APUSH Period 8

Front

LBJ's plan for increased domestic spending on anti-poverty & anti-racism programs

Back

Great Society

Front

The overall strategy of the US during the Cold War

Back

Containment

Front

What organization was formed to pursue world peace in 1945?

Back

United Nations

Front

Nixon's policy of relaxing tensions with the USSR

Back

Detenté

Front

The controversial event that led to the US directly intervening in Vietnam.

Back

Gulf of Tonkin

Front

Which of the following BEST characterizes the youth culture of the 1950s? More young people were choosing to work rather than attend college, Radio programs became more popular amongst teenagers as a source of entertainment, They had more leisure (free) time to dedicate to entertainment and fun, Automobiles had little influence on the life of teens

Back

They had more leisure (free) time to dedicate to entertainment and fun

Front

What did Americans fear most about the Cuban Missile Crisis? Options: The Soviets invading Cuba, The spread of communism, A nuclear war, WWIII

Back

A nuclear war

Front

A competition between the Soviet Union and The United States to send people to space was called the __________________.

Back

Space Race

Front

Which President ordered a blockade around Cuba because he feared a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union?

Back

John F. Kennedy

Front

Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War in the 1950s?

Back

to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam