Which of the following was NOT true of the Vietnam War?

American people were united behind the effort to win the war

Which event caused a race to space?

The Soviet Union sent Sputnik, a satellite, into space.

What was the main goal of the U.S. and the Soviet Union Arms race?

to have the most powerful weapons

What happened to the Soviet Union by the end of the Cold War?

it was broke into smaller, independent, democratic countries

Why did the East German government build a concrete wall to divide Berlin?

keep East Berliners from escaping to freedom in West Berlin

Why were U.S. leaders upset when the Soviets began occupying Cuba?

Soviets were setting up missiles aimed at the US

Who is Neil Armstrong?

The first person to set foot on the moon

What caused the Red Scare?

The worry that communism would spread

The Korea War occurred when...

North Korea tried to make all of Korea communist

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1
Which of the following was NOT true of the Vietnam War?
The cost of the war caused inflation
American people were united behind the effort to win the war
Communists tried to take over South Vietnam's government
It lasted over 17 years
2
What is the concrete wall called?
The German Wall
The Iron Curtain
The Berlin Wall
The German Division
3
The organization set up after WWII to keep peace in Europe was:
NATO
The League of Nations
NAFTA
The United Nations
4
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kenneday
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
5
Where did many Americans move to in the time period after WWII?
large urban areas
suburban areas
rural areas
tenements
6
Which organization consisted of over 50 countries to promote global cooperation?
The League of Nations
NATO
NAFTA
The United Nations
7
Communism failed because of never ending shortages in all of these except which one?
jobs
food
shelter
clothes
8
Which event caused a race to space?
The Soviet Union sent Sputnik, a satellite, into space.
Neil Armstrong landed and walked on the moon.
The US sent a man into space to orbit the Earth
The Sea of Tranquility looked interesting.
9
What is the U.S. space program called?
NATO
NAACP
NAFTA
NASA
10
What was the main goal of the U.S. and the Soviet Union Arms race?
to bring an end to the Berlin blockade
to end the Vietnam War
to have the most powerful weapons
to control the entire world
11
What happened to the Soviet Union by the end of the Cold War?
it invaded other countries, and took control of all of Asia
sent officials to join the United Nations & start peace
it was broke into smaller, independent, democratic countries
It retreated, but remained a communist country
12
The time period from 1945 to 1991 is known as...
The Red Scare
The Iron Curtain
The Cold War
The Boom Period
13
Which invention was new in the 1950's?
radio
television
telephone
automobiles
14
Why did the East German government build a concrete wall to divide Berlin?
mark the border between two shopping districts in the city
keep cars of West Berliners from overcrowding the streets
keep East Berliners from escaping to freedom in West Berlin
keep people of West Berlin from avoiding the Berlin blockade
15
Why were U.S. leaders upset when the Soviets began occupying Cuba?
the US wanted to occupy and take over Cuba
Cuba was not a communist country
Soivets were doing everything before the US
Soviets were setting up missiles aimed at the US
16
Who is Neil Armstrong?
The first U.S. president to visit China
The senator responsible for the Red Scare
The first person to set foot on the moon
One of the few successful generals during the Vietnam War.
17
What caused the Red Scare?
The worry that communism would spread
North Vietnam invading South Vietnam
The Soviet Union invaded countries in Western Europe
The worry that democracy would spread
18
The first big rock and roll star of the 1950's was....
Jackson Pollock
Elvis Presley
Duke Ellington
Frank Sinatra
19
What did American families do to prepare in case of a nuclear attack?
They moved to the suburbs
They built bomb shelters
They built skyscrapers
They moved to rural areas
20
The Korea War occurred when...
the Soviets invaded North Korea
South Korea tried to make North Vietnam communist
North Korea tried to make all of Korea communist
North Koreans attacked the UN troops

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