What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?

A system to protect the U.S. against enemy missiles

Why were United States forces unprepared for the VietCong Tet Offensive?

Because it took place on a national holiday

The purpose of the Yalta Conference was to..

Discuss the reconstruction of post war Europe

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1
The purpose of the "Marshall Plan" was to:
Petition the state of Israel
Rebuild Europe
Rebuild Japan
Establish the Untied Nations
2
He wrote the "Iron Curtain" speech which symbolized the division between East and West Europe.
George Kennan
Winston Churchill
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
3
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?
A council created to create defense measures
A system to protect the U.S. against enemy missiles
A failed operation to invade the Soviet Union
A program to weed out terrorist activity in the U.S.
4
The policy of detente was mainly intended to
Reduce Cold War tensions
Call world attention to abuses of human rights
Restrict the spread of Communism
Solidify U.S. relations with its economic allies
5
At the Battle of Dien Bein Phu, the French were defeated by...
Nonaligned Nations
Khmer Rouge
Domino Theory
Vietnamization
6
How did the launching of Sputnik in 1957 impact the United States?
Fear of Soviet technological superiority
All of the above
Concern over science and math education in the United States
Fear of a missile gap
7
Why were United States forces unprepared for the VietCong Tet Offensive?
Because the VietCong used napalm, a new chemical agent
Because they were waiting on fresh troops to arrive
Because it took place on a national holiday
Because the fighting was mainly in the jungles
8
The two competing economic systems during the Cold War were:
Communism and Fascism
Nazism and Communism
Capitalism and Communism
Fascism and Nazism
9
The 38th parallel divided...
North and South Vietnam
Western and Eastern Europe
West and East Berlin
North and South Korea
10
The purpose of the Yalta Conference was to..
Select a leader for the United Nations
Discuss the use of atomic force against Germany
Discuss the terms for Japanese surrender
Discuss the reconstruction of post war Europe

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