Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Bay of Pigs incident?

CIA trained Cuban exiles, but invasion did not go as planned

How can America's lifestyle in the 1950s best be described?

Relative wealth but social pressure towards conformity

Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?

MacArthur openly discussed Truman's shortcomings with press

Which was NOT a weapon or tactic used by US during the Vietnam War?

Agent Orange to pollute the Susquehanna River

What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Was the closest the world came to a full-scale nuclear war

Why was the Berlin Wall created?

Built by E. Germany to stop people from entering West Berlin

Which events became a justification for Johnson to escalate the American effort in Vietnam?

A N. Vietnamese boat attacked destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin

What was the goal of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization?

Increase the role of South Vietnam in the conflict

Which of the following could you NOT do in America during the 1950s?

Watch the Super Bowl on a television

Who is ready for this test?!

Ask me after I study, ..... you're funny Miss Weiser..., I am!, I feel pretty good about it!

Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed?

Selling nuclear secrets to the USSR

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Levittowns?

It was a suburb community created by William Levitt

What was the Berlin Airlift?

Dropping of food supplies & medicine in West Berlin

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Soviet Union?

During WWII the Soviets suffered more casualties than the US

Why was the Tet Offensive the turning point of in the Vietnam War?

Demonstrated US failed to maintain security in S. Vietnam

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1
Alliance led by the Soviet Union..
NATO
Treaty of Paris
Warsaw Pact
Treaty of Versailles
2
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Bay of Pigs incident?
CIA trained Cuban exiles, but invasion did not go as planned
Over half of Cuba's population was exiled to Miami, FL
It occurred during the summer of 1964
Castro used the incident to support alliance with N. Korea
3
_______ were teenage boys who were stereotyped with participating in illegal activities
Doves
Greasers
Beatniks
Hippies
4
How can America's lifestyle in the 1950s best be described?
Frequent protests against the Vietnam War
Less children being born
Relative wealth but social pressure towards conformity
Less job opportunities and rising homelessness
5
Policy of preventing the spread of communism..
Silent Majority
Iron Curtain
Domino Theory
Containment
6
Which college campus protest resulted in four student deaths by the National Guard?
Penn State
Kent State
Michigan State
Arizona State
7
Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?
MacArthur openly discussed Truman's shortcomings with press
MacArthur agreed to an armistice without consulting Truman
MacArthur overstepped the UN mandate by invading North Korea
MacArthur lost the city of Seoul after landing at Inchon
8
Belief that if one country falls to communism, the others will follow..
Containment
Iron Curtain
Domino Theory
Silent Majority
9
Which was NOT a weapon or tactic used by US during the Vietnam War?
Invasion of Cambodia to attack the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Napalm to incinerate forests
Agent Orange to pollute the Susquehanna River
Aerial bombing of N.Vietnam to encourage peace negotiations
10
Public distrust of government officials and statements..
Silent Majority
Containment
Credibility Gap
Domino Theory
11
Imaginary "line" that separated Communism and Democracy in Europe..
17th Parallel
34th Parallel
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
12
What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Was the closest the world came to a full-scale nuclear war
America was embarrassed and looked weak
The Cuban exiles were captured by the communists
It was in Cuba
13
A ________ is a company that offers similar services in many locations
Consumerism
Franchise
None of the above
Conformity
14
Why was the Berlin Wall created?
Built by US to contain the spread of communism
Built by E. Germany to stop people from entering West Berlin
Built by UN to create a demilitarized zone inside Berlin
Built by Soviet Union to stop CIA spying into East Berlin
15
Alliance led by the United States..
Warsaw Pact
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
NATO
16
Which events became a justification for Johnson to escalate the American effort in Vietnam?
A N. Vietnamese boat attacked destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin
S. Vietnamese guerillas attacking a weapons arsenal @ Saigon
A Vietcong attack on an American platoon at My Lai
The Tet Offensive by North Vietnam into South Vietnam
17
What was the chemical defoliant used to clear Vietnamese jungles during the Vietnam War?
Agent Orange
Tear gas
Air raids
Napalm
18
What was the goal of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization?
Increase the role of South Vietnam in the conflict
Destroy the Vietcong
End the bombing in North Vietnam
Convince Congress to repeal the Gulf of Tonkin resolution
19
Which of the following could you NOT do in America during the 1950s?
Watch the Super Bowl on a television
Listen to rock and roll music by Elvis Presley
Eat fast food at a McDonalds
Move to an affordable suburb
20
Mainstream Americans who supported the war in Vietnam
Doves
Counterculture
Hippies
Silent Majority
21
Attacks on individuals thought to be communists in the 1950s..
McCarthyism
Silent Majority
Iron Curtain
KKK
22
In total, how many Americans died in the Vietnam War?
25,000
47,000
58,000
36,000
23
What was US justification for involvement in Vietnam?
None of the above
Truman Doctrine
Roosevelt Plan
Kennedy Doctrine
24
Who is ready for this test?!
Ask me after I study
..... you're funny Miss Weiser...
I am!
I feel pretty good about it!
25
Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed?
Selling nuclear secrets to the USSR
Planning a communist revolution
Training Cuban exiles for the Bay of Pigs invasion
For the assassination of President Kennedy
26
Communist backed guerrilla fighters
Vietcong
NATO
ARVN
KGB
27
Which of the following is an accurate statement about Levittowns?
It had only four-way stops to slow down traffic
It was a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
It was a suburb community created by William Levitt
It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous architect
28
What new mass media technology greatly expanded after World War II?
Commercials
Advertising
Television
Radio
29
Rejection of traditional American values..
Credibility Gap
Beatnik
Silent Majority
Counterculture
30
What was the Berlin Airlift?
Dropping of food supplies & medicine in West Berlin
Dropping of food supplies & medicine in East Berlin
The lifting of the city of Berlin by air
Removal of military arms from Germany as punishment for WWII
31
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Soviet Union?
NATO was alliance of communist nations supported by Soviets
Religion was used to spread the communist ideals
During WWII the Soviets suffered more casualties than the US
The Soviet Union still exists today, but is not as powerful
32
What is the dividing line between North and South Korea called?
38th Parallel
Gulf of Tonkin
17th Parallel
The Seoul-Pyongyang Line
33
Why was the Tet Offensive the turning point of in the Vietnam War?
Showed the extent of Chinese assistance to North Vietnam
Allowed French opportunity for peace btn S. & N. Vietnam
Proved Vietnamization was not effective
Demonstrated US failed to maintain security in S. Vietnam
34
Which country helped North Korea during the Korean War?
Australia
Vietnam
China
United States

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