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The Early Cold War
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1
The U.S. replaced the puppet ruler of Vietnam with...
Duong Van Minh
Bao Dai
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
2
Why did the United States develop a rivalry with the USSR?
President Truman was a bad diplomat
There were bad tensions between Truman and Khrushchev
The USSR took over new territories too quickly
The US felt threatened by Soviet military
3
The first artificial Earth satellite was called _________.
Laika
Apollo
Sputnik
Vanguard
4
What was the boundary between North and South Korea?
40th parallel
38th parallel
37th parallel
39th parallel
5
What did the National Security Act create?
Central Intelligence Agency
Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
6
Popular U.S. commander during the Korean War, fired for proposing war against China
George Kennan
Allen Dulles
John Foster Dulles
Douglas MacArthur
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What was the Domino Theory?
The countries all played dominoes together
If one country became communist, they all would
If communism is removed in one country, others will follow
The Mongols will rule all
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At the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the United States gave supplies and assistance to...
Britain
Russia
France
Vietnam
9
What event occurred when Eisenhower withdrew funding from Egypt's Aswan Dam project?
Hungarian Revolution
Suez Crisis
Kitchen Debate
Six Day War
10
The ___________ was a meeting between the newly independent nations in 1955.
Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
Asian Relations Conference
Bandung Conference
11
Which country was a member of the Warsaw Pact?
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Finland
Yugoslavia
12
What was Operation Bootstrap?
CIA coup d'etat to depose the Guatemalan president
Industrialized and developed the economy of Puerto Rico
Test of nuclear bombs in the upper atmosphere
U.S. bombing campaign in Vietnam
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Who was elected president after Truman?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
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What happened on November 1, 1952?
First satellite launched into space
The first ICBM
The start of the Korean War
Detonation of first hydrogen bomb
15
McCarthyism was...
Policy, intervene in Middle East if threatened by communism
Accusations of communism without evidence
Belief that third world countries needed our help
Fear of espionage
16
What was the U-2 Incident?
Rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland
U.S. ship sunk enroute to USSR
U.S. spy plane shot down in Soviet airspace
Political prisoner exchange
17
Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban government led by ______________ in 1959.
Jose Lopez Portillo
Raul Castro
Vicente Fox
Fulgencio Batista
18
Which countries were backed by the U.S, according to the Truman Doctrine?
Turkey
Germany
Greece
Romania
19
What was the U.S. policy to prevent the spread of communism?
Containment
Quarantine
Appeasement
Blockage
20
During the Chinese Civil War, the United States backed...
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Sun Yat-sen
Deng Xiaoping
21
From 1948-1949, portions of Berlin under Western control were blockaded by...
East Germany
France
China
the Soviet Union
22
What was another name for the National Liberation Front?
Viet Cong
Cochinchina
Viet Minh
Rebel Task Force
23
NATO was formed in...
1947
1949
1945
1952
24
The Cold War began due to...
Hope to win over decolonized nations
U.S. suspicion of Soviet intentions
Question of who holds power after WWII
Failure of diplomacy
25
The Formosa Resolution promised to protect ________ from invasion.
Greece
Taiwan
Middle East
Cuba
