What was the primary purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?

limit POTUS' ability to intervene militarily wo Congress' ok

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Vietnam War?

immigration into US from SE Asia banned

What happened during the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a CIA-sponsored invasion of Cuba failed to overthrow Castro

Which phrase best completes the graphic organizer?

Economic aid to other countries

What was an important consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

an emergency "hotline" was built between D.C. and Moscow

How did the Cold War MOST affect Florida?

Hundreds of thousands of refugees fled Castro's Cuba for FL

The Cold War was a competition between the two "superpowers":

The United States and the Soviet Union

What actions led to the Berlin Airlift (1948)?

Stalin cut off supply routes to democratic West Berlin

How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of communism in Europe?

by restoring economic stability to nations of Western Europe

____________ was formed by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European countries in 1949.

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What was the significance of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?

Congress gave POTUS new constitutional powers to declare war

This committee investigated alleged communists in the US during the early years of the Cold War

House Un-American Activities Committee

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to:

restrict the spread of communism

Which of the following best represents the "credibility gap" during the Vietnam War?

Televised War Images vs. Claims of Govt Officials

Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War?

N. and S. Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel

Which of the following is NOT true about the United Nations?

member nations are not allowed to be communist or socialist

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Unit 8: The Cold War

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1
What was the primary purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?
to send troops to rescue US hostages held by terrorists
to mobilize the National Guard to stop race riots
to use troops to defend against armed attacks on the US
limit POTUS' ability to intervene militarily wo Congress' ok
2
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Vietnam War?
Americans distrust the government
immigration into US from SE Asia banned
58,000 American deaths
veterans faced hostility and suffer stress disorders
3
What happened during the Bay of Pigs invasion?
the Cubans surrendered to the invading American forces
a CIA-sponsored invasion of Cuba failed to overthrow Castro
the US provided air support to a group of Cuban exiles
a group of American filibusters defeated the Spanish
4
Which phrase best completes the graphic organizer?
Free trade with Canada
Economic aid to other countries
Military defeat of Nazi Germany
Federal aid to American farmers
5
Labeling someone's activities as ________ suggests that the person is making unsupported claims
McCarthyism
infiltration
brinkmanship
containment
6
What was an important consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Castro was removed from power in Cuba
an emergency "hotline" was built between D.C. and Moscow
The Soviet Union secretly kept nuclear missiles in Cuba
The US kept missiles in Greece and Turkey
7
_____________ became the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
Grigori Rasputin
Yuri Gagarin
8
During the Space Race, which country sent the first human being into space?
the United States
the Soviet Union
North Korea
China
9
How did the Cold War MOST affect Florida?
Nuclear missiles were fired at Florida from Cuba
Numerous Floridians were investigated by Senator McCarthy
Floridians could no longer sell their goods to E. Europe
Hundreds of thousands of refugees fled Castro's Cuba for FL
10
The Cold War was a competition between the two "superpowers":
The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany
The United States and China
The United States and the Soviet Union
Japan and the Soviet Union
11
What policy did Nixon introduce to pull US troops out of Vietnam wo allowing communists to win:
Operation Rolling Thunder
Flexible Responses
"Arms for Bases"
Vietnamization
12
What actions led to the Berlin Airlift (1948)?
Stalin united the Allied sectors of Berlin under one govt
Stalin allowed free access to West Berlin by road and air
Stalin cut off supply routes to democratic West Berlin
Stalin built a wall in Berlin to separate East from West
13
The spread of nuclear weapons technology to a variety of countries is called
domino theory
massive retaliation
brinkmanship
nuclear proliferation
14
How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of communism in Europe?
by establishing freely elected govts in Poland and Siberia
by providing military aid to France, Britain, and Italy
by restoring economic stability to nations of Western Europe
by joining European nations into the European Union
15
____________ was the leader of the Communists in China.
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
16
____________ was formed by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European countries in 1949.
the Warsaw Pact
the Never A Terrible Oligarch alliance
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
the World Trade Organization
17
What was the significance of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
Congress denied POTUS the money to fight the war in Vietnam
Congress gave POTUS new constitutional powers to declare war
Congress authorized POTUS to take action in Southeast Asia
Congress showed its support of isolationism
18
The Peace Corps, a program of volunteer assistance to developing nations, was:
proposed by JFK and succeeded
proposed by LBJ and succeeded
proposed by JFK and failed
proposed by LBJ and failed
19
This committee investigated alleged communists in the US during the early years of the Cold War
Committee on Commie Traitors
McCarran Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
Concerned Citizens' Anti-Communist Committee
20
The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to:
force Germany to pay war reparations
restrict the spread of communism
maintain international peace through the UN
promote free elections in Europe
21
Which of the following best represents the "credibility gap" during the Vietnam War?
Draft Card Burnings vs. Shootings at Kent State
Televised War Images vs. Claims of Govt Officials
Doves vs. Hawks
Baby Boomers vs. Protests on College Campuses
22
Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War?
Korea was reunited under a coalition government
N. Korea made minor gains in the south but lost to China
A majority of N Koreans fled south, causing social collapse
N. and S. Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel
23
Which president asked Congress for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
24
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in:
the Middle East
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Latin America
25
Which of the following is NOT true about the United Nations?
it replaced the League of Nations as a peace-keeping org.
it is an international organization designed to prevent war
member nations are not allowed to be communist or socialist
its charter was drafted in San Francisco

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