Cold War Era Part 2

Question 1

The Viet Cong was the armed communist force that rose up in______.

Accepted Answer

South Vietnam

Question 2

President Nixon’s policy of_________was meant to be a relaxation of tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

detente

Question 3

How did most Americans feel after the Vietnam conflict?

Accepted Answer

weary of war and Cold War rivalry

Question 4

During the_______, CIA-trained refugees were defeated by Castro when President Kennedy refused to lend air support.

Accepted Answer

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Question 5

During the______, the Soviets threatened the U.S. with nuclear missiles 90 miles from Florida.

Accepted Answer

Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 6

Kennedy dealt with the Cuban Missile Crisis by:

Accepted Answer

blockading the island of Cuba

Question 7

_______was a 45-year conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

the Cold War

Question 8

The public was so well-informed about the Vietnam War thanks to_______.

Accepted Answer

television

Question 9

Why did detente end?

Accepted Answer

Soviets embarked upon an aggressive military expansion

Question 10

Problems the U.S. faced during the Vietnam War include all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

anti-war protests were ruthlessly suppressed

Question 11

Advantages possessed by the Viet Cong include all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

they were technologically superior to the U.S.

Question 12

Separation of the "races" is known as______.

Accepted Answer

segregation

Question 13

What was President Reagan’s strategy to win the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

bankrupt the Soviets by engaging them in an arms race

Question 14

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the U.S.’s military and economic strength was:

Accepted Answer

unrivaled by any other country

Question 15

How did the U.S. interact with the world after the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

took the lead in trying to maintain world stability

Question 16

_______sent 17,000 troops to South Vietnam as advisors to help the South Vietnamese government.

Accepted Answer

President Kennedy

Question 17

Examples of detente would include:

Accepted Answer

President Nixon visiting China and signing arms limitations treaties

Question 18

________promised to stand up to the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan

Question 19

As a result of the_______, East and West Germany were separated by Khrushchev.

Accepted Answer

construction of the Berlin Wall

Question 20

How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

arming, training and financing Muslim fanatics to fight the Soviets

Question 21

Late-Cold War signs of collapse in the Soviet Union included:

Accepted Answer

democratic uprisings and various Soviet states seceding

Question 22

_________was the Nationalist/anti-communist leader of China.

Accepted Answer

Chiang Kai-shek

Question 23

An unforeseen and unwanted effect is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

blowback

Question 24

President Carter gave the impression of________during a time of Soviet expansionism.

Accepted Answer

weakness

Question 25

The________stated that if one nation fell to communism, their neighbors would be more susceptible.

Accepted Answer

domino theory

Cold War Era Part 2

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