Why was walking on the moon a victory for Americans???

Soviets had not yet walked on the moon

Senator Joseph McCarthy created paranoia in the late 1940's when he claimed what?

There were hundreds of communist spies in the US government

What was the economic climate in the US following World War 2?

Many enjoyed more economic success than ever before

Which statement is true about the impact of the Vietnam War on the US

It was America's first major military defeat

When the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh tried to unite North and South Vietnam . . .

South Vietnam resisted in order to not become communists

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant???

Was the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war

Why did China help North Vietnam invade South Vietnam?

Both China and N.Vietnam were communist nations

Why did the US and Soviet Union have trouble reducing the amount of nuclear weapons they had?

Didn't trust each other & wanted to have a stronger military

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1
What was one reason the US struggled during battles in Vietnam?
"Doves" in the US tore up their draft cards
Soviet Union used nuclear weapons
Vietcong used guerilla warfare
US troops were untrained
2
Why was walking on the moon a victory for Americans???
Soviets had not yet sent a man to space
Soviets had not yet walked on the moon
Soviets had walked on the moon only a few days before
Soviets had declared that walking on the moon was impossible
3
Why did people move to suburbs?
A bigger house for less money
to live in a rural community
to live in the middle of a city
they prefer shopping in downtown rather than the mall
4
NATO was an agreement between US & European countries to defend one another from an attack by
Cuba
Soviet Union
the Middle East
North Africa
5
Senator Joseph McCarthy created paranoia in the late 1940's when he claimed what?
that communism was a good idea
There were hundreds of communist spies in the US government
There were 100s of communist countries in the world
That he supported the Soviet Union and spreading communsim
6
What was the economic climate in the US following World War 2?
Women were unemployed & needed ways to support their family
Returning soldiers had difficulty finding jobs
US had great debt to pay from the war
Many enjoyed more economic success than ever before
7
Which statement is true about the impact of the Vietnam War on the US
All Americans believed in was necessary to be there
The US economy improved drastically
It was America's first major military defeat
It was the greatest US military victory in history
8
What were the opposing ECONOMIC philosophies of the Cold War?
Communism and Free Enterprise
Capitalism and Democracy
Communism and Democracy
Capitalism and McCarthyism
9
During the late 1900's, the Berlin Wall separated what areas?
Allied and Axis Powers
East and West Berlin
Soviet Union and U.S.
Eastern & Western Europe
10
Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first to explore space was called?
guerrilla warfare
the Space Race
the Vietnam Conflict
communism
11
In 1957, the Soviet Union pulled ahead in the space race by . . .
placing missiles in Cuba
invading North Korea
putting a man on the moon
launching Sputnik
12
Winston Churchill used what phrase to describe the tension between democracy & communisim
Ready to Fire
Divide and Conquer
Iron Curtain
Duck and Cover
13
Which war took place during in the 1960's?
Civil War
Korean War
World War 2
Vietnam War
14
What were the opposing POLITICAL philosophies of the Cold War?
Communism and Democracy
Capitalism and Democracy
Capitalism and McCarthyism
Communism and Free Enterprise
15
The US and Soviet Union competing to build more and better weapons was called . . .
Atomic Defense
Nuclear Arms Race
Nuclear Defense
The Olympics
16
When the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh tried to unite North and South Vietnam . . .
South Vietnamese agreed in order to avoid aconflict
South Vietnamese asked for help from Red China
a. South Vietnamese assassinated Ho Chi Minh.
South Vietnam resisted in order to not become communists
17
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant???
Led to the assassination of JFK
Was the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war
Was the end of conflict between the US and USSR
Was the 1st conflict between the US and USSR
18
NATO was America’s military alliance with the nations of . . . ?
Western Europe.
Africa
the Middle East
South America.
19
The fall of the Berlin Wall represented what?
The end of World War 2
Start of Soviet control over Eastern Europe
The End of the Cold War
Beginning of the European Union
20
In order to keep more countries from turning to communism, the US fought in which war?
Korean War
French and Indian War
War in Afghanistan
World War II
21
A suburb would be found where?
on the outskirts of a city
inside a national park
in a rural community
center of a city
22
Why did China help North Vietnam invade South Vietnam?
Both China and N.Vietnam were communist nations
The United Nations asked China to invade them
The US asked China to help N. Vietnam
S. Vietnam had invaded China during WW 2
23
Why did the US and Soviet Union have trouble reducing the amount of nuclear weapons they had?
Their economies depended on production of new weapons
Worried that a weapon agreement would ruin their freindship
The Soviet Union did not have any weapons
Didn't trust each other & wanted to have a stronger military

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