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Cold War, Vietnam War, Korean War
Cold War, Vietnam War, Korean War
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1
What essentially caused the Cold War?
Bomb threats
Stealing from one another
Political differences
Differences of opinions on the ownership of slaves
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What was the Tet offensive?
Korea will not win the war against the U.S.
The U.S. will not win the war against Vietnam
U.S. will not win the war against Korea
Vietnam will not win the war against the U.S.
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What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Cuba ran out of missiles
The USSR sent nuclear missiles to Cuba
All of the above
Cuba sent nuclear missiles to the USSR
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Who coined the term "Iron Curtain"?
Marshall
Eisenhower
Churchill
Truman
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What was Nixon's Vietnamization plan?
To become more helpful to Vietnam in times of distress
He wanted every american to become Vietnamese
To trade with Vietnam in any given situation
To end American involvement in the Vietnam War
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What is the HUAC?
Handling of Unjust Acts of Crime
House of Uncommon American Candidates
House of Un-American Activities Committee
House of Unopposed Activist Communism
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What was the Warsaw Pact?
An organization for the benefit of WWII Veterans
An organization for women's rights
A mutual defense organization
An organizations to support the rise of communism
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What is containment?
Resisting further expansion of disease
Resisting further expansion of terrorism
Resisting further expansion of slavery
Resisting further expansion of communism
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What was the purpose of trade embargo against Cuba in the early 60's?
Cuba was threatening to embargo the U.S.
The U.S. wanted to prove it is the super power
Cuba fired missiles at the U.S.
Cuba nationalized U.S. oil refineries with no compensation
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What did the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine have in common?
They both insisted upon adding Korea to the U.S.
They both supported European countries
They both banned communism
They both supported communism
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What did the Rosenbergs do?
They baked pies that were actually explosive bombs
Shared the nuclear bomb recipe with North Korea
Shared the nuclear bomb recipe with Russia
Illegally released the U.S.'s financial records
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What was the Second Red Scare?
The fear-driven movement of the spread of communism
A time when police would shoot red paint balls at people
When fire fighters rebelled against the American government
Red apples were becoming extinct
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What is McCarthyism?
The act of making false accusations
Fighting against the spread of communism
The act of becoming a communist
The act of becoming a terrorist
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In Korea, which side attacked first?
East
North
South
West
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Who did the GI Bill benefit?
WWII Veterans
Minorities
Important political figures
Children in work camps
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How is propaganda used?
To influence public opinion
As stone cold truth
To prove information
For factual evidence
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Which country is
NOT
a permanent member of the Security Council?
France
Russia
Czechoslovakia
China
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What was Kennedy's failed foreign policy?
Bay of Twigs
Bae of Pigs
Bay of Pigs
Puddle of Pigs
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What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Financial stability for the U.K.
Support for Korea in the war
To unit all of the Marshall's in the world
Economic stability in Europe
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Which 5 countries are the permanent members of the Security Council?
U.S., China, France, Ireland, U.K.
U.S., China, France, Russia, Germany
U.S., China, Russia, Greece, Switzerland
China, U.S., France, Russia, U.K.
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What does NATO stand for?
Naval Air Trading and Operating
North American Treaty Organization
Not A Terrorist Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
22
How were the Rosenbergs punished for their wrong doings?
They were executed via the electric chair
They were sentenced to 25+ years in prison
They were hanged
They exiled from the United States
23
What was Nixon's Vietnam goal?
"Peace with honor"
"Glory through dignity"
"Success, success, success"
"Now or Never"
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Why is the Cold War called, the Cold War?
Everyone involved with the cold war, got a cold from it
The soldiers needed sweaters
The war involved politics, economics and propaganda
Officially, there was no physical fighting
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What was the Berlin Airlift?
Berlin's first rocket launch in 1957
Generals were airlifted out of Berlin and into safety
Airlift supplying food and fuel to Berlin in 1948
When 100+ people in Berlin needed to be airlifted to safety
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Who intervened in South Korea?
U.S.
U.K.
China
North Korea
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What year did the Cold War begin?
1548
1947
1951
1991
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What is the purpose of the United Nations?
To work against each other to see which country is better
To end any war that might happen
To peacefully trade with all countries
To unite and cooperate to prevent war
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Who was Mao Zedong?
Korean dictator
Korean president
Chinese communist leader
Chinese dictator
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What year did the Cold War officially end?
1548
1947
1991
1951
