The Korean Conflict ended as a...

stalemate that endures to this day.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the president

a blank check to escalate the war.

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Cold War Quiz/Review

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1
What US president claimed he could protect us with a weapon known as "Star Wars"?
Han Solo
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
2
The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy that urged the United States to __________ communism.
contain
accept
fight
defend
3
The Korean Conflict ended as a...
stalemate that endures to this day.
US victory.
US loss.
nuclear war.
4
Vietnam was originally a _______ colony.
Chinese
British
Japanese
French
5
Which incident is NOT associated with 1968?
JFK assassination
Tet Offensive throughout Vietnam.
rioting outside the Democratic National Convention.
Robert F. Kennedy assassination
6
We should associate the Korean Conflict with which president?
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
7
The Pentagon Papers led to what famous political crisis?
Iran-Contra Affair
Teapot Dome Scandal
XYZ Affair
Watergate Scandal
8
The city of Berlin was kept alive after the USSR blockaded aid from entering. This was done by
Frenchmen using tunnels to deliver goods.
throwing jelly donuts at the guards.
US pilots flying supplies in.
busting down the wall in 1989.
9
The term used to describe the USA and USSR after 1945 was a/an...
superpower.
enemy.
nuclear power.
threat.
10
After WWII, the US used money to keep countries from communism. This was called the _____ Plan.
Berlin
Marshall
Containment
Truman
11
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the president
a blank check to escalate the war.
the power to end the war in Vietnam.
the ability to use nuclear weapons.
the right to withdraw from the war.
12
What Soviet leader threatened the US when he said, "We will bury you."?
Stalin
Khrushchev
Andropov
Gorbachev
13
Which president was not a "Cold War" president?
Nixon
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Clinton
14
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an attempt to get __________ out of power in Cuba.
Fidel Castro.
Che Guevarra.
Fulgencio Batista.
Raul Castro.
15
The Space Race affected what two classes in American schools?
Science and Math.
History and English.
Gym and lunch.
Art and Tech.

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