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Cold War: 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s
Cold War: 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s
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1
Johnson creates programs similar to which past president?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Teddy Roosevelt
2
Which place was not involved in a Cold War conflict with the US and Soviet Union?
Japan
Vietnam
Germany
Korea
3
True/False: The Rosenbergs were found to be not guilty of espionage.
True
False
4
The Cuban Missile Crisis involved which countries?
The United States, Soviet Union, Cuba, and Turkey
The United States, Soviet Union, and Turkey
Cuba and the United States
The Soviet Union and the United States
5
True/False: Americans lost confidence in LBJ following the Tet Offensive.
False
True
6
What describes America's foreign policy BEST during the Cold War?
Domino theory
Marshall Plan
Containment
Warsaw Pact
7
What was the U-2 incident?
An American spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union.
America's spy plane was shot down over Cuba,
The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba.
American soldiers were attacked by the Viet Cong
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NATO is an alliance formed against...
Germany
Cuba
the Soviet Union
the United States
9
Which is NOT a reason there was conflict between the US and Soviet Union after WWII?
Conflict over the building of the Berlin Wall
The US not sharing information about the atomic bomb
America's delayed invasion of Europe
Disagreement over whether Germany should be punished
10
Who becomes president following the death of John F. Kennedy?
Harry Truman
Ted Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
11
In his Great Society program, LBJ declares a war on...
Cuba
Vietnam
poverty
drugs
12
The Tet Offensive describes the...
results of the Geneva Conference
support of LBJ throughout the war
the belief that communism should be contained
attack by Viet Cong forces on the US and civilians
13
The belief that if one nation fell to communism than other nations would become communist is...
McCarthyism
the Marshall Plan
the Iron curtain
the domino theory
14
What is the name of the peace keeping organization founded during the Cold War?
League of Nations
United Nations
Marshall Plan
Satellite Nations
15
True/False: Britain, Italy, and the United States created West Germany.
False
True
16
The "Iron Curtain" refers to...
the building of a barrier in Germany
widespread support of communist polices
belief that the Soviet Union ruled with an iron fist
separation of communist countries from the west
17
Blacks were integrated in the military __________________________.
during the Korean War
because of the passage of the Voting Rights Act
at the beginning of the Vietnam War
by the Civil Rights Act
18
Which statement is true?
The Marshall Plan was developed to by the Soviet Union.
The United Nations authorized police action in Korea.
The Berlin Wall was constructed by the United States.
Jack Ruby assassinated Kennedy.
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True/False: America's main goal throughout this period was to support the spread of communism.
True
False
20
True/False: Satellite nations were free to create their own policies.
False
True
21
Where was Kennedy when he was shot and killed?
Dallas
Washington, DC
Austin
San Antonio
22
The GI Bill was designed to...
provide educational loans to soldiers.
increase the number of women in the military.
encourage citizens to donate money to the war effort.
recruit soldiers to the military.
23
Which program offers health care to the elderly?
Medicare
Medicaid
24
The Warsaw Pact most likely benefited which country?
Soviet Union
Russia
Britain
US
25
Which was not an indication of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Great Society
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
26
Which countries are PRIMARILY involved in the Cold War?
Soviet Union and United States
United States and Cuba
Britain and Germany
Russia and America
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The Voting Rights Act...
outlawed literacy tests
made literacy and poll taxes legal
declares school segregation illegal
declared segregation illegal in public facilities
