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1
The Warren Court was full of
Activists
Conservatives
2
President during Cuban Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Johnson
Truman
3
What line initially divided Korea?
32nd parallel
38th parallel
DMZ
35th parallel
4
Which tension causing event came first between the US and Soviet Union?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Construction of Berlin Wall
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Airlift
5
This was developed by Truman to investigate communism in the government
CIA
Loyalty Review Board
HUAC
Civil Defense Administration
6
Who ran in the 1964 election? (pick 2)
Nixon
Kennedy
Goldwater
Johnson
7
Which of the following details of Kennedy's death is incorrect?
Warren Court investigated
Dallas, TX
Lee Harvey Oswold assassin
1963
8
All of the following are correct for Kennedy's advisor names and positions EXCEPT
Dean Rusk, Secretary of State
Robert Kennedy, Secretary of Interior
Robert McNamara Secretary of Defense
McGeorge Bundy, National Security Advisor
9
Which of the following did NOT create tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union in the 1960's?
Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
U2 Incident
Korean War
10
All of the following were at the Potsdam conference in Germany EXCEPT:
Stalin
Churchill
Atlee
Truman
11
Who developed the flexibile response as their containment policy?
Kennedy
Truman
Johnson
Eisenhower
12
Which of the following was NOT part of the Warsaw Pact in the 1950's?
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Poland
Romania
13
In what two ways was tension eased between the U.S. and Soviet Union?
Peace Corps
Limited Test Ban Treaty
Hot line
Alliance for Progress
14
Who was the Soviet leader during Kennedy's administration?
Khrushchev
Stalin
Gorbachev
15
Who was Truman's Secretary of State?
Nixon
Rusk
Dulles
Marshall
16
Which of the following nations is NOT part of NATO in the 1950's?
Spain
West Germany
Portugal
Norway
17
Who developed brinkmanship as their containment policy?
Eisenhower
Johnson
Truman
Kennedy
18
Put the following North Korean leaders in order (most recent being last)
Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il
Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Il, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un
19
What are the years of the Korean War?
1950-1953
1945-1955
1951-1953
1950-1955
20
All of the following are satellite nations EXCEPT
Yugoslavia
Romania
Poland
Albania
21
Who won the election of 1960?
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Truman
Johnson
22
Where did the nationalist leader of China flee to?
Taiwan
Korea
Manchuria
Vietnam
23
Johnson's plan did all of the following EXCEPT:
Technology advancements
Housing projects
Enviroment and consumer protection
Healthcare reform
24
The CIA took action in what two countries to try and contain communism?
Egypt and Guatemala
Guatemala and Iran
Epypt and Hungary
Iran and Hungary
25
The Soviet Union resented the U.S. for
Not holding the second peace conference in the Soviet Union
Not stopping the German invasion of the Soviet Union
Not including the Soviets in the War in the Pacific
Not informing the Soviets of the A bomb development
26
Which government agency investigated suspected communists in the film industry
Loyalty Review Board
HUAC
Civil Defense Administration
CIA
27
Suspected of giving away the secrets to the atomic bomb
the Rosenbergs
the Hollywood Ten
Alger Hiss
28
Who was the leader of Communist China?
Kim Il Sung
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai Shek
Syngman Rhee
29
When did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
1988
1991
1990
30
Johnson's plan for domestic issues was called
New Frontier
Better Society
Old Frontier
Great Society
31
McCarran International Security Act was established under which president?
Kennedy
Truman
Johnson
Eisenhower
32
Bert the Turtle tells you to __________ in case of a nuclear attack
Stop, drop and roll
Duck and cover
Run for shelter
Hide and seek
33
Which country is currently flourishing
South Korea
North Korea
34
Iron curtain referred to:
Division between East and West Germany
Division between Eastern and Western Europe
Division between East and West Berlin
35
Who was president during the Korean War?
FDR and Truman
Eisenhower and Kennedy
Truman and Eisenhower
Kennedy and Johnson
36
In the space race, what is the correct order of events?
Sputnik, Explorer 1, Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong
Sputnik, Yuri Gagarin, Explorers 1, <br>Neil Armstrong
Explorer 1, Sputnik, Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong
Sputnik, Explorer 1, Neil Armstrong, Yuri Gagarin
37
The Truman Doctrine focused assistance on?
Greece and Turkey
Latin America
The Middle East
All of Europe
38
McCarthy was finally brought down following his attack on the
US army
US government
President
US navy
39
The first wartime conference, held in the Soviet Union, with Stalin, FDR and Churchill
Potsdam
Geneva
Yalta
40
What was America's resentment toward the Soviets follwing WWII
Stole secrets to A Bomb
Allied with Tojo
Broke promises from WWII
Allied with Hitler
41
What were the years of the Cold War?
1950-1990
1945-1991
1945-1989
1950-1991
42
Which bomb is more powerful and who developed it first?
A Bomb, Soviets
A Bomb, U.S.
H Bomb, Soviets
H Bomb, U.S.
43
President that utilized CIA to contain communism
Eisenhower
Truman
Johnson
Kennedy
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Capital of North Korea
Seoul
Pyongyang
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Who was fired by Truman during the Korean War
Marshall
McCarthy
McCarthur