Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

to airlift food to the people of West Berlin

to transport people out of East Berlin

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba

They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.

They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?

They built it to try to keep East Germans from going to West Germany.

They built it to keep Soviet people from going to Western Europe.

The Soviet Union and the United States divided Berlin in two parts after the war.

The Soviet Union was trying to put people back to work by building the Berlin Wall.

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam

to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam

to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong

to prevent attacks against United States shipping

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?

The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.

The US almost started a war with Cuba.

The US landed a person on the moon.

The USSR broke apart into nation-states.

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

US Citizens were arrested for being suspected communists

Membership in the US Communist Party increased

Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed

US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely

Shelters such as this represented American concern about

a potential nuclear attack during the Cold War

the potential threat of domestic terrorism in the 1950s

the increasing number of natural disasters in the 1950s

a successful launch of a Soviet satellite into space.

involved in mass production of suburbs

involved in the interstate highway building

Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?

The United States helped France rebuild its economy.

The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.

The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.

The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Were expected to take care of children, the house, and their husbands.

Were expected not to work, and if they did it was for less pay and until they have kids

Went to college to work in traditionally feminine jobs, such as education

Which of the following was the purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?

Limit the presidents ability to intervene militarily

mobilize the national guard to stop protests

use troops to prevent attacks against the US

The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision:

created a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.

was the least controversial piece of the rights revolution.

declared school prayer was unconstitutional.

Which law helped women athletes obtain greater support in American high schools and universities?

Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act

Which of the following BEST characterizes the youth culture of the 1950s?

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

More young people were choosing to work rather than attend college

Radio programs became more popular amongst teenagers as a source of entertainment

Automobiles had little influence on the life of teens

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The overall strategy of the US during the Cold War

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