While many conservatives did not support certain decisions, which is NOT a case of the Warren Court (1953-1969)?

Roe v. Wade- Legalized abortion

Which of these is NOT true about how the war in Vietnam ends?

Communism is contained in Vietnam and free elections take place

Which of these is NOT true about Nixon being elected by the Silent Majority in the 70s?

Encourages Nixon to usher in a new era of liberalism

Which one of these was NOT true under Reagan?

Challenges USSR to "Tear down this curtain" in Germany

While Ford pardoned Nixon, the people wanted to move on and so President Carter won the election because...

He was a political outsider, removed from distrust in prior presidents

Which of these is NOT TRUE about Eisenhower during his administration?

IKE helps to find NASA & US put Sputnik, the first satellite into space

Which events did NOT happen on the Homefront during Carter's administration?

The Equal Rights Amendment is passed with support of the feminist movement

Which of these is NOT true during Nixon's administration?

Nixon going to use CIA to spy on radical groups like the Black Panthers

What impact did suburbanzation have on racial tensions?

Increased racial tension because it led to segregation (White Flight)

Which is true about Eisenhower's New Look Policy?

Increase nuclear weapons as deterrent to military threats in arms race

Which of these is NOT true about the 1950s Culture?

The Baby Boom and moving to cities like Levittown more popular

JFK's New Frontier Plan included all of the following EXCEPT...

Decrease funding for NASA & help put first man in space (Neil Armstrong)

Which of the following events was Carter known for that won him a Nobel Prize in 2002?

The Camp David Accords, negotiating a peace with Israel and Egypt

What stance did the US take towards the USSR during the Cold War

US used political, diplomatic and economic tools to try and contain USSR

Which of these is NOT true about the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s and early 60s?

Little Rock 7 denied integration into Central High by Gov Orval Faubus

Which of these is NOT TRUE about the early tensions between the US & USSR that led to the Cold War?

Distrust between The New Big Three- FDR, Attlee & Stalin- at Potsdam

Which of these is NOT true about Regan being elected in the 1980s?

Ran on platform of promoting Detente with the USSR

Although IKE created the plan for the Bay of Pigs incident that failed under JFK, how did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

USSR pull missiles out Cuba; US does not invade & pull missiles fr Turkey

1968 was an historic year before the Nixon election because all of these reasons EXCEPT...

Tet Offensive increases support to contain communism in Vietnam

What impact did the evangelical Christians have during the 1980s?

The Moral Majority mobilized conservative Christians to help elect Reagan

To what degree was the Civil Rights phenomena a united movement?

Civil rights activists disagreed over the role of non-violent protests

The US strategically advertised _ leading to the USSR overextending their budget, & beginning of the end of the Cold War

The Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars")

Which of these is NOT true about US Homefront legislation promoted by Truman in the 1950s?

Taft Hartley Act- Increased power of labor unions, enforcing Wagner Act

Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall support civil rights in Supreme Court. ___ ruled that schools must be desegregated.

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Which of these is NOT true about LBJ and the Great Society?

LBJ was successful in financing War on Poverty and Vietnam War

What is NOT a consequence of the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s?

Phyllis Schafly creates NOW and campaigned for ERA

Nixon helps to usher an era of "Detente" (relaxing of tensions, cooperation) with USSR & China. Which is NOT true?

US and USSR begin to entirely dismantle their nuclear and space programs

Which of the statements best describes America's attitude towards Vietnam?

Initially supportive, but Americans turn aganist war largely by 1960s

Which of these is NOT true about JFK?

JFK is going to send in War Advisors & have a Flexible Response in Korea

How did the US initially respond to the Berlin blockade by Stalin to help West Germany?

They sent supplies over with the Berlin airlift

"Bert the Turtle" was important informational video from the gov that showed...

The growing fears & prep of nuclear attack/weapons by USSR in America

Which of these is true about the end of the Cold War?

All of these statements are true

Which of these is NOT true about the Watergate scandal?

Nixon becomes the first impeached president after being convicted in trial

Which of these is NOT true about the Cold War in Asia under Truman's administration?

Truman helped Ho Chi Minh against French imperialism in 1st Vietnam War

Which of these is NOT true about the election of 1960 between JFK and Nixon?

Nixon wins first televised debate being better prepared for TV appearance

What is NOT an example of the "Iron Curtain" ideology or physical boundary described in Churchill's speech?

