An anti French leader in Vietnam

Why was the Korean War important

It was the first time the US went to war to implement containment

Who won the Space Race and how

The US by landing the first astronaunt on the moon

What started an arms race that would go on for four decades

America stockpiling weapons under Brinkmanship

What was reported at the Gulf of Tonkin

USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy were attacked

Which was NOT a reason that the US got involved in the Korean War

North Korea was threatening the use of nuclear weapons

Which option was NOT decided at the Yalta Conference

The USSR had to give up Communism

Although China killed the majority of birds, what problem arose from the loss of sparrows

Large amount of Locusts ate the crops and caused a famine

What is the 38th parallel

A line dividing North and South Korea

What was Operation Rolling Thunder

A prolonged air atack using B-52 bombers

What was the Domino Theory

If Vietnam fell to communism, its neighbors would, too eventually the world

During the Cuban Missile Crisis where were missiles being stored

Soviets: Cuba US: Turkey and Italy

Choose one of the reasons that North and South Korea agreed to a ceasefire. (There are two correct answers)

The threat of nuclear war, The death of Stalin

Did Stalin hold elections in Eastern Europe to follow his promise at the Yalta Conference

Yes, but the elections were rigged

What was actually happened at the Gulf of Tonkin

USS Maddox attacked an unidentified ship and the USS Turner Joy joined in

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1
Which event caused president Johnson to persuade Congress to use military action in Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
Rolling Thunder
My Lai
Gulf of Tonkin
2
What did the Marshall Plan NOT provide to help rebuild Western Europe after WWII
Materials
Machinery
Temorary military
Food
3
What did President Kennedy create so he could have options when he needed to respond to Communist threats
Kennedy Doctrine
US Special Forces
The H-Bomb
UN Security Council
4
What was the name of the dog launched into space
Star
Laika
Spots
Sputnik
5
Who was Ho Chi Minh
A pro French activist in Vietnam
President of Vietnam
An anti French leader in Vietnam
none of the above
6
Which of these were NOT the Vietcong's guerrilla tactics
Hide in plain sight
Hit and Run
Fight at every battle
Abushes and traps
7
At first the war in Korea went very good for the US
False
True
8
Which options was an advantage that the Vietcong had
Best technology
Nimble fighting force
Large military
Well funded
9
The USSR supported Mainland China while the US supported Taiwan
False
True
10
Which was NOT a permanent member of the Security Council
China
France
Spain
Britain
11
Why was the Korean War important
It was the first time the US went to war to implement containment
It was the last time nuclear weapons were ever used in combat
It made President Truman look really good
It was a massive victory for the Soviet Union
12
Which of the options was NOT effected by communism under Stalin
Education
None of the above
Religion
Creativity
13
Who won the Space Race and how
The USSR by landing the first astronaunt on the moon
The US by putting someone on Mars
The USSR by putting the most people into space
The US by landing the first astronaunt on the moon
14
What did Winston Churchill describe the division of Europe as
Iron rod
Iron Curtain
Iron Fence
Iron Wall
15
Which plans in the USSR set impossibly high quotas to increase the output of materials
Economy Plan
Five-Year Plans
Warsaw Plan
Truman Plan
16
What was the result of sending combat troops to Vietnam
Cold War escalation
Nuclear War
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Cold War de-escalation
17
What started an arms race that would go on for four decades
America stockpiling weapons under Brinkmanship
America stockpiling weapons under Confinement
USSR stockpiling weapons under Operation Barbarossa
Germany stockpiling weapons under Brinkmanship
18
What was reported at the Gulf of Tonkin
USS Turner Joy attacked an unidentified ship and the USS Madox joined in
USS Maddox and USS Fire Bird were attacked
USS Maddox attacked an unidentified ship and the USS Turner Joy joined in
USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy were attacked
19
What was the name of the campaign under Stalin that was directed at eliminating anyone who threatened his power
Holodomor
The Great Purge
Death by hunger
Stalin's Purge
20
Which was NOT a reason that the US got involved in the Korean War
North Korea was threatening the use of nuclear weapons
Appeasment before WWII was a mistake
Truman had support of the UN
Truman needed a win after China
21
What place was punished by Stalin for missing their quota, leading to Holodomor
Sweden
Germany
Ukraine
Poland
22
Which option was NOT decided at the Yalta Conference
Stalin agreed to join the war against Japan
The USSR had to give up Communism
Post WW11 Germany had to be divided up against the Allies
Germany had to pay the USSR for damages during Operation Barbarossa
23
Although China killed the majority of birds, what problem arose from the loss of sparrows
Other birds migrated into the area and caused a famine
Bedbugs rapidly spread disease
Large amount of Locusts ate the crops and caused a famine
There were no repracutions from the loss of Sparrows
24
