President Lyndon Johnson followed a policy of military escalation. What did this mean?

He committed more and more troops to Vietnam as time went on.

How did the Korean War end?

With the country divided between the north and south.

What was the Vietnam War?

A prolonged war between North and South Vietnam

With the passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution,

the president could use further force in Vietnam.

Who was the main employer in Jarrow?

Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis important?

Washington-Moscow hotline was set up. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba

What were the Trial of 21 accused of?

Counter-revolutionary actions, Trotskyite conspiracies

What were the Show Trials?

Public trial of high ranking communists

What was the Jarrow Crusade?

A 200-men march to London with a petition for the Prime Minister

Was the Jarrow crusade a success?

Yes & No - People were sympathetic but nothing changed

What occurred at My Lai?

American soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians

With the passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution,

the president could use further force in Vietnam.

Nixon changed American foreign policy in USSR and China by:

engaging in negotiation and communication

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1
What was the NKVD?
Hitmen hired by Stalin to eliminate his competitors
The name given to the top members of the Communist Party
Stalin's secret police force
A revolutionary group of "Old Bolsheviks"
2
US President John Kennedy was assassinated in...
1965
1963
1960
3
When was the first show trial, and what was it called?
March 1937
January 1938
March 1938
January 1937
4
When did the Cuban Missile Crisis happen?
1961
1962
1963
1960
5
Under the Nuremberg Laws..
Jews lost their right to inherit property
All of the above
Jews lost their citizenship and their right to vote
Marriage between Jews and gentiles was banned
6
Which type of political system did Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini establish in their countries?
constitutional monarchy
totalitarianism
representative democracy
theocracy
7
Who was the leader of communist Vietnam?
Kim Jong Un
Nguyen Phu Trong
Ho Chi Minh
Le Duc Anh
8
What were the South Vietnamese forces called?
Green Berets
SV
Ho Chi Minh
ARVN
9
President Lyndon Johnson followed a policy of military escalation. What did this mean?
He attacked Vietnam with bombs dropped from airplanes, not ground troops.
He committed more and more troops to Vietnam as time went on.
He invited many other countries to join the US military in Vietnam.
He began using nuclear weapons to destroy Communist strongholds.
10
How did the Korean War end?
With a unified Communist Korea.
With the country divided between the north and south.
All of Korea became a demilitarized zone.
The countries both became Capitalist.
11
What was the Vietnam War?
South Vietnam's invasion of North Vietnam
A prolonged war between North and South Vietnam
A prolonged war between North and South Korea
US invasion of North Vietnam
12
Which aspect of the economy was emphasized in Joseph Stalin's five-year plans?
famine relief
heavy industry
private landownership
consumer goods
13
With the passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution,
the United States declared war on Vietnam.
the military could use nuclear weapons.
the president could use further force in Vietnam.
Congress maintained its war-declaring power.
14
Who succeeded Carter as President?
Ford
Reagan
Nixon
Johnson
15
Who was the main employer in Jarrow?
Denny's Meat Factory
A textile factory
Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company
Keeling's Fruit and Veg
16
Which was the most significant foreign policy accomplishment of President Carter?
Camp David Accords
Panama Canal Treaties
Paris Peace Accords
SALT II Treaty
17
What was a gulag?
Repossession of all land by the state
Forced labour camp
New industrialised city
18
Joseph Goebbles was in charge of Nazi....
Entertainment
Air Force
Concentration Camps
Propaganda
19
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis important?
USA gained control of Cuba
Both countries agreed to use more nuclear weapons
USSR invaded Cuba
Washington-Moscow hotline was set up. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed
20
The precursor to the Korean war was:
The Post-WWII divide between North and South Korea
Mao Zedong's communist takeover of China
All of the above
The rise of communism (The Russian Revolution)
21
What political party did 'Red' Ellen Wilkinson belong to?
Socialist
Communist
Labour
Conservative
22
The Trial Prosecutor was called Vyshinsky
False
True
23
Truman became president after which president?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
24
Who launched The Great Society?
Rosa Parks
Lyndon B. Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
25
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba
Bay of Pigs
An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba
Conflict that began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea
26
What were the Trial of 21 accused of?
Planning to overthrow communism
Counter-revolutionary actions
Talking behind Stalin's back
Trotskyite conspiracies
27
What kind of dog was the Jarrow mascot?
Bulldog
Labrador
Pug
Pitbull
28
Gerald Ford's main liability in the 1976 presidential election was
the war in Vietnam
his inexperience in foreign policy
the Watergate scandal
the Republican party's position on civil rights
29
The Nuremberg rallies:
all of these
became a visual spectacle to emphasis German nationalism
used banners, flags,the military and more to show Nazi power
were held every year between 1933 and 1938
30
What were the Show Trials?
Forced labour camps
Another name for collectivisation
Purge of the Communist Party
Public trial of high ranking communists
31
What was the Jarrow Crusade?
A 200-men march to London with a petition for the Prime Minister
A 100-men march to London with a petition for the Prime Minister
32
Was the Jarrow crusade a success?
Yes & No - People were sympathetic but nothing changed
Yes and No: The government ignored the crusade completely
Yes - the steel works opened in 1937
No: The men were still unemployed & left worse off
33
What was Mussolini trying to do with the Battle of Births?
there is absolutely no method behind the madness
create rapport with tax breaks
demonstrate how important women are in society
increase his military
34
What occurred at My Lai?
U.S forces suffered a crippling defeat
Vietnam became unified under one flag
Vietcong guerrillas surrendered
American soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians
35
The Jarrow March took place in
1938
1932
1934
1936
36
With the passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution,
the president could use further force in Vietnam.
Congress maintained its war-declaring power.
the United States declared war on Vietnam.
the military could use nuclear weapons.
37
How many were killed or sent to the gulags during the show trials?
20 million
25 million
10 million
5,000
38
What did Carter install in the White House that was removed by the next administration?
Panic room
Solar panels
Colour televisions
Phone line to Moscow
39
Nixon changed American foreign policy in USSR and China by:
refusing to engage in trade of any kind
engaging in criticism and confrontation
engaging in negotiation and communication
engaging in military confrontation
40
When did Eisenhower become President?
1940
1950
1953
1961

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