Which of the following was NOT true of the Vietnam War?

American people were united behind the effort to win the war

Who is Neil Armstrong?

The first person to set foot on the moon

What happened to the Soviet Union by the end of the Cold War?

it was broke into smaller, independent, democratic countries

The Korea War occurred when...

North Korea tried to make all of Korea communist

Which event caused a race to space?

The Soviet Union sent Sputnik, a satellite, into space.

What was the main goal of the U.S. and the Soviet Union Arms race?

to have the most powerful weapons

Why were U.S. leaders upset when the Soviets began occupying Cuba?

Soviets were setting up missiles aimed at the US

Why did the East German government build a concrete wall to divide Berlin?

keep East Berliners from escaping to freedom in West Berlin

What caused the Red Scare?

The worry that communism would spread

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1
The organization set up after WWII to keep peace in Europe was:
The United Nations
The League of Nations
NAFTA
NATO
2
Which of the following was NOT true of the Vietnam War?
It lasted over 17 years
Communists tried to take over South Vietnam's government
American people were united behind the effort to win the war
The cost of the war caused inflation
3
Communism failed because of never ending shortages in all of these except which one?
food
shelter
clothes
jobs
4
What is the concrete wall called?
The Berlin Wall
The German Wall
The Iron Curtain
The German Division
5
Who is Neil Armstrong?
One of the few successful generals during the Vietnam War.
The senator responsible for the Red Scare
The first U.S. president to visit China
The first person to set foot on the moon
6
What is the U.S. space program called?
NAACP
NAFTA
NASA
NATO
7
What happened to the Soviet Union by the end of the Cold War?
it invaded other countries, and took control of all of Asia
sent officials to join the United Nations & start peace
it was broke into smaller, independent, democratic countries
It retreated, but remained a communist country
8
What did American families do to prepare in case of a nuclear attack?
They built bomb shelters
They moved to the suburbs
They moved to rural areas
They built skyscrapers
9
The Korea War occurred when...
South Korea tried to make North Vietnam communist
North Koreans attacked the UN troops
North Korea tried to make all of Korea communist
the Soviets invaded North Korea
10
Which event caused a race to space?
The Sea of Tranquility looked interesting.
The US sent a man into space to orbit the Earth
The Soviet Union sent Sputnik, a satellite, into space.
Neil Armstrong landed and walked on the moon.
11
What was the main goal of the U.S. and the Soviet Union Arms race?
to have the most powerful weapons
to end the Vietnam War
to bring an end to the Berlin blockade
to control the entire world
12
The time period from 1945 to 1991 is known as...
The Boom Period
The Iron Curtain
The Red Scare
The Cold War
13
Where did many Americans move to in the time period after WWII?
rural areas
tenements
suburban areas
large urban areas
14
Which invention was new in the 1950's?
telephone
television
automobiles
radio
15
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kenneday
16
Why were U.S. leaders upset when the Soviets began occupying Cuba?
Soviets were setting up missiles aimed at the US
the US wanted to occupy and take over Cuba
Cuba was not a communist country
Soivets were doing everything before the US
17
Why did the East German government build a concrete wall to divide Berlin?
keep cars of West Berliners from overcrowding the streets
keep East Berliners from escaping to freedom in West Berlin
keep people of West Berlin from avoiding the Berlin blockade
mark the border between two shopping districts in the city
18
Which organization consisted of over 50 countries to promote global cooperation?
The United Nations
NATO
The League of Nations
NAFTA
19
The first big rock and roll star of the 1950's was....
Jackson Pollock
Duke Ellington
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
20
What caused the Red Scare?
The worry that communism would spread
North Vietnam invading South Vietnam
The worry that democracy would spread
The Soviet Union invaded countries in Western Europe

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