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1
The Kent State shooting and Mai Lai Massacre removed all support for the Vietnam War
True
False
2
What was Glasnost
JFKs term for meeting with Krushcev
Stalin's use of the KBG to find dissidents
Soviet Unions policy on Nuclear Agression
Soviet policy of openness to the free flow of ideas & info
3
What was the purpose of Yalta?
To decide the Fate of Western Europe
All thoughts Mentioned
To rebuild Western Europe after WWII
Use Germany as a buffer between the East and West Europeans
4
The Marshall Plan was successful in getting Western Europe back on its feet
True
False
5
Being Black Listed is a good thing everyone is doing it.
False
True
6
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the:
power of the European Union
strength of the Warsaw Pact
end of the Cold War
collapse of the Taliban
7
Who said "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country"
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
President Dwight D Esienhower
Harry S Truman
8
Which of the following gave LBJ the reason to bring more troops and supplies to Vietnam?
Operation Rolling Thunder
38th Paralell
Tet offensive
Gulf of Tonkin incident
9
What was the Mai Lai Massacre
Where College Students practicing Mai Lai were shot
US Soldiers killed a over 800 peasants and villagers
Where North Vietnamese Soldiers killed S Vietnamese
A made up news story to get us more involved in Vietnam
10
Senator McCarthy found quite a few communists during his communist hunt
True
False
11
What were the SALT Talks?
Talks about India's, Afghanistan Salt Mining Operation
Yelling matches between the US and USSR thowin shade
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties
Idea proposed by Nixon followed by Ford
12
Vietnam was a no win game for us
False
True
13
One of the times we have come the closest to nuclear war was during the Cuban Missile Crisis
True
False
14
Built around Germany's Capital by the Soviets to keep the people from fleeing west
NATO
Berlin Wall
Warsaw Pact
Iron Curtain
15
Who was the first person on the moon
Yuri Gegarin
Buzz Aldrin
Jon Glenn
Neil Armstrong
16
What was the name given to the N Vietnamese attack on S Vietnam proving that we weren't winning
Operation Rolling Thunder
Tet offensive
Gulf of Tonkin incident
38th Paralell
17
Who was Nikita Kruschev?
President of Ukraine asking 4 Aid fighting Soviet agression
leader of the soviet union after Josepf Stalin
Prime minster of the USSR to the UN
22nd President of Cuba
18
Who said "I am not a crook"
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who said "I am not a crook"
President Dwight D Esienhower
Richard Tricky Dick Nixon
19
Who said "We will aid anyone fighting communism for the cause of freedom"
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Harry S Truman
President Dwight D Esienhower
20
What was Gerald Fords biggest mistake in his presidency?
Getting involved in Latin American Coups
Pardoning Nixon
Not seeing China as an obvious threat
Staying in Vietnam
21
Nickname given by Chruchill to the symboic division between east and west
Warsaw Pact
Iron Curtain
NATO
Berlin Wall
22
From Truman to Carter we have seen the Presidents slowly take a power away from congress:which?
the power to nuclear bomb
the power to raise taxes
the power to use miltary force or declare war
the power to veto
23
What was the policy of containment?
Bottling up all UN sanctions against the USSR and its allies
Keeping Communism from spreading by any means necessary
Letting countries decide communism or capitalism
Keeping the US out of international dispute
24
Who said "I will go to Korea"
President Dwight D Esienhower
Harry S Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
25
What is it never ok to be?
Counter Coulture Protestors
War Loving Americans
Hippies
Peace Loving Americans
26
Why do countries in South America, the Middle East and East Asia have a hate the US
We toppled their governments with CIA coups
We threatened to Nuke them multiple times
They were not a fan of Billy Blue Jeans & crazy rock & Roll
Soviet Communists were always nicer when they invaded
27
Why was Senator McCarthy's communist hunt such a bad thing?
All Ideas Mentioned
Everyone was presumed guilty until proven innocent,
Many people committed suicide after they were blacklisted
He hurt a lot of peoples reputations
28
President Lyndon Johnson escalated the Vietnam war because of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
False
True
29
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to:
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
promote religious freedom
spread communism to each member nation
defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression and communism
30
"Doves" were the nick name given to protesters wanting peace in Vietnam
True
False
31
Why did Truman and General McArthur not getting along?
