Cold War & Civil Rights Test Review

Question 1

What is Robert McNamara most famous for

Accepted Answer

Mutually Assured Destruction

Question 2

Which of the following caused the U.S. to send more troops to Vietnam, known as escalation.

Accepted Answer

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Question 3

Fear of ______ caused the "Red Scare"

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 4

Which European country was fighting in Vietnam before the Untied States?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 5

True or false? At the beginning of the war, most people supported the Vietnam War

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

________ was the division of people by race in the United States

Accepted Answer

Segregation, Jim Crow

Question 7

Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.) is best defined as

Accepted Answer

Using nuclear weapons to deter or prevent an attack.

Question 8

_________ is a type of protest where people refuse to purchase certain products or services

Accepted Answer

Boycott

Question 9

Who was Joseph R. McCarthy?

Accepted Answer

Senator from Wisconsin who used the fear of Communism in his favor.

Question 10

Which of the following was the Untied States' main opponent during the Cold War

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union

Question 11

Which of the following economic systems did the Soviet Union believe in?

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 12

_______ is requiring people to serve in the military.

Accepted Answer

Conscription

Question 13

Which of the following countries was not divided between Communism and Capitalism?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 14

The policy of ________ was meant to stop the spread of Communism.

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 15

The two most powerful countries during the Cold War were...

Accepted Answer

United States & Soviet Union

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