Cold War #2

Which best summarizes the main reason why the United States became involved in the Vietnam War?

• to prevent the spread of Communism in Indochina

• to reduce French influence in Vietnam

• to stop Communist China from annexing Vietnam

• to support the government of North Vietnam

According to the Domino Theory, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, then -

• neighboring countries would soon follow

• large numbers of refugees would soon follow

• anti-Communist forces would win in it back

• the United Nations would be forced to intervene

What was President John F. Kennedy's response to Soviet plans to install nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962?

• He attacked the missile silos with strategic air strikes

• He had the army seize control of Cuba

• He placed a blockade around Cuba and threatened war

• He negotiated an agreement with Fidel Castro

Which group achieved the right to vote in the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

• people unable to pay poll taxes

• Americans 18 to 20 years old

• Mexican-American women

• impoverished women

What has been an effect of space technology and exploration on the people of the United States?

• It has forced them to find alternate sources of fuel

• It led to advances in the quality of life for most Americans

• If focused attention on the need to deregulate the uses of outer space

• It reduced tensions in the space race as a form of Cold War competition

What did the Beats in the 1950s and the youth culture of the 1960s have in common?

• They failed to support equal rights for women

• They challenged conformity to "Establishment" thinking

• They supported America's anti-Communist containment policy

• They introduced new patterns of poetry and art, based on the rhythms of jazz music