Truman was a Jerk
Truman ordered McArthur to commit War Crimes
McArthur was a jerk
McArthur wanted to use nukes and frequently disobeyed Truman
32
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
Leader of the North Korean Communists
Leader of the Southern Vietnemese Capitalists
Leader of Panama and Columbia
Leader of the Northern Vietnemese Communists
33
Where was the final boundary drawn for North and South Korea
25th Paralell
38th Paralell
Asia....somewhere
2300 North 6300 West
34
What was purpose of Draft Dodging?
Trying not to be a Johnny Manziel
Not signing up of selective service
Waiting to go to Vietnam
Avoiding getting drafted and going to Vietnam in the Army
35
Who said " Given enough men munitions and machines we will win in Vietnam"
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Harry S Truman
President Dwight D Esienhower
36
The US due its lack of Security is responsible for nuclear bombs around the world
True
False
37
The Space race was a big waste of money and nothing good came out of it
False
True
38
What is M.A.D.?
More Armorments Detonated
Men Armorments Diplomacy
Mutually Assured Destruction
What rackley is when people take his chargers
39
One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika were to
dominate the governments of Eastern Europe
eliminate freedom of speech and press
encourage political discussion and economic reform
destroy the power of the opposition party
40
Post WWII international organization meant to promote peace around the world
Flexibe Response
Brinksmanship
United Nations
Detente
41
One way in which the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar is that both:
attempted to remove French imperialists from power
developed from Cold War tensions
reflected the success of the Western policy of containment
resulted in unification of two formerly independent nations
42
How did we determine if we were winning in Vietnam or not?
Peace Terms and Agreements
Body count
Baskets Scored
Land taken and held
43
Policy of aiding anyone fighting against communism and stop it from spreading
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Wall
Truman Doctrine
NATO
44
The Bay of pigs invasion of Cuba was a disaster that really hurt the US's credibility
True
False
45
We as the US saw the Korean conflict as victory for Containment
False
True
46
The UN approved of Korean War intervention, Truman didnt get congresses approval to wage war
True
False
47
The Soviet satelite "Sputnik" launched the beginning of the Space Race
True
False
48
The idea of threatening to go nuclear to keep them from going nuclear
Flexibe Response
McArthyism
Brinksmanship
Detente
49
Did the Cold War ever go hot?
Yes
Maybe (Still not this one)
Perhaps( Nope...)
No...........(not this one)
50
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:
meet the requirements of the (NATO)
complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
keep East Germans from fleeing to the Westsector of Berlin
51
The Term "Hawks" referred to those that were
Counter Coulture Protestors
Peace Loving Americans
War Loving Americans
Hippies
52
Military alliance of democratic countries after WWII
Berlin Wall
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Iron Curtain
53
What was the Domino Theory
Each move with our nuclear arms gets us closer to the end
If we let one communist nation fall, then others will too
We must agree so our planet doesnt come down like Dominoes
Convert a Communist nation to democratic nation
54
What was Richard Nixon's downfall?
Watergate scandal
The Iran Contra Scandal
His failure to pull out of Vietnam
Too many mistresses
55
What is happening
A factual presentation of 3 facts about the Marshall Plan
An assessment of Europe’s response to the Marshall Plan
An international view of the Marshall Plan
A biased criticism of the intent of the Soviet Union
56
Why was Vietnam such a controversial thing in the 60's and 70's
D. Answers A and C
B We were counting bodies instead of land gained for victory
A. It was the first Televised War
C. it was the 3rd war in 20 years
57
Term for using the Fear of communism to promote your own gain like Senator MCarthy in the 1950s
Detente
United Nations
Brinksmanship
McArthyism
58
Military Alliance of communist countries after WWII and led by the USSR
Truman Doctrine
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
NATO
59
Who was the first US person in Space
Buzz Aldrin
Yuri Gegarin
Jon Glenn
Neil Armstrong
60
Who said " We will go to the moon..."
Lyndon B. Johnson
President Dwight D Esienhower
Harry S Truman
John F. Kennedy
61
Why did Nixon go to China and enable a detente relationship with Mao
to protect Taiwan
to have them grow closer to us rather than the USSR
Mao's treatment of the Gauaman Dong party and dissadents
US happy meal toys were way to expensive
62
What Series of rockets got us to the moon?
Gemini
Explorer
Apollo
Space X
63
What signified the end of the Cold War?
The breaking away of the Soviet Blocs
Dancing in the Street
Mr. Rackley being born
The Berlin wall coming down
64
Vietnam was a big victory for the US
True
False