The US paid 80% of France's war cost to help them fight communism in Vietnam
True
False
25
What is the 38th parallel
A line diving China and Taiwan
A line dividing East and West Korea
A line dividing North and South Korea
A plan to contain communism
26
Why did each nuclear bomb produced ensure that another country wouldn't use their nuclear weapons
SEATO prohibited it
The UN prohibited it
NATO prohibited it
MAD
27
Who became the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin
Lennin
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Laika Khrushchev
28
The general election to unite Vietnam never happened because South Vietnam's government fared communists would win
False
True
29
Communists were in North Vietnam while anti communists were in South Vietnam
True
False
30
Which was was NOT a way the cold war was fought
Political
Direct combat
Propoganda
Economic
31
The Red Army, supporters of communism, won the Russian Civil War
True
False
32
The Great Leap Forward was very successful
True
False
33
American troops in Vietnam under Kennedy had a combat role not a support role
False
True
34
Who did NOT support Ngo Dinh Diem
Catholics
nationalists
Urban Vietamease citizens
anticommunists
35
What was Operation Rolling Thunder
A planned attack during a holiday
A prolonged air atack using B-52 bombers
none of the above
Combat troops trained to fight during heavy rainstorms
36
Who ran for president after Truman and promised to end the Korean War
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
Laika
President Truman
37
What was the Domino Theory
If Vietnam fell to communism nuclear war would break out
To contain communism, stop it from spreading
If no one fell to Communism the USSR would disappear
If Vietnam fell to communism, its neighbors would, too eventually the world
38
During the Cuban Missile Crisis where were missiles being stored
Soviets: Bahamas US: Turkey and Italy
Soviets: Cuba US: Turkey and Italy
Soviets: Cuba US: Sweden
Soviets: Turkey and Italy US: Cuba
39
Choose one of the reasons that North and South Korea agreed to a ceasefire. (There are two correct answers)
The threat of nuclear war
The fall of the USSR
The death of Mao Zedong
The death of Stalin
40
Did Stalin hold elections in Eastern Europe to follow his promise at the Yalta Conference
No
Yes, but the elections were rigged
Yes, and they were fair
Stalin never promised that
41
Who replaced president Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
Truman
Johnson
42
What was actually happened at the Gulf of Tonkin
USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy were attacked
USS Maddox attacked an unidentified ship and the USS Turner Joy joined in
USS Turner Joy attacked an unidentified ship and the USS Madox joined in
USS Maddox and USS Fire Bird were attacked
43
Who were the Vietcong
Communist guerrilla fighters
The political leaders of South Vietnam
The political leaders of North Vietnam
Nationalist guerrilla fighters
44
Who was NOT at the Geneva Conference
US
France
Vietnam
USSR
45
What did the USSR do in retaliation at the formation of NATO
Created the Worcestershire Pact
Created the United Nations
Created the Warsaw Pact
Started the Berlin Airlift
46
Which option was a massive victory for the Soviet Union
The fall of Taiwan to communism
The Berlin Airlift
The fall of China to communism
The fall of South Korea to communism
47
What was the name of the first Soviet satellite in space
Sputnik 1
Ludwig 1
USSR
Laika 1
48
The result of the Cuban Missile Crisis was de-escalation of the Cold War
True
False
49
The 17th parallel separated East and West Vietnam
True
False
50
MAD stands for Mutually Assured Destruction
True
False
51
What does Holodomor mean
Death by Stalin
Death by bullets
Death by hunger
Death by snow
52
What percent of people in China were apart of The Chinese Communist Party
99%
73%
1%
45%
53
What are Kulaks
Poor middle class citizens
Wealthy peasants
Landowning nobles
Forced labor camps
54
What did Stalin's Secret Police NOT do
Read mail
Monitored telephone lines
Placed informants everywhere
Murder Lenin
55
Which options was an advantage that the US had in Vietnam
Well Funded
Spread out
Knew the Terrain
Nimble fighting force
56
A command economy is a system in which the government makes all economic decisions
False
True
57
Who led the Nationalist forces in China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Zedong
58
What was the name of the policy Truman adopted that was directed at stopping the spread of communism
Communism Policy
Truman doctrine
Contact Policy
Containment Policy
59
Who was chosen to lead the U.N forces being led into Korea
Mao Zedong
Joseph Stalin
Douglas MacArthur
President Truman
60
France forces won at Dien Bien Phu
True
False
61
Kennedy ordered a full review of US policies in Vietnam. What did this review NOT go over
Why were communists concerned with Vietnam
none of the above
What should US policies be in Vietnam
Was Vietnam worth it
62
What event was the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war
Vietnam War
Cuban MIssile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
63
Which president threatened the use of nuclear weapons if China did not negotiate to end the Korean War
Truman
Eisenhower
64
How did General MacArthur reverse the Korean War
An assualt at Inchon
The use of nuclear weapons
Aid from the USSR
An assualt at Nanking
65
