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1
The Marshall Plan was:
A domestic plan to revitalize U.S. industry
An economic plan to inject billions into the Middle East
A military plan to revamp the army, navy, and the air force
An economic plan to inject billions into West Europe
2
What is the term for the efforts later in the Cold War to lower the number of nuclear arms?
Missile Gap
Flexible Response
Nuclear nonproliferation
MAD
3
Which political term referred to the need to maintain equivalency in nuclear arms?
Missile Gap
Nuclequivalency
SALT
Nuclear nonproliferation
4
What is the name of the alliance spearheaded by the United States and West Europe?
United Nations
NATO
Allies
SEATO
5
What is the name of the group of nations comprised of the USSR and its satellite states?
UNUSSR
Warsaw Pact (Eastern Bloc)
SATO
Iron Curtain
6
What was the focus of Eisenhower's military reforms?
Focus on the army
Invest exclusively in missiles
Disarm and focus on domestic reforms
Technology, navy, and the Strategic Air Command
7
This concept refers to the trust the world and the American people place in the US.
MAD
Credibility
Containment
Freedom
8
Which President initiated the first U.S. presence in Vietnam following the French defeat?
Truman
Kennedy
Eisenhower
FDR
9
Which of the following documents is the best example of detente?
Yalta Conference
Helsinki Accords
War Powers Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
10
The Civil Rights Movement primarily took place during which administration?
Truman
Nixon
Eisenhower
LBJ
11
Which nation was the first to successfully launch a satellite into space?
United States
Soviet Union
12
These documents added fuel to the anti-Vietnam War movement's fire.
Nixon Accords
War Powers Act
Pentagon Papers
Iron Curtain
13
Which nation intervened in the Korean War, forcing the US to retreat back to the 38th parallel?
Vietnam
USSR
East Korea
China
14
This theory stated that if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would fall as well.
Domino Theory
Jigsaw Theory
Island Hopping
Calibration
15
What is the name of the conference that essentially gave Poland to the Soviet Union?
Potsdam
Berlin
Helsinki
Yalta
16
The Great Society had three main goals it focused on. Which is NOT one of them?
Guns
Cities
Education
Countryside
17
Flexible response, also known as calibration or the toolbox, focused on:
Diplomacy above all else
Nuclear nonproliferation
Massive Retaliation
Symmetrical response that could be adjusted proportionately
18
What was the purpose of MAD?
Prepare for a direct invasion of the USSR
Promote American industry by manufacturing arms
Ensure a balance of power to prevent nuclear war
Threaten other nations to side with the US
19
What is the name of the legislature that promised education and employment to veterans?
Veterans Act
Bonus Bill
GI Bill
Returning Aid Act
20
The Eisenhower Doctrine added to the Truman Doctrine by assigning greater focus to:
Middle East and SE Asia
Australia and Antarctica
Europe and South America
North and South America
21
Which of the following was NOT a target of the 2nd Red Scare?
Military
Homosexuals
Communists
Hollywood
22
Which President resigned after the Watergate Scandal?
LBJ
Truman
Ford
Nixon
23
This U.S. strategy involved aid, support, and troops to stem the tide of communism.
Flexible Response
Containment
Massive Retaliation
MAD
24
The Cuban Missile Crisis ultimately settled on which two main issues:
American-backed government in Cuba opposing USSR secretly
US Missiles in Turkey and USSR missiles in Cuba
Fidel Castro launching missiles at both US and USSR
US invasion of Cuba and USSR invasion of France
25
"Detente" is a French term meaning:
Surrender
The Missile Gap
An easing of tensions
Fear of Communism
26
This U.S. ambassador was a pioneer of the theory of containment.
George Kennan
Richard Nixon
Henry Stimson
Joseph McCarthy
27
This piece of legislature was primarily aimed at repealing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
SALT
War Powers Act of 1973
Helsinki Accords
GI Bill
28
Which of these presidents espoused the "Great Society?"
LBJ
JFK
Eisenhower
Truman
29
The Truman Doctrine stated that:
Total war with the USSR was the only path
Communism was not a serious threat
the U.S. would isolate
the U.S. would defend freedom "wherever" it was threatened
30
This incident left a blackmark in Eisenhower's attempts at negotiations with Kruschchev.
McCarthyism
Capture of American U2 Spy Plane Pilot
Cuban Missile Crisis
Suez Crisis