a UN peace treaty
Collapse of the U.S.
Collapse of the Soviet Union
2
What issue was at the center of the conflict surrounding the 1968 Democratic Convention?
the bad economy
the Berlin Wall
the Watergate scandal
the Vietnam War
3
When CIA trained Cubans who tried remove Castro from power and failed, it became known as...
the Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuba Libre
Cinco de Mayo
the Guantanamo Bay Invasion
4
Nixon's policy of Vietnamization in Vietnam resulted in...
a communist surrender.
U.S. troop withdrawal
U.S. victory.
sending more U.S. troops to Vietnam.
5
The draft was protested because it forced many Americans to fight in Vietnam who were...
too poor to go to college and avoid the draft.
black and not free themselves
all the above
to young to vote [not 21]
6
U.S. economic aid to Europe to keep them from getting Soviet aid.
the Peace Corps
NATO
the Marshall Plan
the Molotov Plan
7
The most important concern of Vietnam War "hawks" was the…
war's financial cost
containment of communism
reunification of Vietnam
unfair military draft
8
Communist South Vietnamese who supported North Vietnam and fought the South Vietnam government.
the Vietcong
Vietnamese Buddists
the Vietminh
the Khmer Rouge
9
After World War II Germany was...
reunified
no longer a country
divided into 4 sections
under total Soviet control
10
Which statement best summarizes Reagan’s handling of the Cold War?
ignoring the USSR
tough talk, arms build-up, & then negotiations
tough talk and arms build-up only
negotiations and arms reduction only
11
This Cold War event was the closest the U.S. & Soviet Union came to a nuclear war.
the Korean War
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Vietnam War
the Berlin Crisis
12
He was the communist leader in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Ngo Dinh Diem
13
Which Vietnam had a an anti-communist government?
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
14
Who launched the Tet offensive?
the South Vietnamese
the North Vietnamese and Vietcong
the Soviet Union
the Chinese
15
It marked the divide between communist and capitalist Europe...
iron curtain
the Great Wall of China
17th parallel
38th parallel
16
Who was the Soviet Union leader who established Communist governments in Eastern Europe?
Gorbachev
Stalin
Churchill
Khrushkev
17
Which of the following made people fearful of being labeled communists?
the Cuban Missile Crisis
perestroika
the Cold War's end
McCarthyism
18
Congressional act gave the president the authority to take "all measures necessary" in Vietnam.
the War Powers Act
the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
the Bay of Bigs Resolution
the Declaration of War on Vietnam
19
Which event marked the Soviet Union's leap ahead of the U.S. in technology?
the Moon landing
Sputnik
the hydrogen bomb
the atom bomb
20
This president promised West Berlin his support with the words, "Ich bin ein Berliner."
Nixon
Johnson
Kennedy
Truman
21
JFK handled the Berlin Crisis by…
withdrawing U.S. troops from Berlin
ignoring it
dropping the Hydrogen bomb on Mosco
allowing the Wall's construction & sending troops to Berlin
22
All businesses are government owned...
capitalism
mixed economy
communism
theocracy
23
He said, “We choose to go to the moon… because that challenge is one we are willing to accept..
Johnson
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
24
What was the primary goal of the U.S. in Vietnam?
acquire raw materials
construct missiles
contain communism
defend France's imperialist claims
25
All of the following are beliefs of Vietnam War "doves" EXCEPT…
The U.S. was destroying South Vietnam, not saving it.
Vietnam was damaging the U.S.
Vietnam was a civil war.
The U.S. should police and protect the free world.
26
The U.S., Canada, and pro-democracy Western European nations had an security alliance called...
the UN [United Nations]
the Allies
NATO
the Warsaw Pact
27
Which statement best summarizes Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s actions during the Cold War?
all of the above
social reforms [democracy, freedoms, & rights]
economic reforms [some economic freedom]
negotiating arms reductions
28
What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviet missiles remained in Cuba.
the Soviets removed the missiles.
nuclear war
Kennedy invaded Cuba.
29
This event symbolically marked the beginning of the Cold War’s end.
the fall of the Berlin Wall
Cuba's fall to communism
Nixon's visit to China.
the Vietnam War's end
30
He won the Chinese civil war and brought communism to China.
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
Chiang Kia-shek
31
What convinced many Americans that the Vietnam War had become un-winnable?
the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
the Tet Offensive
China's entry into the war.
Operation Rolling Thunder
32
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
Korea become UN territory
a divided Korea, communist and capitalist
China annexed Korea
a re-unified communist Korea
33
This U.S. battle tactic resulted in the widespread destruction of South Vietnamese villages.
the strategic hamlet program
search and destroy missions
Vietnamization
agent orange spraying
34
North Vietnamese soldiers used this to invade South Vietnam and supply the Vietcong.
the Yellow Brick Road
the Southeast Asia Road
the Ho Chi Minh Trail
the Saigon Trail
35
LBJ used this incident to justify more U.S. military force in Vietnam...
Dien Bien Phu
the Bay of Pigs Invasion
the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
the Cuban Missile Crisis
36
At which university were four students killed by the National Guard during anti-war protests?
Kent State
Berkeley
UCLA
University of Chicago
37
Anti-communist South Vietnamese leader who was unpopular with Vietcong and Buddhists.
Mao Zedong
Ngo Dinh Diem
Kim Il Sung
Ho Chi Minh
38
What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?
the end of communism in Vietnam
a divided Vietnam, communism and captialism
a re-unified communist Vietnam
U.S. victory
39
Which of the following arguably led to the Soviet Union’s collapse?
all of the above
Soviets and E. Europeans demanded better governments.
USSR went bankrupt from an arms race with Reagan.
Gorbachev gave Soviets & E. Europe more freedom.
40
This president said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
Reagan
Nixon
Johnson
Kennedy
41
Which Nixon action led to massive protests on many college campuses?
his Vietnamization policy
sending more U.S. troops to Vietnam
withdrawing U.S. troops from Vietnam.
his invasion of Cambodia
42
What was the significance of the Domino Theory?
the U.S. used nuclear weapons in Asia.
the Soviet Union invaded Vietnam
the U.S. became isolationist in Asia.
the U.S. intervened in Asia.
43
Who was the British prime minister who warned the world of communism's spread in Europe?
Truman
Cameron
Churchill
Thatcher
44
The Tet Offensive was significant because it was...
the first time nukes were used in Vietnam.
a psychological defeat for the U.S.
the reason China entered the war.
a U.S. military defeat.
45
Which Vietnam had a communist government?
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
46
The Soviet Union and most of the Eastern European communist nations had an alliance called...
NATO
the Warsaw Pact
the UN [United Nations]
the Allies
47
The Cold War was...
a conflict between Catholics and Protestants
an ideological conflict between the U.S. and USSR
a conflict between democracy and Naziism
a conflict between modernists and fundamentalists
48
The theory that if one nation in Asia fell to communism, all others would fall as well.
massive retaliation
the domino theory
brinksmanship
the Truman Doctrine
49
What was the nickname of Reagan's space based missile system?
Intersteller
Star Trek
Star Wars
Battle Star Galactica
50
What was President Truman’s policy on communism?
containment
appeasement
elimination
isolationism
51
About one out of every ten bombs the U.S. dropped on Vietnam was…
hydrogen bombs
napalm bombs
neutron bombs
atomic bombs
52
The Soviets shot down an American spy plane and captured the pilot.
the U-2 Incident
the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
the Berlin Airlift
the Cuban Missile Crisis
53
He led a communist revolution in Cuba.
Batista
El Chapo
Castro
Pancho Villa
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All businesses are privately owned...
mixed economy
communism
capitalism
theocracy