USSR decides to leave troops in Western Europe, forming puppet governments

Although the US never declared war on Vietnam, many began protesting it at home. Which of these is NOT a reason?

We instigated the war by firing on Vietnamese ships in Gulf of Tonkin

Which of these is NOT true about espionage in America?

The Hollywood 10 filmed the accused in the House of UnAmerican Activities

studbud

APUSH- Unit 9 (Ch. 36-40)- The Cold War (1950s-1980s)

45 termsStudBud Administration507 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards45 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 45

Answers

1
While many conservatives did not support certain decisions, which is NOT a case of the Warren Court (1953-1969)?
Engel v. Vitale- Can't require prayer in schools
Miranda v. Arizona- Right to remain silent and speak with attorney
Mapp v. Ohio- Illegally seized evidence can't be used in courts
Roe v. Wade- Legalized abortion
2
Which of these is NOT true about how the war in Vietnam ends?
Paris Accords: Cease fire signed in 1973
Communism is contained in Vietnam and free elections take place
US withdraws troops from Vietnam
North Vietnam takes over South Vietnam by 1975 (Vietnam unified)
3
Which of these is NOT true about Nixon being elected by the Silent Majority in the 70s?
Silent Majority wanted to restore "law and order"
Encourages Nixon to usher in a new era of liberalism
Average citizens who wanted to bring back sense of normalcy
They were against the Vietnam war but less radical in demonstrating
4
The process of withdrawing troops from Vietnam was part of Nixon's plan of___ so to leave w/"Peace and Honor"
Vietnamization
New Federalism
Ping Pong Diplomacy
The Paris Accords
5
Which one of these was NOT true under Reagan?
Had to deal with controversy from Iran Contra Affair
Helped sign the INF treaty to further reduce nuclear weapon capacity
Helped appoint Sandra Day O'Connor, 1st woman to Supreme Court
Challenges USSR to "Tear down this curtain" in Germany
6
While Ford pardoned Nixon, the people wanted to move on and so President Carter won the election because...
He had much more political experience than Nixon and Ford
He was a political outsider, removed from distrust in prior presidents
He had the support of the Silent Majority
Campaigned on punishing former presidents for actions in Vietnam War
7
Which of these is NOT TRUE about Eisenhower during his administration?
The shooting down of the U2 spy plane over USSR air space increased tension
Joins SEATO; prevent communsim into Asia & help countries resist communism
Support Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam in effort to support containment
IKE helps to find NASA & US put Sputnik, the first satellite into space
8
Which events did NOT happen on the Homefront during Carter's administration?
All of these statements are true
The Equal Rights Amendment is passed with support of the feminist movement
Unv of Cal vs. Bakke upheld affirmative action
Gave Crisis of Confidence Speech to encourage Americans (mixed response)
9
Which of these is NOT true during Nixon's administration?
Nixon promotes Black Capitalism and supporting black. owned businesses
Equal Opportunity Act- Stop workplace discrimination & fight for equal pay
Nixon going to use CIA to spy on radical groups like the Black Panthers
Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring inspires EPA, protecting the environment
10
Which containment plan (US foreign policy goal to stop the spread of communism abroad) gave money to Turkey and Greece?
Marshall Plan
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Dawes Plan
Truman Doctrine
11
What impact did suburbanzation have on racial tensions?
Increased tensions because housing was scarce, leading to violence
None- both whites and blacks moved to suburbs in equal numbers
Increased racial tension because it led to segregation (White Flight)
Helped reduce racial tension because whites moved into black neighborhoods
12
Which is true about Eisenhower's New Look Policy?
Increase the defense budget and have a large army ready to defend America
Prevnt USSR from recieving & testing intelligence on atomic bombs
Increase nuclear weapons as deterrent to military threats in arms race
Use the FBI to carry out secret cover actions against USSR
13
Which of these is NOT true about the 1950s Culture?
GI Bill helped veterans receive money for colleges and homes post WWII
The Baby Boom and moving to cities like Levittown more popular
The Interstate Highway Act creates more roads as car ownership increases
Consumer culture- More department stores, appliances, fast food, cars
14
JFK's New Frontier Plan included all of the following EXCEPT...
Decrease funding for NASA & help put first man in space (Neil Armstrong)
Missile Gap program- Increase nuclear weapons and size of military
Submitted Civil Rights Bill to Congress (passed under LBJ)
Created Pease Corp- Youth improve in education & assistance to poor abroad
