COLD WAR

The Truman Doctrine and Marshall plan are essential for what?

• Containment of Communism in Europe

• Post WWII Financial Aid

• Universal Healthcare

• Lasting Peace

The Soviet launch of Sputnik I in 1957 intensified the Cold War and --

• ended the Cold War as the Soviets won it

• initiated the Truman doctrine

• increased US spending on weapons to compete with the USSR

• prompted the US to create NASA to pursue space exploration

Which amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age?

• 25th

• 14th

• 26th

• 12th

The Tet Offensive resulted in what?

• The cancellation of the bachelor

• A major psychological and political victory for the Vietcong

• The entrance of the Soviet Union into the war of the Communist side

• The end of the war

Training South Vietnamese troops to retake combat responsibilities from US troops is called --

• Vietminization

• Vietcong

• Internationalism

• Linkage

What resulted from the Kent State University Protest?

• Decrease in federal funding of student loans

• Reinstatement of the draft

• the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

• Increased support of the antiwar movement

What was the main reason the US waged war in Vietnam?

• Red Scare

• Arms Race

• Containment Policy

• The rise of dictators

The growth of nuclear weapons arsenals in the US and USSR are characteristic of which of the following?

• Cold War Arms Race

• Cold War Space Race

• Korean Conflict

• Berlin Blockade

Which of the following contributed to the growing cultural divide between generations during the 1950s?

• Flappers and speakeasies

• Rock and Roll music

• Anti-war movement

• Economic hardship and high employment

The increase in the birthrate after WWII caused which of the following?

• The growth of the suburbs

• The spread of new diseases

• The reduction in defense spending

• The decline of the middle class