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NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of
efforts to fight communism without bloodshed.
failed attempts to make peace.
military aggression during the Cold War.
. military alliances made for “collective security.”
2
Mao killed this many people
100 million
none, Anti communist make all this up.
80million
55 million
3
What started the Korean War?
Communists from North Korea Invaded South Korea.
The United States implemented a bombing campaign.
Russia sent Missiles to South Korea.
Prisoner escaped from South Korea and Fled to North Korea.
4
Who was POTUS during the Cuban MIssile Crisis?
Tricky Dick
JFK
Ike
LBJ
5
Leader of USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Gorbachev
JFK
Stalen
Khrustchev
6
President Kennedy responded to the Soviet Union ‘s attempt to put missiles in cuba by
imposing a blockade of Cuba.
delaring war.
shooting missiles into Moscow from Turkey.
taking no actions.
7
What is napalm?
A type of tree
A fruit
jellied gasoline
A poison used to destroy crops
8
What country controlled Indochina prior to WWII?
France
USA
England
USSR
9
The United States really went to Vietnam for
Rice and Rubber
because France asked us to
to stop communism
to help the South Vietnamese from being oppressed
10
This group opposed NATO
Warsaw Pact
CENTO
SEATO
Vietcong
11
This means “Era of relaxed tensions” and is usually associated with President Nixon
Chillin
Ballistic
Rhapsody
Detente
12
President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would
damage efforts to democratize China.
hurt American economic interests.
prolong the war in Vietnam.
drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union.
13
The United States really went to Vietnam for
Rice and Rubber
to stop communism
to help the South Vietnamese from being oppressed
because France asked us to
14
SALT I
ended the arms race between United States and Soviet Union.
sparked an effort of United States to stockpile missiles.
encouraged China to enter the arms race.
reduced tensions between United States and Soviet Union.
15
Leader of USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Gorbachev
Stalen
JFK
Khrustchev
16
During the cultural revolution, Mao sought to rid China of
books.
private property.
the bourgeois.
peasants.
17
What started the Korean War?
The United States implemented a bombing campaign.
Russia sent Missiles to South Korea.
Prisoner escaped from South Korea and Fled to North Korea.
Communists from North Korea Invaded South Korea.
18
Who won the 1968 Presidential election?
Ho chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Tricky Dick
LBJ
19
How did the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s affect American society?
Individuals talked openly about sex.
Divorce rates decreased.
Teenage marriages increased.
Sexually transmitted diseases declined.
20
In China's civil war, the United States backed
Syngman Rhee
Ho Chi Minh
Jiang Jieshi
Mao Zedong
21
What started the Korean War?
Prisoner escaped from South Korea and Fled to North Korea.
Russia sent Missiles to South Korea.
Communists from North Korea Invaded South Korea.
The United States implemented a bombing campaign.
22
President Nixon ordered the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia to
reduce the flow of communist supplies.
protect Vietnamese civilians.
stop the peace process.
end the war.
23
Who won the 1968 Presidential election?
Mao Zedong
LBJ
Tricky Dick
Ho chi Minh
24
President Eisenhower’s domino theory was based on the idea of
economic expansion.
democratization.
national self-determination.
containment.
25
A superpower is a nation that _______________ than other nations.
uses more electricity
has more military strength
holds more gold
has greater land mass
26
How many people died from starvation as a result of the Great Leap Forward in the first 2 years
55 million
55,000
550,000
none, just lies told by haters of communism.
27
Who wrote the Little Red Book?
Mao Zedong
Adolph Hitler
Unknown author
Ho Chi Minh
28
What happened during the Vietnamese election in 1956?
The United States installed Ngo Dinh Diem as president.
Ho Chi Minh canceled the election.
Ngo Dinh Diem won an overwhelming popular victory.
Ngo Dinh Diem refused to participate.
29
He was a professor of chemistry and invented LSD.
Jimmy Hendrix
Timothy Leary
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
30
President Eisenhower’s domino theory was based on the idea of
containment.
democratization.
economic expansion.
national self-determination.
31
By the end of 1965, most American Troops in Vietnam
were volunteers
refused to fight
had been drafted
had not yet arrived
32
A superpower is a nation that _______________ than other nations.
has more military strength
holds more gold
has greater land mass
uses more electricity
33
In China's civil war, the United States backed
Ho Chi Minh
Syngman Rhee
Jiang Jieshi
Mao Zedong
34
President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would
prolong the war in Vietnam.
damage efforts to democratize China.
hurt American economic interests.
drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union.
35
Mao Zedong was a
South Korean communist leader
Chinese communist leader
North Korean nationalist leader
Chinese nationalist leader.
36
Ultimately, the end of the Vietnam War resulted in
a communist North Vietnam and a democratic South Vietnam.
expanded war-making powers for the U.S. President.
communist control of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
greater U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.
37
Who led the Cultural revolution?
Mao Zedong
Jimmy Carter
Ho Chi Minh
Che Guevara
38
The U.S. : Vietnam as The USSR : ______________
Turkey
Greece
Korea
Afghanistan
39
Ultimately, the end of the Vietnam War resulted in
communist control of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
greater U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.
a communist North Vietnam and a democratic South Vietnam.
expanded war-making powers for the U.S. President.
40
This imaginary line seperates Eastern and Western Europe
The Iron Curtain.
The Berlin Wall
The Maginot Line.
The Great Wall of Russia
41
SALT I
sparked an effort of United States to stockpile missiles.
encouraged China to enter the arms race.
reduced tensions between United States and Soviet Union.
ended the arms race between United States and Soviet Union.
42
This imaginary line seperates Eastern and Western Europe
The Great Wall of Russia
The Iron Curtain.
The Maginot Line.
The Berlin Wall
43
This group opposed NATO
Warsaw Pact
Vietcong
CENTO
SEATO
44
President Nixon ordered the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia to
end the war.
stop the peace process.
protect Vietnamese civilians.
reduce the flow of communist supplies.
45
He was a professor of chemistry and invented LSD.
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Timothy Leary
Jimmy Hendrix
46
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of
military aggression during the Cold War.
efforts to fight communism without bloodshed.
failed attempts to make peace.
. military alliances made for “collective security.”
47
American soldiers used Agent Orange to
detect Vietcong booby traps.
kill as many Vietcong guerrillas as possible.
disrupt the enemy’s food supply.
deter villages from harboring guerrillas.
48
Mao killed this many people
none, Anti communist make all this up.
55 million
80million
100 million
49
By the end of 1965, most American Troops in Vietnam
refused to fight
had been drafted
were volunteers
had not yet arrived
50
What happened during the Vietnamese election in 1956?
Ngo Dinh Diem refused to participate.
Ho Chi Minh canceled the election.
Ngo Dinh Diem won an overwhelming popular victory.
The United States installed Ngo Dinh Diem as president.
51
Who led the Cultural revolution?
Jimmy Carter
Che Guevara
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
52
What is napalm?
A fruit
A type of tree
A poison used to destroy crops
jellied gasoline
53
American soldiers used Agent Orange to
disrupt the enemy’s food supply.
detect Vietcong booby traps.
deter villages from harboring guerrillas.
kill as many Vietcong guerrillas as possible.
54
Who was POTUS during the Cuban MIssile Crisis?
Ike
LBJ
JFK
Tricky Dick
55
Which event helped create the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s?
Woodstock
Vietnam War
Great Depression
World War II