15
Which of the following events was Carter known for that won him a Nobel Prize in 2002?
Fixing the Energy Crisis
The Camp David Accords, negotiating a peace with Israel and Egypt
Helping to support the passage of the ERA
Iran Hostage Crisis, bringing back Americans from US Embassy
16
What stance did the US take towards the USSR during the Cold War
The US did nothing because shocked by carnage of WWI & became isolationt
US sent money & technology to USSR because they were seen as inferior
US used political, diplomatic and economic tools to try and contain USSR
US decided to launch direct invasion of USSR to destroy communism
17
Which of these is NOT true about the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s and early 60s?
Little Rock 7 denied integration into Central High by Gov Orval Faubus
Rosa Parks arrested, sparking Montgomery Bus Boycott
MLK Jr rises to prominence as leader of non-violence civil rights movement
SNCC & SCLC coordinate sit-ins and freedom rides
18
Which of these is NOT TRUE about the early tensions between the US & USSR that led to the Cold War?
USSR displeased by casualty count due to America's late entry into war
Distrust between The New Big Three- FDR, Attlee & Stalin- at Potsdam
US fearful of Stalin's tyrannical rule and spread of communism abroad
USSR competitive & threatened by America's dropping of atom bombs on Japan
19
Which of these is NOT true about Regan being elected in the 1980s?
Ronald Reagan was a leading voice in the conservative movement
Believed in fixing the economy with Reaganomics (Trickle Down strategy)
Ran on platform of promoting Detente with the USSR
Americans were voting on moral issues too (Ex. Roe v. Wade decision)
20
Although IKE created the plan for the Bay of Pigs incident that failed under JFK, how did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
USSR pull missiles out Cuba; US does not invade & pull missiles fr Turkey
B of P victory increases Castro's confidence of spreading communism in West
EXCOMM decides to invade Cuba before the missiles became operational
The quarantine of USSR ships leads to World War III with JFK vs Khrushchev
21
1968 was an historic year before the Nixon election because all of these reasons EXCEPT...
Tet Offensive increases support to contain communism in Vietnam
MLK and Malcom X were assassinated
Riots at the Democratic Presidential Convention in protest of war
Bobby Kennedy was assassinated
22
What impact did the evangelical Christians have during the 1980s?
The Moral Majority mobilized conservative Christians to help elect Reagan
Silent Majority mobilized Christians to bring an end to sexual revolution
The Moral Majority censored TV and required Bible reading in schools
None- The Silent Majority had scant appeal and raised little money
23
To what degree was the Civil Rights phenomena a united movement?
Civil Rights activists completely a united a movement
Civil Rights activists agreed on little besides take revenge on Caucasians
Civil rights activists agreed on little besides using only non-violence
Civil rights activists disagreed over the role of non-violent protests
24
The US strategically advertised _ leading to the USSR overextending their budget, & beginning of the end of the Cold War
Fall of the Soviet Union propaganda leaflets across the USSR
The Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars")
Promoting democratization, in ideas like perestroika, and glasnost
Reagan telling the USSR to tear down this wall & promote German unification
25
Which of these is NOT true about US Homefront legislation promoted by Truman in the 1950s?
Taft Hartley Act- Increased power of labor unions, enforcing Wagner Act
Executive Order 9981- Ended segregation in military
National Security Act helps to reinforce the FBI & create the CIA
Fair Deal- Help promote SS benefits and minimum wage (realized later in US)
26
Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall support civil rights in Supreme Court. ___ ruled that schools must be desegregated.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Engle v. Vitale
Miranda v. Arizona
27
Which of these is NOT true about LBJ and the Great Society?
LBJ was successful in financing War on Poverty and Vietnam War
Created Great Society programs (similar to FDR's New Deal) to help poverty
LBJ continued fight in Vietnam War due to domino theory & US pride
Wanted to fight the "War on Poverty" at home
28
(14 yrs old) fueled the Civil Rights Movement after being brutally lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi
Bayard Rustin
Stokley Carmichael
Emmett Till
John Lewis
29
What is NOT a consequence of the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s?
Phyllis Schafly creates NOW and campaigned for ERA
Free speech movement and SDS promoted New Left across college campuses
More radical CRM leaders emerge like Malcom X & Black Panthers
Cesar Chavez is going to fight for racial equality for Mexican Americans
30
