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US Cold War Foreign Policy 1964-1991
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MCPS US History Unit 8: Foreign Policy 1964-1991
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1
What happened to Vietnam after the US pulled out in 1973?
The North and South remained enemies and divided
The North joined China leaving the South independent
The North and South remained divided but at peace
The North defeated the South and came together as Communist
2
What is OPEC?
Organization for Protecting Economic Costs
Obsolete People Examining Children
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oh Please End Class
3
Why did the Tet Offensive change public opinion about the Vietnam War?
People knew war was bloody and violent
The government was honest about things happening in Vietnam
Reporters captured the destruction and showed it on TV
Viet Cong lost 32,000 troops
4
What demographic group was most vocal about their opposition to the Vietnam War?
Republicans
The unemployed
Students
Elderly
5
Which country held Vietnam as a colony from 1848-1954
Spain
Italy
Germany
France
6
What is the main source of conflict between Israel and Palestine?
Disputes over the control of land
Disputes over Israel's democratic government
Disputes between the US & Palestine
Disputes over the control of oil resources
7
Why did many people oppose the Selective Service System?
College students were forced to drop out & join the military
Women were not required to register
There were no medical exceptions
In unfairly recruited more poor people and people of color
8
How did the US encourage the USSR to negotiate the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty?
$ pressure making it hard for USSR to keep up with arms race
Attacking USSR missile bases
Encouraging allies to pressure the USSR
Appealing to the people of the USSR
9
President Eisenhower's
domino theory
suggests...
if one country in SE Asia fell to Communism, they all would
Communist nations would be defeated one by one
brinkmankship would lead to mutually assured destruction
Eisenhower would slap bones with any world leader
10
Why did the US launch Operation Desert Storm?
To liberate Kuwait & Saudi Arabia from Iraqi control
To seek vengeance for the 9/11 attacks
To protect people in the Middle East from sand storms
To ensure that Israel was safe from Egypt
11
Why were Viet Cong tactics effective against the U.S. military?
VC used hit-&-run & ambush tactics, making them hard to find
US troops were accustomed to the jungle climate
The VC had more advanced weapons than the US
They helped build secret tunnels for US soldiers
12
What is a détente?
The spread of Communism
After school detention
A relaxation of tensions between countries
The growth of the economy
13
Which of the following events signaled the end of the Cold War?
Iran-Contra Scandal
collapse of the Soviet Union
Protests at Tiananmen Square
Operation Desert Storm
14
How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution change presidential war powers?
Increased presidential war powers
Decreased presidential war powers
15
Which countries were involved in the Yom Kippur War?
Egypt, Palestine, Iraq
Egypt, Israel, Syria
China, Mexico, Brazil
Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Lebanon
16
How did the US continue to supply the Contras with aid after Congress banned it?
Using money from secret arms sales to Iran
Taking money from the Social Security budget
Using executive order to bypass Congress
Collecting funds in a private fundraiser
17
What is the Selective Service System?
The voter registration system in the US
A system that allows people to choose their leaders
How we choose people to serve on a jury
Males 18-24 register for the military in case of war
18
Why did the U.S. initially go into Vietnam?
To gain control of Vietnamese agricultural production
To support the spread of Communism
To spend extra foreign aid money
To support our French allies
19
During the Vietnam War, the term
credibility gap
referred to American's lack of trust in...
antiwar protesters
Presidents Johnson and Nixon
television news reporters
Ho Chi Minh
20
At first, did Americans generally support the Vietnam War?
No
Yes
21
How did OPEC respond to countries that supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War?
Increasing the prices of oil
Cutting off oil supplies to those countries
Changing the quality of oil produced
Limiting the quantity of oil a country could buy
22
President Johnson's 1st act using Gulf of Tonkin Resolution power was a bombing campaign called
The Berlin Airlift
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
23
After WWII, why did the US support an independent Jewish state?
The US was enemies with Palestine
To spread democracy and prevent another Holocaust
To ensure the spread of Communism in the Middle East
The US believes that Jerusalem is most sacred to Jews
24
An alleged attack on US ships occurred in this part of North Vietnam
Da Nang
Gulf of Tonkin
Ho Chi Minh City
Guangzhou
25
What was the name of the communist guerrillas in South Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
26
What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords?
Ensuring that workers at Camp David had reliable cars
Gathering world leaders for a discussion on climate change
Negotiating a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt
Ending the conflict between the USSR and the United States
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What is
Vietnamization?
Vietnamese imperialism
How Vietnamese culture spread throughout the world
The gradual withdrawal of US troops from S. Vietnam
Adopting Vietnamese policies in the US
