The G.I. Bill of Rights was?

Legislation passed focused on education & med. care for vets

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 establish?

Two additional gov. dept. to guarantee the right to vote.

All of the following characterized the détente except?

Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.

The Berlin Wall was built in order to...

Prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany.

During the war in China between communists and nationalists, the U.S...

Furthered support of Chiang Kai-Shek with money and weapons.

The reasons behind the Eisenhower Doctrine consisted all of the following except?

To deal with the Iran-Contra Affair.

Which was a major long-term effect of the Vietnam War?

Lessening the deployment of US troops to foreign nations

Which U.S foreign policy decision most reflects the relationship in the cartoon?

Negotiation of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)

The Taft-Harley Act of 1947 resulted in all of the following except?

Permitting union contributions to political campaigns

What was SALTy in the cold war?

Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty

How did the Korean War exemplify US vs USSR tension despite being the “Korean War”?

The war NvS was backed by Soviets and Americans respectively

The Warsaw Pact sought to...

Ally certain European nations with the Soviet Union.

Anti-war protests/movements became more intense in the early 1970s because...

Richard Nixon extended the war into Cambodia.

In the early 1970s, the Chinese government decided to improve relations with the U.S. because

China faced a serious security threat from the Soviet Union.

The “Bay of Pigs” refers to...

A U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.

What did the original red telephone consist of?

A teletype Machine (not a tele tubby)

What was the result of Russia's launch of Sputnik?

It caused a renewed urge for scientific development.

The United States & Great Britain believed that the liberated nations of Eastern Europe should

Hold free elections to determine their futures.

