Why is the TET Offensive considered to be the turning point of the Vietnam War?

media imagesof US not winning-led to lack of support at home

What was the Domino Theory?

if US doesn’tfight comm., then countries will fall to comm.

What was the purpose and intent of the Space Race in relation to the Cold War?

beat Russians inthe technology race to maintain dominance

The term McCarthyism refers to what?

A witch-hunt w/inthe US for communists-false accusations

How did the US assist the starving people of East Germany?

airlifted food to theEG even though EG was Russian territory

What was the containment policy?

effort to keepcommunism within its present territory

What was the Truman Doctrine?

Truman requested $400million to fight Soviet aggression

Who helped the South Koreans during the Korean War?

America, Britain, andthe United Nations

What problem did the Chinese offer to help the North Koreans with prior to the Korean War?

Getting theimperialistic Japanese out of North Korea

Why did the Soviets feel the need to develop the Atomic Bomb?

keep from beingpushed around by the United States

Why did the United States fail to achieve their objective with the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba?

no real support from US to Cuban exiles

Which of the statements below is true of the globalization of the world's economy?

all economies are interconnected

Which of the statements below is a goal of the Soviet Union after World War II?

control E.E, protect USSR borders, balance US influence inWE

What was the Marshall Plan?

U.S. would give aidto Europe to rebuilt after WWII

Which of the statements below is a goal of the United States policy of containment?

rebuild Europeangovts, promote stability,create new markets

What was the "Iron Curtain"?

dividing line inEurope between the two powers (East & West)

