The purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to

assert the role of Congress in military decisions

Which of the following is true of both the Korean War and the Vietnam War?

The US attempted to prevent the fall of a pro-Western ally

The major criticism of HUAC and Senator McCarthy was

they trampled on civil liberties and freedoms

The 1961 Bay of Pigs operation was designed to reverse the growth of

communism near the United States

The purpose of the 1947 Mashall Plan was in part to...

prevent communism from taking hold in Western Europe

the Korean war ended with

The nation divided along the 38th parallel

The Election of 1964 resulted in

Johnson serving another four years

The outcome of the Vietnam War shows us that

Overwhelming military force doesn't always decide an outcome

The war in Vietnam escalated in 1964 after...

a US Naval vessel reported being fired on

The Korean War began when...

The army of North Korean invaded the South

Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" promoted

heavy bombing of the North while training the ARVN

The Vietnam War ended with

US Troop removal and the North unifying the country

This 1964 Political ad is designed to

use fear of nuclear war to drum up votes for Johnson.

The Truman Doctrine supported the following:

give support to governments resisting communism in Europe

One thing (among many) that made Vietnam different from US involvement in World War II is...

the popularity of Vietnam impacted its outcome

The Cuban Missile Crisis ended with

US removes missiles from Turkey, Soviets from Cuba

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1
The leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis was...
Khrushchev
Trotsky
Lenin
Stalin
2
The purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to
destroy North Vietnam's will to fight
Promote the policy of containment
assert the role of Congress in military decisions
expand the power of the president
3
Which of the following is true of both the Korean War and the Vietnam War?
The US Navy was attacked by patrol craft
The US supported free and democratic governments
US forces occupied most of the North at one point
The US attempted to prevent the fall of a pro-Western ally
4
Bonus Question! Why did the CIA suspect something was up in Cuba in 1962?
Soccer Fields
Fur hats in Havana
They saw increased orders of vodka and beets headed to Cuba
The CIA is always in everyone's business
5
The major criticism of HUAC and Senator McCarthy was
they trampled on civil liberties and freedoms
They didn't go far enough in uncovering domestic communists
they focused on the wrong industries in search of communism
they paid too little focus on Nazism and fascism
6
The 1961 Bay of Pigs operation was designed to reverse the growth of
Khrushchev's anti-American Message
communism near the United States
Soviet missile program
Fidel Castro's Beard
7
The purpose of the 1947 Mashall Plan was in part to...
prevent communism from taking hold in Western Europe
Overturn Executive Order 9066
rebuild China after world
Prevent fascism from taking hold
8
The following ad connects Cold War fears with
the ice cream we want and the radiation we need!
a little girl that could be in a horror film
concerns for the environment
Ice cream sales
9
the Korean war ended with
The nation unified under communism
The nation divided along the 38th parallel
complete US Withdrawal
the South unifying the nation
10
Which of the following is NOT true about McCarthyism
the rights of some Americans were violated
No innocent people were harmed
McCarthyism is similar to previous episodes of nativism
11
The Election of 1964 resulted in
Johnson defeated by Goldwater
Mr. Lasley's bad Texan accent
Increased nuclear proliferation
Johnson serving another four years
12
The outcome of the Vietnam War shows us that
Overwhelming military force doesn't always decide an outcome
America won politically but lost militarily
Overwhelming military force can break an enemy's will
We won the "hearts and minds" of the people in Vietnam
13
The war in Vietnam escalated in 1964 after...
The Soviet Union sent troops in
a US Naval vessel reported being fired on
Ho Chi Minh passed away
the Vietcong was organized
14
One of Kennedy's assets in 1960 was
his ability to see the world in shades of gray
dedication to domestic issues
his political experience
his charisma and TV presence
15
Public support for the war in Vietnam declined as a result of
Kennedy's death
Gulf of Tonkin
Operation Rolling Thunder
Tet '68
16
George Kennan's theory of containment argues that communism can be...
act like dominoes in South East Asia
kept where it currently exists
easily defeated in Eastern Europe
one way to pass the time
17
The Korean War began when...
the Rebels blew up the Death Star
The Vietcong was organized
The army of North Korean invaded the South
The United States Declared war on the North
18
Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" promoted
Immediate withdraw from the South
heavy bombing of the North while training the ARVN
invasion of North Vietnam
turning the war over to the United Nations
19
The Vietnam War ended with
US troop removal and the South unifying the country
US troops remained at the 17th parallel
US troop removal and a divided nation
US Troop removal and the North unifying the country
20
This 1964 Political ad is designed to
make Americans fear President Johnson
create childhood nostalgia for death by nuclear weapons
show a need for higher education standards. She can't count.
use fear of nuclear war to drum up votes for Johnson.
21
The Truman Doctrine supported the following:
Prevent communism in Latin America
give support to governments resisting communism in Europe
military support for countries resisting communism
prevent the Domino effect in South East Asia
22
The most dangerous moment of the Cold War was...
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Sputnik
The creation of the Warsaw Pact
When Nixon and Khrushchev threw shade in a kitchen
23
One thing (among many) that made Vietnam different from US involvement in World War II is...
The US had strong allies during the Vietnam War
Only in Vietnam were there human rights violations
only one involved fighting in South East Asia
the popularity of Vietnam impacted its outcome
24
The Cuban Missile Crisis ended with
All out nuclear war
US removes missiles from Cuba
A happy Fidel Castro
US removes missiles from Turkey, Soviets from Cuba

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