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1
The Cold War is named such due to the cold climate in the Soviet Union and US.
False
True
2
China became involved in the Korean War because
they did it for fun
They did not want the UN troops that close to their country
They were US allies
They wanted to spread democracy
3
What does JFK pledge to do during the space race after the Soviets get the first human in space?
launch a rocket around the earth
put a man on the moon
go to mars
fight the Soviets
4
Who was president following JFKs assassination
Harry Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
5
At the Yalta Conference, all of the Allies agreed to...
Divide Japan intwo four zones
Split Korea at the 38th parallel
divide Germany into four zones of occupation
split Vietnam at the 17th parallel
6
What was the massive attack by North Vietnam against the US on a holiday?
thanksgiving raid
My Lai massacre
agent orange
Tet offensive
7
Vietnamization is the gradual with drawl of U.S. troops
False
True
8
What did the Gulf of Tonkin resolution do?
implemented school systems
Allowed LBJ full control of situation in Vietnam
planned JFks assassination
encouraged democracy
9
The “iron curtain” was located in the middle of France
True
False
10
What program did LBJ create to help give low cost insurance to Americans over 65?
Obamacare
medicaid
medicare
Blue cross
11
What is the name of the screenwriters blacklisted during the red scare?
Hollywood ten
McCarthyism
Los Angeles five
Blacklisted
12
NATO was based on the idea of
democracy
collective security
containment
communism
13
The failed attempt to remove Castro from power was called the
Bay of Pigs Invasion
the new deal
Berlin wall
Cuban Missile crisis
14
The Berlin airlift was President Truman’s response to...
the creation of the A bomb
The arms race
The space race
Stalin’s blockade of Berlin
15
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Vladimir Lenin
Josef Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Adolf Hitler
16
Which United states president was assassinated?
FDR
JFK
LBJ
17
What was the name of Communist guerillas in South Vietnam?
Vietcong
Vietfighters
Vietnam guerillas
Vietminh
18
What was Soviet Unions first Satellite launched into space called?
Galileo
NASA
Hubble
Sputnik
19
What was the Truman Doctrine?
ending world hunger
aid to stop containment
financially support nations trying to resist Soviet control and communism
funding the war against Brinkmanship
20
The US struggled to counteract the Viet Cong’s guerilla warfare tactics.
True
False
21
In response to the creation of NATO, the Soviet Union ...
created the Berlin Wall
created a naval blockade
made the Warsaw pact
raised taxes
22
Brain Break. Whats the name of this song?
Baby girl
down
All yours
Baby
23
Brain break, whats the name of this song??
Beautiful day
Heart is a bloom
traffic is stuck
Horrible day
24
The Korean border was located at the 45th parallel.
False
True
25
What was the result of the Korean War?
South Korea spread its democratic ideas north
Korea was made as a communist country
China obtained all of Korea
Korea remained divided with the borders unchanged
26
The idea that If one country falls to communism, others near will follow is called the domino effect
False
True
27
What is Brinkmanship?
The policy of pushing a war to the brink of winning
The policy of pursuing a risky course of action to the brink of disaster