Nixon helps to usher an era of "Detente" (relaxing of tensions, cooperation) with USSR & China. Which is NOT true?
Nixon agrees with Brezhnev to limit nuclear weapons in SALT treaty
US and USSR begin to entirely dismantle their nuclear and space programs
Ping Pong Diplomacy opens up door for Nixon and Mao for detente talks
Nixon becomes to the first president to visit China
31
Which of the statements best describes America's attitude towards Vietnam?
Most Americans were largely apathetic to the Vietnam War
Initially supportive, but Americans turn aganist war largely by 1960s
Overwhelming support until troops withdraw in 1973
Outright opposed the war since troops were deployed in the 1950s
32
Which of these is NOT true about JFK?
JFK helps a military coup to get rid of Diem, escalating things in Vietnam
JFK is going to send in War Advisors & have a Flexible Response in Korea
JFK is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald (although other theories exist)
Gave the most famous anti-communist speech- "I Am a Berliner"
33
Which New Left group were left innocent dead after the National Guard came to break up their anti-war demonstrations?
Kent State University Protests
Beatniks
The Hippie Movement
Students for a Democratic Society
34
How did the US initially respond to the Berlin blockade by Stalin to help West Germany?
They sent supplies over with the Berlin airlift
Divided Germany into 4 Zones of occupation
Started WWIII with the USSR
They began air raids to prevent cut off the supplies of East Germany
35
"Bert the Turtle" was important informational video from the gov that showed...
The growing fears & prep of nuclear attack/weapons by USSR in America
TV portraying ideal family or broke boundaries (Ex. I Love Lucy)
Americans having more leisure activities @Disneyland & Amusement Parks
Elvis' Rock and Roll music and dancing was liberal+ dangerous
36
_leaked information of deception in the Vietnam War by different administrations, leading to public mistrusts of the gov
The War Powers Act
Nixon Doctrine
Pentagon Papers
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I)
37
In order to prevent the US from committing to send troops into war with consent of Congress, the____ is passed.
Pentagon Papers
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I)
The War Powers Act
Nixon Doctrine
38
Which of these is true about the end of the Cold War?
All of these statements are true
US redefined its role in the world, and would later focus on terrorism
The Soviet Union dissolves in 1991
Berlin Wall falls and Germany is reunified
39
Which of these is NOT true about the Watergate scandal?
CREEP breaks into Democratic HQ to steal campaign info and get caught!
The Pentagon Papers preceding scandal led to increase in distrust of gov
Nixon is forced to release WH tapes indicting he knew about Watergate
Nixon becomes the first impeached president after being convicted in trial
40
President Ford has to deal with energy crisis after OPEC places an___ embargo on America, leading to stagflation.
Electrical conduits
Hydrogen
Oil
Steel
41
Which of these is NOT true about the Cold War in Asia under Truman's administration?
Communism contained in Korea at 38th parallel!; Gen MacArthur fired!
Ho Chi Minh receives aid from China & USSR; North Vietnam becomes communist
Truman helped Ho Chi Minh against French imperialism in 1st Vietnam War
Republicans blame Truman for the "loss of China" to Mao and communism
42
Which of these is NOT true about the election of 1960 between JFK and Nixon?
JFK wins election by appealing to youth and African Americans
The 1st televised debate highlights impact of role of media on elections
JFK looked stronger on TV, but Nixon sounded better on the radio
Nixon wins first televised debate being better prepared for TV appearance
43
What is NOT an example of the "Iron Curtain" ideology or physical boundary described in Churchill's speech?
The formation of the NATO and the Warsaw Pact peacetime world alliances
USSR decides to leave troops in Western Europe, forming puppet governments
The construction of the Berlin Wall
Germany and the capital Berlin are later divided into East and West
44
Although the US never declared war on Vietnam, many began protesting it at home. Which of these is NOT a reason?
The fortitude shown by Vietminh during the Tet Offensive
We instigated the war by firing on Vietnamese ships in Gulf of Tonkin
Reports of the tragedy at My Lai Massacre with innocent killed in Vietnam
US gov sent in more troops, lied about winning, & saw horrors of war on TV
45
Which of these is NOT true about espionage in America?
The Hollywood 10 filmed the accused in the House of UnAmerican Activities
McCarthyism led to thousands being accused of communism (most in US not)
The 2nd Red Scare created fear and paranoia of communism in America
Rosenbergs were the only couple accused, tried and executed for espionage

APUSH- Unit 9 (Ch. 36-40)- The Cold War (1950s-1980s) Flashcards | StudBud