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Unit 7--Cold War Era
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1
The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to
use United Nations to eliminate threats posed by Soviets
contain communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey
rebuild Korea by extending economic aid
stop the use of nuclear weapons
2
What year was the moon landing?
1957
1950
1945
1969
3
Which president created the interstate highway system?
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Truman
Kennedy
4
Why did the baby boom happen?
The economy was good
All of the answers are correct
People were optimistic about the future
Soldiers returned from WWII
5
1950s television typically showed the ideal American family as
dealing with racial injustice
middle class suburban dwellers
struggling with financial problems
coping with teen rebellion
6
One reason that the Tet Offensive was a shock to Americans was because
an American aircraft carrier was sunk.
they had been told the US was winning and war was almost over.
China attacked American military bases.
an entire American infantry division was destroyed.
7
The Kent State and Jackson State incidents were caused by protests against what?
McCarthyism
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
8
What did the fall of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
The beginning of the Cold War
The US loss in the arms race
The death of millions
End of communism in Europe
9
How were the Rosenbergs punished?
They were sentenced to 25+ years in prison
They were executed via the electric chair
They were exiled from the United States
They were hanged
10
All of the following are examples of the Second Red Scare in America
except
establishment of the HUAC and investigations of Hollywood.
requirements that government employees sign loyalty oaths.
investigations of organizations considered subversive.
new laws that protected civil liberties.
11
The USSR launched the first artificial satellite called:
Alexander
Glasnost
Sputnik
ICBM
12
The power of television in U.S. politics was best illustrated in which presidential election?
the Lincoln-Douglas election of 1860
the Bush-Gore election of 2000
the Truman-Dewey election of 1948
the Nixon-Kennedy election of 1960
13
Which of the following best describes the beatniks of the 1950s?
They worked to revive organized religion.
They valued American middle-class culture
They rebelled against conformity and traditional social norms
They organized campaigns against racial injustice.
14
SALT treaties were signed in the 70s; SALT means
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Strategic Army & Land Talks
Strategic Air & Land Talks
Strategic Aims Landed Talks
15
What is Vietnamization?
Vietnamese communism
The term used to describe the protesting of the Vietnam War
Vietnamese immigrants coming to the United States
The process of slowly removing U.S. troops from Vietnam
16
The draft was conducted via a lottery system based on ______
last name
birthday
educational background
state where you were born
17
What did the SALT I and SALT II treaties do?
Limited the production of nuclear weapons.
Banned chemical weapons.
Limited carbon dioxide emissions.
Made peace between Israel and Egypt.
18
The Bay of Pigs was a CIA-supported mission to do what?
Contain the Communist powers in Northern Vietnam
Weaponize Swine Flu
Assassinate John F. Kennedy
Overthrow the Communist Castro regime in Cuba
19
Fear of Mutual Assured Destruction kept the Soviets and Americans
from increasing their stockpiles of weapons
from ever using a nuclear weapon against each other.
from admitting that they had nuclear weapons
on friendly terms
20
Why was the Berlin Wall constructed?
Soviets wanted to stop the Berlin airlift
To keep the East Berliners from fleeing to the West
Soviets wanted to build a wall to keep Berlin Safe
To keep the West Berliners from fleeing to the East
21
The idea of MAD (mutual assured destruction) was that no one would start a nuclear war because
a defensive shield would prevent missile attacks.
nuclear weapons didn't actually work.
both nations had enough nukes to destroy all life on Earth.
it would invite an invasion of that nation.
22
Which US President was the first to issue the policy of "containment" against the USSR?
Kennedy
FDR
Eisenhower
Truman
23
What musical style did Elvis Presley sing?
Soul
Country
Jazz
Rock 'N' Roll
24
In what year did the Berlin Wall come down?
1945
1989
1917
2001
25
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing
funds for economic recovery in post-war European nations
nuclear weapons to NATO members
government housing to refugees
military assistance to Vietnam
26
What TN city was home to Sun Studios and Stax Records?
Knoxville
Nashville
Memphis
Bristol
27
What was the Tet Offensive ?
An attack on an American ship
A North Vietnamese attack on multiple South Vietnamese cities and outposts
A South Vietnamese attack on multiple North Vietnamese cities and outposts
A secret intelligence project
28
The resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis was that USSR
promised to give the US half of Cuba
launched missiles at US
promised to remove missiles in Turkey
promised to dismantle the missile sites in Cuba
29
Why did the Soviet Union and the United States sign the INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty?
to build up their arsenals
to slow down the arms race
to extend aid to Afghanistan
to deter invasion from China
30
What was the Domino Theory?
If one national leader was assassinated, others would follow
If one country fell to communism, the others around it would
Knocking over one domino wouldn't make the others fall
If a country resisted communism, it would become a target
31
How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution change presidential war powers?
Decreased presidential war powers
Increased presidential war powers
32
Asian nation that was Democratic, supported by USA, and located south of the 17th parallel
South Korea
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
North Korea
33
Why was Agent Orange used?
