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AP US HISTORY: Cold War Period 8
AP US HISTORY: Cold War Period 8
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1
Who was the person responsible for the Second Red Scare?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph McCarthy
Helen Keller
Fidel Castro
2
Who invaded South Korea during the Cold War?
North Korea
China
The Soviet Union
The United States
3
Why was Cuba such a threat to the U.S?
They were more technologically advanced than everyone else.
They had a superior space program.
Their location to the U.S.
They defeated the U.S. trained troops during the Bay of Pigs
4
Which president feared America's "Industrial Military Complex" in his farewell address?
Truman
Eisenhower
John F Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson
5
What was the name of the first satellite launched into space?
Sputnik
Omega
Apollo
Spudnik
6
What was the goal of the "Containment Policy"?
To block supplies from being given to the city of Berlin
To contain people on the East side of Berlin
To stop Russia from invading countries
To stop the spread of communism.
7
How did President Truman respond to conflict in Greece and Turkey?
We invaded Turkey
We "dropped a nuke" on Istanbul
He sent money per the Truman Doctrine
We invaded Greece
8
What is the name for: a heavily armed truce with occasional proxy wars
Cold War
Hot War
Korean War
Total War
9
What event during the Vietnam conflict decimated the Vietminh but was a psychological victory?
Fall of Saigon
Kaesong bombing
Tet offensive
Cambodian campaign
10
What did Kennedy do to prevent Cuba from getting MORE missiles during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Wrote them a very angry letter
Created a naval blockade to intercept ships near Cuba
"Dropped a nuke" on Havanna
Used the Marines to assassinate Cuba's leader
11
Conspiracy theories aside: which country first successfully landed a man on the moon?
Greece
The United States
Germany
The Soviet Union
12
How did the Korean War end?
South Korea won, but the 38th parallel was reestablished
The North Koreans won and were given control of South Korea
There was a stalemate where nobody could win
The South Koreans won and were given control of North Korea
13
What was created by Eisenhower to help with military transport and evacuations
The International Highway System
National Airports
NASA
Teleporters
14
Who killed John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Those two guys on "the Grassy Knoll"
Magneto in X-Men: Days of Future Past
The Secret Service
15
What supreme court case overturned the separate but equal doctrine?
Dred Scott Decision
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Little Rock v. State of Arkansas
16
Who led a Communist Revolution in China during the Cold War?
Fidel Catstro
Chang Kai Shek
Mao Zedong
Nikita Khruschev
17
What event on a college campus involved the deaths of anti-war protesters?
Columbia massacre
Kent State Incident
Chicago Riot
Berkeley Incident
18
During the Cold War, this provided money for college and low interest home loans for veterans
The Containment Policy
The Marshall Plan
The G.I. Bill
The Affordable Care Act
19
This event was the attempt to remove Fidel Castro from power
Berlin Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
20
What was the key piece of evidence in the Watergate scandal?
papers recovered from DNC headquarters
audio tapes of conversations in the Oval office
notes from Nixon's personal secretary
white house staff testimony
21
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
Because Trump wanted a wall. A wall that works.
To prevent East Berliners from entering West Berlin
To stop the Russian military from advancing
To prevent Westerners from entering East Berlin
22
Which country sent the first living creature into space?
Germany
Greece
The United States
The Soviet Union
23
Which country is typically represented by a large bear in political cartoons (ex: below)
Cuba
The United States
Russia/Soviet Union
Germany
24
What was NATO?
The Soviet Union and its allies' military alliance
The American space program
The Russian space program
A military alliance b/w the U.S. & democratic countries
25
Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam?
Zhou Enlai
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Chiang-Kai-Shek
26
What was Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain"?
A wall built to separate East and West Berlin
A construct to stop the advance of Russia's Military
The dividing line between North and South Korea
Metaphor for the split in Europe b/w communism & capitalism
27
Who were the two people debating during the Kitchen Debate?
Kennedy and Khrushchev
Khrushchev and Nixon
Truman and McCarthur
Nixon and Kennedy
28
Why was General Douglas MacArthur fired?
President Truman feared his success would provoke communists
He did a poor job of rebuilding Japan
He was unsuccessful in WWII
He was unsuccessful in the Korean War
29
What "neutral" country did Nixon bomb as an attempt to end the Vietnam war?
Cambodia
Laos
Korea
China
30
What happened in the Bay of Pigs invasion? (read carefully)
American forces were defeated by Cuba's army
Anti-Castro Cubans were defeated by Cuba
Anti-Castro Cubans were defeated by America
Pro-Castro Cubans were defeated by America
31
Which two leaders were assassinated in 1968?
Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert and John Kennedy
John Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
32
Who was the leader of South Vietnam who was assassinated?
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Tse Tung
Ngo Din Diem
Douglas MacArthur
33
What was one result of the Baby Boom?
The legalization of abortion in the 1950s
widespread food shortages
the largest generation in America
Exploding Infants
34
This international organization was the post-WWII spiritual successor to the League of Nations
The Warsaw Pact
The United Nations
NATO
The League of Legends
35
What was it called when America rebuilt Europe after WW2 to stop the spread of Communism?
Domino Theory
Containment Policy
Marshall Plan
NATO
