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#7 Cold War Era
#7 Cold War Era
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Why was the American public so scared with the Soviet launch of
Sputnik
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defectors from the US
cable tv
better quality cherry tomato
US was falling behind
2
What was the turning point in the War in Vietnam?
Battle of Bien Dien Phu
Fall of Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Invasion
Tet Offensive
3
What was the major turning point in the Korean War, victory for the US, forcing North Korea to retreat?
Battle of Clayton
Battle of North Korea
Battle of Inchon
Battle of North Korea
4
How were the North Vietnamese successfully supplying their troops during the Vietnam War?
Ho Chi Minh Trail
helicopters
Cambodian Trail
Extensive Railroads
5
What was the purpose of the US involvement in Vietnam?
expanding international trade
containing communism
maintaining neutrality
providing humanitarian aid
6
What was Alabama’s role in JFK’s New Frontier initiative?
NASA
training grounds for Navy Seals
Building submarines
supplying iron
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Which of these Latin American countries were aligned with the Soviet Union?
Cuba
Columbia
Brazil
Anartica
8
Since the early 60s, the US government has forbidden all imports from Cuba. This situation is and example of...
tariff
embargo
subsidy
quota
9
In what way did the Truman Doctrine direct the Policy of Containment?
sought to limit trade with Japan & China
provided military control of the islands in the Caribbean
encouraged a military buildup in the Pacific Ocean
tried to spread democracy through military & economic aid
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What was the Americans' reaction to the nation's involvement in the Vietnam War?
they opposed it from the beginning
media coverage soured public opinion
people willingly registered for the US Army in record numbers
families grew victory gardens in support
11
1947-Truman Doctrine,1948-Berlin Blockade, 1950-Korean War, 1961-Bay of Pigs, what do these events represent?
Great Society
Red Scare
Cold War
New Deal
12
Which statement completes the diagram?
response to war related crimes
intended to revive West Germany's capitalist economy
response to the Soviet Union's expansionist actions
intended to pay for war related damage
13
In the 1950s shelters like the one shown were built by people fearing...
popular revolt
nuclear attack
natural disaster
civil war
14
The Domino theory -if one region in the country fell to communism, others would follow, it factored in...
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Blockade
Korean War
Nato
15
How did the role of the news media impact the war in Vietnam?
posative reflection on government decisions
some blamed the media for the loss on their negative reporting
16
What American husband & wife were found guilty of treason for selling nuclear secrets to the Soviets and put to death?
Julius & Ethel Rosenberg
Jim & Mary Goldberg
Jarrod & Harriet Kornegay
Joseph & Linda McCarthy
17
What was the name of the group of countries who allied to protect themselves from Soviet aggression?
NATO
SEATO
NMS
NHS
18
What was a political and military outcome of the Korean War?
South Korea and its allies established democracy in North Korea
North & South Korea reached an armistice and established an alliance
The war ended in a stalemate without a peace treaty
North Korea absorbed South Korea after the latter surrendered
19
Joseph McCarthy created list associated with Communist Party, put people in jail, what were his tactics associated with?
Civil War
Korean & Cold Wars
Vietnam
World War II
20
Which phrase best describes the 1950s US policy of brinksmanship?
providing economic aid to needy post war Europeans
using the threat of nuclear war to prevent the spread of communism
offering military aid to democratic governments
establishing peaceful relations with the Soviets
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What was the objective of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
overthrow the Soviet aligned government in Cuba
prevent the US from being invaded by Cuba
rescue citizens of the US living in Cuba
destroy Soviet built nuclear missiles in Cuba
