alliance of Soviets and Soviet Satellite nations

How was the Space Race an example of the Cold War?

competition between US & USSR to prove which country is better

Why did Americans question U.S. policy in Vietnam?

Media from Vietnam showed a different story than government reporting

alliance of nations formed to prevent the spread of communism

How did pop culture influence the public during the Vietnam War?

Songs questioned the war, encouraging protests

Which of the following are reasons why Americans protested the war in Vietnam?

Americans were upset that our soldiers committed atrocities, Soldiers could be drafted but were not old enough to vote, Government was not truthful about the war

What was Truman's main Cold War strategy (Truman Doctrine)?

stopping the spread of communism through economic and military aid

What was the Berlin Airlift?

mission to drop supplies into West Berlin, mission that involved planes dropping 8,000 tons of supplies per day, mission to prevent West Berlin from surrendering during Soviet blockade

How did the launch of Sputnik start the Space Race between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.?

The U.S. began investing in the space program to catch up to the U.S.S.R., The U.S. & U.S.S.R. began trying to put humans on the moon

What military alliance formed after Europe included the U.S., Canada, and ten Western European nations?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

What were the goals of the Marshall Plan?

support people and countries struggling after WWII, provide resources to countries trying to prevent communism from taking over

competition between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to develop weapons

What happened at the My Lai Massacre?

American soldiers massacred a village of civilians

Why was conflict between U.S. & Soviet Union called "Cold War"?

They never met directly on the battlefield

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?

US and USSR compromised to remove missiles from Cuba & Turkey

policy to stop the spread of communism

boundary separating Warsaw Pact nations from NATO nations

Define MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION

doctrine that hopes to avoid war by fear of catastrophic retaliation

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1
Define WARSAW PACT
alliance of nations formed to protect against spread of communism
boundary separating Warsaw Pact from NATO countries
alliance of Soviets and Soviet Satellite nations
2
"Bert the Turtle" was used to educate school aged children on which drill?
Tornado drills
Fire drills
Duck and Cover Drills
Active Shooter Lockdown drills
3
How was the Space Race an example of the Cold War?
competition between US & USSR to prove which country is better
example of direct fighting between US & USSR
example of how democracies and dictatorships are able to achieve goals
4
What was the name of the 3-year bombing campaign that targeted communist North Vietnam?
Operation Tonkin
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Containment
Operation Oblivion
5
Why did Americans question U.S. policy in Vietnam?
President Johnson admitted lying to the public
Media from Vietnam showed a different story than government reporting
Americans fell for Viet Minh propaganda campaign
6
Define NATO
alliance of nations amongst soviets and soviet satellite nations
boundary the separated Warsaw Pact & NATO countries
alliance of nations formed to prevent the spread of communism
7
Define IDEOLOGY
system of beliefs and values
policy to stop the spread of communism
doctrine to avoid war by fear of catastrophic retaliation
8
How did pop culture influence the public during the Vietnam War?
Americans abandoned popular musicians because of anti-war beliefs
Songs questioned the war, encouraging protests
Songs encouraged Americans to join war effort
Government censored pop culture
9
Which of the following are reasons why Americans protested the war in Vietnam?
North Vietnamese were using Nuclear weapons
Americans were upset that our soldiers committed atrocities
Soldiers could be drafted but were not old enough to vote
Government was not truthful about the war
10
What was Truman's main Cold War strategy (Truman Doctrine)?
installing pro-democratic governments in Europe
stopping the spread of communism through economic and military aid
Building an iron wall to divide Communists & Non-communists in Europe
Ordering airlifts of food and supplies to countries under Soviet control
11
Who was the original leader of the communist group (Viet Minh) in North Vietnam?
Emperor Bao
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Vo Nguyen Giap
12
What was the Berlin Airlift?
mission to drop supplies into West Berlin
mission that involved planes dropping 8,000 tons of supplies per day
mission to prevent West Berlin from surrendering during Soviet blockade
mission to airlift citizens out of West Berlin
13
How did the launch of Sputnik start the Space Race between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.?
The U.S. began investing in the space program to catch up to the U.S.S.R.
The U.S. did not participate in the Space Race
Sputnik was able to launch missiles against the U.S.
The U.S. & U.S.S.R. began trying to put humans on the moon
14
What military alliance formed after Europe included the U.S., Canada, and ten Western European nations?
Axis powers
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Central Powers
15
What were the goals of the Marshall Plan?
buy the loyalty of communist nations in Warsaw Pact
support people and countries struggling after WWII
provide resources to countries trying to prevent communism from taking over
16
Define ARMS RACE
race to be the first country to put men in space
race to turn countries communist
competition between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to develop weapons
17
What happened at the My Lai Massacre?
American soldiers massacred a village of civilians
America soldiers were massacred by the Viet Cong
American protesters were massacred at Kent State in Ohio
America soldiers massacred Viet Cong rebels
18
Why was conflict between U.S. & Soviet Union called "Cold War"?
The Soviet Union attempted to spread Communism
They never met directly on the battlefield
Tensions between the two nations were high
The threat of nuclear war lasted for decades
19
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
US invaded Cuba to remove nuclear weapons
US convinced Cuba to turn missiles over to US
The Soviets never removed missiles
US and USSR compromised to remove missiles from Cuba & Turkey
20
Define CONTAINMENT
military alliance with Canada, the U.S. and some Europeean countries
social reforms propsed by Truman to build on Roosevelt's New Deal
policy to stop the spread of communism
a war in which countries never meet on the battlefield
21
Define IRON CURTAIN
alliance of nations formed to protect against spread of communism
Iron Wall built to separate East & West Berlin
boundary separating Warsaw Pact nations from NATO nations
alliance of nations amongst Soviets and Soviet satellites
22
Define MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION
doctrine that hopes to avoid war by fear of catastrophic retaliation
policy to stop the spread of communism
system of beliefs and values

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