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1
The invasion of which country led to the passage of the Marshall Plan?
Poland
France
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
2
This nation became the fourth communist state in the world.
Vietnam
North Korea
Cuba
Cambodia
3
Which nation was the first to create intercontinental ballistic missiles?
Soviet Union
United States
4
The Soviet Union agreed to remove their missiles from Cuba if we removed our missiles from
Poland
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Germany
5
Who initiated the Tet Offensive?
North Vietnam
United States
Soviet Union
South Vietnam
6
On August 13, 1961 East German troops began the construction on this Cold War structure.
The Berlin Wall
The Iron Curtain
Missile launch pads in Cuba
Sputnik
7
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
8
Which US ship was attacked by the North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin?
USS Maddox
USS Merrimack
USS Kansas
USS Arizona
9
Who was responsible for leaking the Pentagon Paper to the press?
Gerald Ford
Henry Kissinger
Daniel Elsberg
Richard Nixon
10
Most of the men drafted in the Vietnam War were from which social class?
None of the above
Middle Class
Upper Class
Working Class
11
Which country did Nixon invade in order to take out the Vietcong's supply lines?
Vietnam
Cambodia
Thailand
Laos
12
This meeting of the Big Three created the hostility that was the Cold War.
Paris Peace Accords
Yalta Conference
Geneva Accords
Berlin Conference
13
The Vietnamese leader was executed after being removed from power.
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Van Thieu
14
North Korea and South Korea were separated at the ____ parallel.
25th
17th
38th
9th
15
Which of the following was a tactic used by the Vietcong in the war?
Land mines
Tunnel systems
Hit-and-run
Search and destroy
16
This battle was the first major engagement of American troop in the Korean War.
The Battle of Osan
The Battle of Pusan
The Battle of Saigon
The Battle of Inchon
17
Who was the leader of the Vietminh?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Nguyen Van Thieu
Kim Il Sung
18
This act severely limits the war powers of the president.
The Patriot Act
War Powers Act
War Authority Act
War Restrictions Act
19
The consolidation of the western sectors of Germany led to ______________.
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Blockade
The unification of all of Germany
The Berlin Conference
20
Where did the US and Vietnam sign the peace agreement to end the Vietnam War for Americans?
Berlin
Paris
Versailles
Saigon
21
Who wanted to attack China with nuclear weapons during the Korean War?
George McClellan
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
22
What was decided at the Geneva Accords?
Vietnam would be a united and independent nation
Saigon would be renamed Ho Chi Minh City
North Vietnam would be ruled by the communists in Saigon
Vietnam would be temporarily divided at the 17th parallel
23
Which of the following countries was not involved in the division of Germany after WWII?
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Italy
24
For what reasons could North Koreans NOT invade in 1949?
The Soviet Union had not yet created an atomic bomb
All of the above are reasons for the delay of invasion
Stalin believed the Chinese Civil War was more important
American troops still occupied South Korea
25
Other than the United States which other country participated in the Berlin Airlift?
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
Canada
26
Name the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.
Sputnik 1
Explorer 1
Laika 1
Luna 1
27
Who promised to end the war in Vietnam with his secret plan?
Ford
Johnson
Kennedy
Nixon
28
Which US president was the first to send troops to Vietnam?
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Nixon
Johnson
29
Who created the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the border between the and the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
Douglas MacAthur
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
30
At which college were 4 students killed when the National Guard tried to break up a protest?
K-State University
University of Michigan
University of Kansas
Kent State University
31
The theory that once one country falls to communism all others will soon follow is known as
The Eisenhower Theory
The Avalanche Theory
The Domino Theory
The Topple Theory
32
Which of the following was NOT a North Korean disadvantage in the war?
Could not keep war up indefinitely
Low motivation
None of the above
Soviets would provide support, but no soldiers
33
After winning reelection Nixon authorized the massive bombing of which city?
Saigon
Hanoi
Pyongyang
Pusan
34
Who was the prime minister of South Korea during the Korean War?
Ho Chi Minh
Syngman Rhee
Kim Jung Il
Kim Il Sung
35
Before WWII Vietnam was a colony of which European country?
Great Britain
Belgium
France
Germany