What is the name of the system that Stalin adopted so the USSR's economy could catch up to other countries
Demand Economy
Command Economy
Free Economy
Control Economy
66
The Red Guard determined that an intellectual or artistic activities were useless and dangerous
True
False
67
Who colonized Vietnam in the late 1800s
France
Britain
US
USSR
68
Who were Chinese Red Guards made up of
Peasants who worked in the fields
High school and College professors
China's military
High school and college students
69
Because of the Cultural Revolution who was the new hero of China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Zedong
The Peasant
The Family
70
How many countries formed the UN, United Nations, to create lasting peace
48 countries, the US, and the USSR
52 countris but the US and the USSR didn't join
48 countries but the US and the USSR didn't join
52 countries, the US, and the USSR
71
New Third World countries were often very advanced and had strong governments
False
True
72
The Republic of China refers to Mainland China while the People's Republic of China refers to Taiwan
False
True
73
Which was NOT part of the aftermath of the Korean War
The idea that the loss of 1 more nation to communism would affect the world
Military spending drastically increased
SEATO was created
the UN was disbanded
74
Who led the communist forces in China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Zedong
75
Which two groups were fighting each other in China before and after WWII
Nationalists and Communists
Capitalists and Bolsheviks
Nationalists and Capitalists
Communists and Bolsheviks
76
In the Russian Civil War who was the Red Army and who was the White Army
The Red Army were Bolsheviks and the White Army supported the Tzar
The White Army were Bolsheviks and the Red Army supported the Tzar
77
Who became president after Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Truman
Eisenhower
78
Lenin welcomed the idea of Stalin taking over after his death
True
False
79
Winston Churchill declared that communism and capitalism couldn't exist in the same world
False
True
80
What is the definition of decolonization
The colapse of colonial empires
Making countries less like their mother country
The collapse of small countries
The colonization of Africa
81
Like the USSR China also launched a Five-Year Plan that dramatically increased to output of certain materials
False
True
82
Stalin's Collective Farming was a disaster
False
True
83
What was the name of the first conformation of post WWII Europe and the Cold War
Truman Doctrine
Operation Barbarossa
Iron curtain
Berlin Airlift
84
The Truman Doctrine gave aid to countries resisting communism and support for those who rejected it
False
True
85
What were the two outcomes of the Cuban Missile Crisis
none of the above
A hotline between Washington and Moscow and nuclear war
A hotline between Washington and Moscow and a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Nuclear war and a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
86
Who did NOT attend the Yalta conference
Britain
France
United States
USSR (Soviet Union)
87
Which plan called for larger collective farms called communes in China
The Great Leap Forward
The Great Flight Forward
The Great Soar Forward
The Great Leap Backwards
88
Which was NOT a reason the US struggled in Vietnam
The US had a struggling economy
South Vietnamease government was becoming unpopular
Ho Chi Minh was getting supplies from USSR and China
Unfamiliar Jungle Terrain
89
No one won the Korean War, but did containment succeed
No, containment failed
There is no way of knowing
Yes, containment succeeded
90
Which was NOT a reason problems between the USSR and China arose
Shared borders caused disputes over terriotry
Both wanted to lead the worldwide communist movement
The USSR didn't approve of Mao Zedong's successor
91
What is the name of forced labor camps in the USSR
Gulags
Concentration camps
Kulaks
Hitler youth camps
92
President Lyndon B Johnson didn't exaggerate the claims of what happened in the Gulf of Tonkin
False
True
93
How many nuclear weapons did the US and the Soviet Union make between 1945 and 1965
The USSR made 31,642 and the US made 6,129
The US made 31,642 and the USSR made 6,129
The US made 8,750 and the USSR made 2,642
The US made 8,750 and the USSR made 6,129
94
What did Truman disagree with General MacArthur about
The expansion of the war into China and the use of nuclear weapons
Sending troops into North Korea
The expansion of the war into Taiwan and the use of nuclear weapons
Nothing, they got along great
95
Which group supported Communist North Korea
Soviet Union and the U.N
The U.S and the U.N
Soviet Union and China
The U.S and China
96
Mao Zedong reduced his role in government after the failure of communes
False
True
97
What was the goal of the Space Race
Demonstrate superiority in politics
Demonstarte superiority in space flight
See who could launch the most rocketships
See who could make the bast satellite
98
Why was the Berlin Wall constructed
Stop people from leaving Berlin
Stop the flow of people leaving West Berlin
Stop people from leaving Germnay
Stop the flow of people leaving East Berlin
99
In response for the US developing the atomic bomb the USSR created the first Hydrogen Bomb, H-Bomb.
False
True
100
Stalin could tolerate individual creativity that did no conform to the views of the state
False
True

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