Vietnam War Years

Which president was committed to the Cold War policy of stopping the spread of Communism worldwide, expanding the U.S. nuclear supply, and established the Peace Corps?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the goal of the Cold War policy?

• To stop the spread of communism worldwide

• To provide freedom for West Berliners

• To create the most nuclear weapons

• To dominate the space race

Why did so many East Germans flee to West Berlin?

• Better food and shopping options

• For freedom and better economic opportunities

• Too much traffic in East Berlin

• To escape Fidel Castro

Why do you think Kennedy was concerned about Cuba?

• Cuba had a strong military force

• Strong ties with the Soviet Union and Cuba is close to the U.S.

• Cuba was trying to establish a democratic government

• Cuba wanted to join military forces with Haiti

A hotline between the U.S. and Soviet Union was established, and a Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed as a result of-

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Bay of Pigs

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

What was Kennedy's non-violent solution to the Soviet missiles installed in Cuba?

• Protest across the U.S.

• Torpedo attacks on Soviet naval ships

• Immigration bans on Cubans to the U.S.

• Naval blockade around Cuba

Who was the first person to travel into space and orbit Earth once?

• Buzz Aldrin, U.S.

• Neil Armstrong, U.S.

• Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Union

What action of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin reflected the competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

• Planting an American flag on the moon

• Televising the moon landing

• Orbiting Earth three times

What two countries had dominated Vietnam before 1900?

• China and France

• Germany and Laos

• China and Japan

• France and England

What caused the struggle for independence of Vietnamese nationalists in the early 1900s?

• A harsh dictator

• A fight for civil rights

• Heavy taxes and limited freedoms imposed by France

• Desire to create a new country