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Cold War SSUSH 20-21
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1
Why was the Marshall Plan very important for the US?
checked Soviet Power
never ratified by Congress
helped communist countries rebuild
secured allies for America
2
The increase of population after World War II is referred to as the ....
Population Increase
Baby Boom
Kid and Kaboddle
Infant Increase
3
Television played a key role in which political campaign
Nixon/Eisenhower
Kennedy/Nixon
Kennedy/Johnson
Eisenhower/Johnson
4
The Soviet Union offered military and financial aid through
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Perestroika
Warsaw Pact
5
The Rosenburgs were known for
plot to kill Kennedy
cooperation with the Nazi government
murder of a Lindbergh baby
conviction for spying on US for the Soviet Union
6
Gulf of Tonkin, Ngo Dinh Diem, Tet Offensive....these terms deal with what conflict?
World War II
Vietnam War
Bay of Pigs
Korean War
7
Fidel Castro led a revolution that successfully overthrew Fulgencio Bataista, leader of..
Guatemala
Cuba
Argentina
Mexico
8
What was the Ho Chi Minh trail?
used by the US to get aid to South Vietnam
Used by South Vietnam to get weapons into North Vietnam
escape path for people in Vietnam
Used by North Vietnam to get weapons into South Vietnam
9
In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin, the US and Great Britain..
blockaded Cuba
began an airlift to help supply West Berlin
boycott Soviet goods
broke of relations with USSR
10
What was the Soviet's response to the Bay of Pigs incident?
Soviet Union installed nuclear missiles in Cuba
Soviet Union withdrew all support from Cuba
US forces withdrew from Latin America
protests demanded US withdrawal from Cuba
11
The "domino theory" during WWII stated that
it's time to repeal segregation
if one country falls to communism others will fall
America must put a man on the moon
youth of the US were losing morality
12
Eisenhower signed the act to connect all major cities and military bases
I-75
Route 66
The Open Road Act
Interstate Highway Act
13
Which of these BEST describes the My Lai incident?
anti war protest on an American college campus
massacre of unarmed Vietnamese villagers
race riots and "freedom rides" in America
controversial moment at Woodstock
14
What conference separated Vietnam into two sides?
Potsdam Conference
Washington Naval Conference
Geneva Accords
Yalta Conference
15
The Bay of Pigs, Berlin Wall, and Cuban Missile Crisis took place during what president's time?
Kennedy
Johnson
Truman
Eisenhower
16
Which two countries were allied during WWII but NOT during the Cold War?
US/Great Britain
France/Great Britain
Italy/France
US/Soviet Union
17
In the Vietnam War, the TET offensive showed...
Americans were in control of Vietnam
the Vietcong could strike any major city in South Vietnam
My Lai was not going to unnoticed
peace was close
18
Big suburban developments built after World War II for returning veterans & their new families
Levittowns
Hoovervilles
The Burbs
19
The Cuban Revolution set up a _____________ government.
fascist
communist
theocratic
democratic
20
Name the new Soviet leader after Stalin died.
Khruschev
Bolshevik
Hitler
Eisenhower
21
The Truman Doctrine was designed to aid
War torn countries
countries trying to resist the spread of Communism
people in poverty
public schools
22
What word describes US policy against communism?
appeasement
containment
indifference
elimination
23
Mao Zedong was the communist leader who started a communist regime in what country?
China
Vietnam
South Korea
North Korea
24
What modern invention provided the Civil Rights Movement national attention?
Radio
Telephones
Movies
Television
25
In the 1950's, Joseph McCarthy earned national attention by...
supporting national desegregation efforts
challenging the President
winning the presidential election
falsely accusing many people of being communists
26
The Marshall Plan provided economic assistance to ....
South America
Europe
Bangladesh
Soviet Union
27
The Kent State incident showed students protesting against
Vietnam War
integration of schools
Joe McCarthy
Communism
28
Which group was created to unify all member countries against communist aggression?
United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
29
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was instrumental in increasing US activity in..
Eastern Europe
Vietnam
Korea
Western Europe
30
Which of these would describe the outcome of the "Army-McCarthy Hearings"?
Army continued to send troops to Asia
McCarthy's accusations of communism in the govt. was false
McCarthy was court marshaled for treason
Army violated international law
31
As part of "containment" the US hoped to keep communist influence in Korea
south of the Yalu River
south of the Mekong Delta
north of the 38th parallel
north of the 17th parallel
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The Space began with the Soviet Union launching
Glasnost
Sputnik I
Duma
Perestrioka