To immediately blind the enemy
Destroy all animal life
Destroy all vegetation to expose the enemy
To paint the enemy, making a visible target
34
Under what agreement was Vietnam divided along the 17th parallel?
Geneva Accords
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Saigon
35
What was Napalm?
a chemical designed to strip the leaves from trees
a jelly gasoline that explodes on contact
a South Vietnamese city that was held by the Vietcong
the fighting technique used by the Vietcong
36
President Nixon ordered the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia to
pull Cambodia into the war
end the war
protect Vietnamese civilians
reduce the flow of communist supplies
37
Sputnik led to increased federal education funds in the U.S.
True
False
38
With the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution,
the military could use nuclear weapons.
Congress maintained its war-declaring power.
the president could use further force in Vietnam.
the United States declared war on Vietnam.
39
Who were the Hollywood 10?
The people in the HUAC
The jury in the Rosenberg trial
The leaders of McCarthyism
People who were blacklisted
40
Asian nation that was communist, supported by China and USSR, and located north of 17th parallel
North Korea
South Korea
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
41
Which event brought the US and USSR closest to the brink of nuclear war?
The Suez Crisis
The Berlin Airlift
The Korean War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
42
Vietnam was known as the “Living Room War” because
Families gathered around the radio to hear war news
Americans began using the internet to find out about the war
TV played a new role in America’s view of the war
Americans read newspaper reports about the war on the couch
43
Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased
Diplomats began to express dissenting viewpoints more freely
U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.
Recruitment procedures for the US military were reformed
44
Which senator helped fuel the Second Red Scare?
Joseph McCarthy
Douglas MacArthur
Harry S. Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
45
The Warsaw Pact sought to:
Create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe
Provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after WWll
Create a military alliance between the USSR and Eastern European nations
Prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark
46
Inchon is significant in the Korean War because
It turned the tide of war in favor of North Korea
It was a massive defeat for the UN
It turned the tide of war in favor of the UN forces
It ended the war
47
Who launched the Bay of Pigs invasion?
President Kennedy
President Truman
President Bush
President Roosevelt
48
The Interstate Highway Act affected the
travel/vacation industry
military mobilization and the ability to evacuate areas
ease of commuting
All of the answers are true
49
Why did the Berlin Airlift begin?
The Soviets blocked Allied access to West Berlin
The British and French had a dispute over German Zones
When America won WW2
West Berliners began fleeing into East Berlin
50
The Berlin Wall primarily came down as a result of the efforts of
Kennedy
Reagan
Nixon
Truman
51
Detente is defined as
the relaxing of tensions between nations, through diplomacy
the build up of weapons to deter war
the build-up of tensions between two opposing nations
a type of fallout shelter
52
Why were the Rosenbergs arrested?
They were suspected of being Soviet spies
They were Nazis
They spoke out against FDR
They were notorious bank robbers
53
Used to describe conflict between US and USSR; no declared war between them; communism vs. capitalism
Ideological Warfare
Vietnam
World War II
Cold War
54
According to the domino theory, why couldn't America let Ho Chi Minh take over Vietnam?
The people of Vietnam would suffer under a repressive dictatorship.
Neighboring countries would become Communist countries.
The Soviet Union would quickly declare war on the U.S.
The alliance between France and the U.S. would be broken.
55
Which President had the goal of landing on the moon?
John F. Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
56
What was SEATO?
Alliance between nations opposed to communism in SE Asia
Alliance between Eastern European communist countries
Alliance between communists in South East Asia
Alliance between all nations to keep world peace
57
Many Americans objected to the draft because they believed it
should have included women as well.
forced young men to flee to England.
did not raise enough troops.
unfairly targeted the poor.
58
Shelters such as the one below represented American concern about
a successful Soviet satellite launch
threats of domestic terrorism
a potential nuclear attack during the Cold War
increase in natural disasters
59
Which statement
best
describes the mission of the Federal Civil Defense Administration
to help US citizens prepare for a nuclear attack
to train US citizens to identify subversive behavior
to recruit troops to defend the US from Soviet invasion
to keep the US safe by finding Soviet spies
60
Why was NATO created?
To provide security against the U.S.
Trade
To provide security against the Soviet Union
To provide security against terrorism
61
What did the Berlin Wall do?
Divide East and West Germany
Divide US and Mexico
Divide East and West Berlin
Divide USSR and China
62
What did the GI Bill do?
made conscription (the draft) illegal
allowed women to have combat roles in the military
released all soldiers from Vietnam
provided support to veterans after WWII
63
Brinkmanship is the idea that
U.S. would not intervene in communist affairs
U.S. would give aid to Middle Eastern counties
U.S. would protect Hungary if the USSR were to invade
U.S. would go to the edge of war to oppose communism
64
Which of the following was not a 20th century conflict based on communism vs. democracy?
Cuban Missile Crisis
War on Terror
Vietnam War
Korean War
65
The 38th Parallel divided
Nationalist and Communist China
East and West Berlin
North and South Korea
North and South Vietnam
