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1
Who was the first President of Russia after the collapse of the USSR?
Kruschev
Gorbachev
Putin
Yeltsin
2
The Carter Doctrine
Help defend democracy in the Middle East
vowed to protect Middle Eastern Oil Reserves from the USSR
vowed that the US would protect Afghanistan
Promised to promote peace throughout the Middle East
3
Johnson initiated SALT in response to
The pressure from the Vietnam War
The USSRs expansion into N. Korea
The USSRs Anti-Ballistic Missile program
The launch of Sputnik
4
Who won the war in Vietam?
South Vietnam
The United States
North Vietnam
Stalemate - Vietnam is divided in 1/2
5
Which of the following Presidents' expanded to the US defense budget to over $2 Trillion
Reagan
G.H. Bush
Carter
Clinton
6
What was perestroika?
opening of communication in and out of the USSR
Stabilized the USSR
Reform of USSR's economy
Increasing economic restrictions in the USSR
7
Which of the following Presidents was elected on the notion he would get the US out of Vietnam?
Johnson
Nixon
Kennedy
Ford
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Glasnost was
economic reform in the USSR
increase of information in and out of the USSR
a successful policy used to stabilize the USSR
improved the communist hold on the USSR
9
Who was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kennedy
Johnson
Eisenhower
Truman
10
START was negotiated by
President Obama
George W. Bush
President Clinton
President Reagan
11
What is the US Foreign Policy throughout the Cold War?
Flexible Response
Containment
Massive Retaliation
Neutrality
12
How did Eisenhower facilitate the end of the Korean War?
Negotiations
He didn't the UN did
Threat of Massive Retaliation
Surrender
13
Who was the Secretary of Defense under Kennedy and Johnson?
Spiro Agnew
Eisenhower
Westmoreland
McNamara
14
Which President brought the US into a full-scale war in Vietnam?
Nixon
Eisenhower
Johnson
Kennedy
15
Whose plan was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
Kennedy
Johnson
Eisenhower
Truman
16
ICBM stands for
Anti Barbaric Missiles
Auxiliary Ballistic Missiles
Auditory Based Missile
Inter Continental-Ballistic Missiles
17
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in "ending" the Vietnam War?
Westmoreland
Nixon
Johnson
Kissinger
18
Which of the following was not part of the Ideological explanation for the end of the Cold War?
It was devoid of Competition
Gorbachev
It didn't reward creativity
It lacked incentive
19
Which of the following is not a cause of the Cold War?
Nuclear Proliferation
The US refusal to recognize the Bolshevik Government in 1917
Mirror Imaging
The Cuban Missile
20
The US Congress refused to ratify SALT II because
The USSR invaded Afghanistan
The US was boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics
The Taliban had taken power in Afghanistan
Reagan was a strong opponent to SALT
21
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Mao Zedong
Kim il Sung
Diem
Ho Chi Minh
22
What is MAD?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Massive Assured Destruction
Mutually Agreed Destruction
Minimum Assured Destruction
23
Which of the following Afghan organizations/governments was NEVER supported by the USSR?
Daoud
Babrak Karmal
Taraki
The Taliban
24
The United States' involvement in Vietnam started under which President?
Nixon
Kennedy
Johnson
Eisenhower
25
Whose relationship with Soviet Premier Khrushchev was seen as a threat to US security?
Kennedy
Ho Chi Min
Castro
Battista
26
Who was President when the final US troops were withdrawn from Vietnam?
Carter
Johnson
Nixon
Ford
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When Johnson first met with the USSR to discuss SALT it was in
Washington DC
South Jersey
Camp David
Moscow
