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THE COLD WAR
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A #quiz focusing on the #ColdWar and its effects on the #United States.
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1
The government controls all aspects of society without the peoples' consent.
Monopoly
Avengers Assemble!
Democracy
Communism
2
Which event occurred because of the fear of the Domino Theory?
The National Guard is sent to coastal U.S. cities.
U.S. troops were sent to Vietnam.
U.S. departure from the United Nations.
Sending troops to Little Rock, Arkansas.
3
Primary benefit of the GI Bill?
Government jobs for vets
Lower education costs for vets
Free healthcare for vets
PTSD counseling for vets
4
The goal of the Marshall Plan:
Rebuild Japan after World War II to be more like the U.S.
Provide aid to the communist nations of the Warsaw Pact.
Establish a Pan-American military alliance.
Rebuild Europe's in order to stop the spread of communism.
5
Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War?
The North Korean government collapsed.
Korea remains divided on the 38th Parallel in a ceasefire.
Korea became one united democratic nation.
North Korea gained territory but lost it to China.
6
What event convinced Americans that Vietnam was a lost cause?
The increased number of Russian casualties.
The surprise attack on U.S. forces in the Tet Offensive.
The increase of Vietnamese resistance.
The surprise attack on Cambodia by China.
7
Which foreign policy is an example of containment?
Providing aid to Greece and Turkey to fight communists.
Recognizing the new nation of Israel.
Supporting the trial of war criminals at Nuremberg.
Reliving General MacArthur of his Korean command.
8
Which region did the Marshall Plan support?
Central America.
North Africa
West Europe
East Europe
9
Greatest American Fear during the Cold War?
Social Darwinism
Nuclear Destruction
UFOs
Communism
10
President Kennedy's greatest foreign policy failure.
Failed quarantine of Soviet ships in Cuba.
Breakup of NATO.
Breakup of Warsaw Pact.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
11
The name of the invisible line that separated Europe into east and west.
Iron Curtain
Iron Man
Iron Giant
Scarlett Letter
12
Why did Kennedy say: "We choose to go to the moon..."
The U.S. needs a win over the Soviet Union
Convince Europe to invest in U.S. rockets
The U.S. and Soviets will become friends.
Improve military goals of NATO
13
What was the role of HUAC and Senator Joseph McCarthy?
Declare the State Department is infiltrated by communists.
To screen federal employees for competency.
Investigate American citizens for pro-communist beliefs.
Enforce the Alien and Sedition Act
14
Community founded by Cuban expatriates.
Little Havana
Little Tortuga
Little Santiago
Little Cuba
15
Americans 65+ years old are provided healthcare benefits.
Medicaid
Medicare
Social Security.
Obamacare
16
What made the United Nations different from the League of Nations?
It punished Americans for committing war crimes.
It promotes economic competition.
It included the United States as a primary member.
It creates an atmosphere of mistrust between nations.
17
What best describes the Johnson Administration?
Government power was limited during the Vietnam War.
International conflict overshadows domestic policies.
Government is focused on a balanced budget.
Increases in taxes result in collapse of economy.
18
A major effect of
Sputnik
and the creation of NASA?
Increased education in science and math
Increase of nuclear weapons buildup
Increased hunting of communists
Collapsing American economy
19
Purpose of Bay of Pigs Invasion
Stop the building of a wall in Berlin
Remove Soviet missiles from Cuba
Provide financial aid to Western Europe
Remove Fidel Castro from Cuba
20
How did the Second Red Scare affect American society?
Free speech and the press is banned.
Americans must accept Christianity.
Americans must admit innocence, or face blacklisting.
President will be elected by Congress, not the people.
21
What was President Nixon's main goal during the Vietnam War?
Increasing U.S. troop numbers in Vietnam.
Upholding the Geneva Accords.
Vietnamization - Getting U.S. forces out of Vietnam.
Negotiating a ceasefire with Korea.
22
Outcome of the Watergate Scandal and the loss of the Vietnam War:
Voter turnout in the U.S. increased.
The economic recession ended.
Public trust in the government declined.
The environmental movement began.
23
Low-income Americans and their families may apply for long-term healthcare services.
Medicare
Medicaid
Obamacare
Civil Rights Act of 1964
24
Which of the following is NOT an example of Détente?
Pres. Nixon visits China and sets up trade negotiations.
The CIA trains expatriates to assassinate Fidel Castro.
The SALT I treaty limits the number of nuclear weapons.
Henry Kissinger negotiates a ceasefire in Vietnam.
25
Purpose of naval blockade of Cuba?
Remove Fidel Castro.
Abandon United Nations.
Invite the Russians to a dance.
Get nuclear missiles out of Cuba.
26
Which city is used as NASA's launch site?
Berlin
New Orleans
Orlando
Cape Canaveral
27
The primary purpose of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization):
Protect Western Europe from the spread of Soviet communism.
Maintain peace between the Arab nations of the Middle East.
Promote peace for African Americans in the Deep South.
Increase U.S. influence in Asia.
28
What was an effect of the foundation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
Physical military aggression increased in Europe.
World trade organizations are formed.
Containment of communism decreased.
Alliances provide "Collective Security" for member nations.
29
Outcome of Watergate scandal?
Nixon admits his guilt and is forgiven.
Nixon gives up his tapes and resigns in disgrace.
Congress overthrows the Supreme Court.
Congress allows Nixon to stay, but his Cabinet is out.
30
Television: Effect on Vietnam War?
Americans want to drop nukes on Vietnam.
Americans want to trade with Vietnam.
Americans want out of Vietnam.
Americans want to stay in Vietnam.
31
What do these images represent to Americans?
Conformity
Laissez-Faire
Containment
Monopoly
32
Example of
detente
?
Pull all U.S. forces out of Germany.
Open trade with communist China.
Use nuclear weapons on North Korea.
Force Fidel Castro from power.
33
Consequence of Vietnam and Watergate Scandal
Americans no longer trust the government.
Americans trusted the government
34
Citizens create their own laws and choose their leaders freely.
Fascism
Oligarchy
Democracy
Communism
35
Which of the following actions would address the concern of the cartoon?
Willy Wonka needs to protect his chocolate factory.
FDR's implementation of the Social Security Act.
Truman's implementation of the Marshall Plan.
Eisenhower's implementation of SEATO.
36
Pentagon Papers: Final Result?
Americans lose faith in government.
Americans love President Nixon.
Americans love the military.
Americans want out of Vietnam.
37
How did the U.S. justify its actions in the Korean War?
It showed the U.S. wanted to remain isolationist.
The U.S. needed to increase its military technology.
It validated U.S. membership to the United Nations.
The U.S. demonstrated its commitment to containment.
38
The Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO are all part of the foreign policy ________.
Containment
Isolationism
Détente
Colonialism
39
The main policy of the Marshall Plan:
Rebuild Western Europe to protect against communism.
Stop communism in North and South Korea.
Fight poverty in Latin America.
Provide jobs for unemployed Americans.
40
What does the "curtain" symbolize the difference between the two dominant ideologies?
Cooperation between East and West.
The Western nations are interested in using communism.
The growing conflict between communism and democracy.
A divide of the United Nations.
41
What caused the creation of NASA and the race to the moon?
Hester Prynne was forced to wear a scarlet " on her clothes.
The hydrogen bomb was invented.
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into space.
Vietnam and China both became communist.