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1
The 38th parallel divides North Korea and ________.
South Korea
Russia
China
Japan
2
_______ leads a revolution in Cuba and adopts support for communist ideas.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Anwar Sadat
Fidel Castro
3
Why is the TET Offensive considered to be the turning point of the Vietnam War?
media imagesof US not winning-led to lack of support at home
media showed imagesof US winning which garnered more support
SV & US turned tide & won several major military battles
4
After losing the Chinese Civil War, the Nationalist set up a government on the island of _______.
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Honshu
Sumatra
5
What was the Domino Theory?
USSR fear that 1 EE nation falls to capitalism they all will
if US doesn’tfight comm., then countries will fall to comm.
defeating communist3-world countries causing others to fall
US fear thatUSSR defeats 1 capitalist country after another
6
What was the purpose and intent of the Space Race in relation to the Cold War?
create a generationof Americans that care about math/science
explore theunexplored and go where no man had gone before
keep educationcurriculum in schools the same
beat Russians inthe technology race to maintain dominance
7
What leader took over North Vietnam and converted them to communism?
Diem
Khrushchev
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
8
The term McCarthyism refers to what?
communist witch-huntwithin countries that were our allies
anti-capitalist surgein the US government during the 50s
A witch-hunt w/inthe US for communists-false accusations
9
Whose side was China on during the WWII?
America
the Axis Powers
they were neutral
Germany
10
How did the US assist the starving people of East Germany?
cut back the amountof support they gave to West Germany
mailed meals to EG in order to improve relations after WWII
sent food to theRussians that they in turn gave to the EG
airlifted food to theEG even though EG was Russian territory
11
What was the containment policy?
effort to keepcommunism within its present territory
US attempt tokeep Russia from invading the rest of Germany
keepthe Japanese from becoming more imperialistic after WWII
effortto keep radical SK from introducing communism to NK
12
What economic system did the Chinese adopt under the leadership of Mao Zedong?
capitalism
communism
socialism
anarchism
13
The _______ plan was designed to aid the rebuilding of Western Europe after World War II?
Smith
Johnson
Marshal
Reagan
14
The _______ doctrine supported countries that rejected communism.
Roosevelt
Monroe
Nixon
Truman
15
________ experienced the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification.
Poland
Hungary
Germany
Italy
16
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Truman requested $400million to fight Soviet aggression
help to Japanafter we dropped atomic weapons on them
Truman vowed not togive into the Chinese dictator Mao Zedong
promise tomake Germany pay for damage caused during WWII
17
Vietnam was originally a colony of what nation?
France
Russia
Germany
America
18
Which 3 leaders were at the Yalta Conference?
F.D.R., Churchill,Mao Zedong
Castro, Diem, Stalin
Stalin, Khrushchev,Truman
F.D.R., Stalin,Churchill
19
What type of warfare was Vietnam considered to be?
Trench Warfare
Naval Warfare
Guerilla Warfare
Desert Warfare
20
This area had a difficult time transitioning to democracy/capitalism after fall of Soviet Union
northern Europe
southern Europe
western Europe
eastern Europe
21
Who helped the South Koreans during the Korean War?
America, Britain, andthe United Nations
Russia and Japan
Cuba and Russia
China and Russia
22
What problem did the Chinese offer to help the North Koreans with prior to the Korean War?
Getting the Russiansout of Korea
Getting theimperialistic Japanese out of North Korea
Assisting NK in changing their economy to capitalist economy
23
Why did the Soviets feel the need to develop the Atomic Bomb?
keep from beingpushed around by the United States
they could use iton countries that didn't bend to their will
To take the rest ofGermany from the allies after WWII
24
What alliance group did the Soviets create as a response to our ally "club"?
The CommunistRevolution Party
The Society of theCommunist Victors
The Reds
The Warsaw Pact
25
Why did the United States fail to achieve their objective with the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba?
no real support from US to Cuban exiles
Cubans threatened tolaunch nukes supplied by the Russians
Russia intervened andsent in military support to assist
.S. could notmilitarily defeat an well-trained Cuban army
26
Which of the statements below is true of the globalization of the world's economy?
all economies are interconnected
Extreme poverty indeveloping nations is eliminated
Govts seekhigher tariffs in order to improve their economies
Environmentalconcerns such as pollution are solved
27
Who came up with the containment policy?
McCarthy
Kennan
Churchill
Castro
28
Which of the statements below is a goal of the Soviet Union after World War II?
control E.E, protect USSR borders, balance US influence inWE
encourage democracyin other countries
rebuild itswar-ravaged economy using WE's rawmaterials.
keep Italy divided toprevent its ability to wage war again
29
What was the name of the line that divided North and South Korea (and still does to this day)?
Berlin Wall
38th Parallel
Iron Curtain
17th Parallel
30
The Chinese Civil War was between the _______ and _________.
Mercantilist andNationalist
Communist andMercantilist
Nationalists and Communists
Boxers and Communists
31
What was the Marshall Plan?
U.S. try totake smaller communist states away from Soviets
.S. would defeat theSoviets through a war of attrition
U.S. would occupyEurope for an inevitable war with Russia
U.S. would give aidto Europe to rebuilt after WWII
32
What alliance group did the US and its allies create at the start of the Cold War?
League of Nations
United Nations
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
NATO
33
Which of the statements below is true of the globalization of technology?
all above statements are true
Competition leads to improved communication and cooperation
Scientific advancesimprove health care & develop better food
Computers/telephones=greater access to info/communication
34
What incident pulled U.S. combat troops into Vietnam?
The bombing of theUSS Cole
bombing of the U.S.embassy in Saigon by communist forces
The Gulf of TonkinResolution
35
_________ was the communist leader of North Vietnam.
Mao Ze dong
Ho Chi Mihn
Reza Pahlavi
Zeng He
36
Which of the statements below is a goal of the United States policy of containment?
reunite Japan,stabilize it, & increase the security of Asia
To gain access totextile industries.
rebuild Europeangovts, promote stability,create new markets
To encouragecommunism in other countries
37
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
dividing line inEurope between the two powers (East & West)
line drawn throughEurope-intended to unite the 2 main powers
tank warfare strategydeployed by the Russians
metal gate that wasused as the border through the Cold War

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