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1
The G.I. Bill of Rights was?
Legislation passed focused on education & med. care for vets
Rights of veterans affirmed by the Supreme Court.
An amendment to the Constitution added after the end of WWII
Guarantees for employment of veterans in fed. gov. positions
2
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 establish?
It provided equal pay despite gender, race, and religion
Two additional gov. dept. to guarantee the right to vote.
It backed the LGBT movement on the subject of abortion.
Guaranteed the desegregation of schools.
3
Which of the following nations was a member of the Warsaw Pact?
China
Poland
Monaco
Yugoslavia
4
What policy agenda in 1949 focused on raising min. wage & expanding social security?
Fair Deal.
The Five Year Plan.
New Deal.
Square Deal.
5
What was a chiller part of the cold war (i.e.. less tension)?
A lower note
The infernal Détente
The Dante’s Inferno
Jacksons thriller
6
All of the following characterized the détente except?
Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.
Nixon visiting Leonid I. Brezhnev in 1972 in Moscow.
Helsinki Accords
SALT I
7
The policy which highlighted the U.S. initiative to aid Western Europe financially.
The Five Year Plan.
The Molotov Plan.
The Marshall Plan.
The Monroe Doctrine.
8
The Berlin Wall was built in order to...
Stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin.
Prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces.
Prevent food from entering Poland.
Prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany.
9
During the war in China between communists and nationalists, the U.S...
Intervened militarily to end the war.
Supported Mao Zedong hoping to improve relations.
Supported Ho Chi Minh as a new leader.
Furthered support of Chiang Kai-Shek with money and weapons.
10
Which event marked the end of the cold war?
Formation of the European Union.
Reunification of Germany.
Creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Breakup of the Soviet Union.
11
The reasons behind the Eisenhower Doctrine consisted all of the following except?
It was a response to the Suez Crisis.
To maintain influence over the region's oil supply.
To combat Soviet aggression due to Communism
To deal with the Iran-Contra Affair.
12
Which was a major long-term effect of the Vietnam War?
A continued boycott of trade with Asia
An end to communist governments in Asia
Change in U.S foreign policy from containment to imperialism
Lessening the deployment of US troops to foreign nations
13
In which way were minorities affected by the Cold War/Proxy Wars?
Women were allowed to join infantry units.
The wars furthered the exclusion of Native Americans
Desegragation of armed forces
African Americans were disallowed to serve
14
Which U.S foreign policy decision most reflects the relationship in the cartoon?
Negotiation of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
Issuance of the Eisenhower Doctrine
Support of Israel in the Six Day War
15
During Truman’s presidency, the policy of stopping the expansion of communism was?
Detente
Containment
Rollback
Isolationism
16
The Taft-Harley Act of 1947 resulted in all of the following except?
Permitting union contributions to political campaigns
Union leaders had to take oaths that they weren't Commies.
Permitting employers to sue unions.
Requiring a sixty-day cooling off period between strikes.
17
What did Henry Kissinger (NSA) want?
To establish communism in America.
To create a "warm war"
To win the cold war
To manage the cold war
18
Why create this?
To spy on Nixon (the real watergate)
To stop nuclear holocausts
To reap profits for Bell inc.
To spy on the Russians
19
What was SALTy in the cold war?
Strategic Assault and Lift Tactical vehicles
Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty
LiOH in the H-bomb
Nixon after loosing to JFK
20
How did the Korean War exemplify US vs USSR tension despite being the “Korean War”?
K. War caused by U.S. aggression vs. communist N. Koreans.
The Korean War didn’t affect Cold War tensions.
The war NvS was backed by Soviets and Americans respectively
The Korean War was fought over cultural values
21
What year marked the end of the Cold War?
1995
1987
1991
1776
22
Which were least likely to provoke a direct military confrontation between the U.S. & the USSR?
The Cuban missile crisis of 1962
The Korean War of 1950-1953
The Berlin Airlift of 1948
The construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961
23
The Warsaw Pact sought to...
Ally certain European nations with the Soviet Union.
Terminate any relations between Germany and the Soviet Union
Prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark.
Create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe
24
Anti-war protests/movements became more intense in the early 1970s because...
Richard Nixon extended the war into Cambodia.
U.S.rejected having any peace talks with N. Viet.
John Mitchell placed FBI and CIA spies within the movement.
Congress voted to repeal the Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
25
In the early 1970s, the Chinese government decided to improve relations with the U.S. because
The Korean War had weakened the Chinese economy
To improve trade relations.
China faced a serious security threat from the Soviet Union.
To ultimately backstab the U.S. & benefit from its downfall
26
Why did Nixon lose at ping-pong in China?
To separate China from Russia
He’s not Chinese
He was an NCAA Pingpong Champion.
He banged his knee on the taxi door
27
The “Bay of Pigs” refers to...
Soviet Union’s attempt to install nuclear weapons in Haiti.
An insult aimed towards Cubans.
The Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary.
A U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.
28
Who started the Star Wars?
JFK
The evil imperial army
Reagan
Nixon
29
What did the original red telephone consist of?
A teletype Machine (not a tele tubby)
A telegraph
A black telephone
A fax machine
30
The surprise attack launched by the NLF in January of 1968 was called...
The Tet Offensive.
The Red Scare.
The October Revolution.
The Prague Spring.
31
What was the red telephone?
A consumer craze
A Moscow-Washington hotline
A secret military operation
A Soviet spy
32
What was the result of Russia's launch of Sputnik?
Star Wars 1-6 came out in the same year.
<div>U.S. glorified the great scientific development.</div>
It caused a renewed urge for scientific development.
Germany became intrigued in making relations with Russia.
33
Which physicist oversaw America`s nuclear weapons project?
Wernher von Braun
Stephen Hawking
Robert Oppenheimer
John Bardeen
34
What was Perestroika?
A Soviet-China Alliance
A new "openness"
A joint strike fighter
A new “restructuring”
35
The United States & Great Britain believed that the liberated nations of Eastern Europe should
Become mandates of the Allies.
Restore their pre-war monarchies.
Hold free elections to determine their futures.
Join the Soviet Union.
36
Which of the following did not sign the Geneva Accords dividing Vietnam along the 17th parallel
Soviet Union.
Germany.
France.
Great Britain.
37
Who of the following was not involved in the anti-communist crusade of the 1940s/50s?
Joseph R. McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
A. Mitchell Palmer
House of Un-American Activities Committee
38
In which way(s) did the U.S. aid foreign countries primarily in the proxy wars?
Spiritually by converting.
By allowing immigration into America.
By improving their scientific development
Financially and Militarily.
39
What was MAD?
Maintained Aggressive Defense
A long race
Soviet Anger
Mutual Assured Destruction
40
Who rose to power as a result of Joseph Stalin's death in 1953?
Simeon Bekbulatovich.
Donald Trump.
Vladamir Putin.
Nikita Khrushchev.

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